Rep visits community leaders
MUKAH: Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo was busy on first two days of Chinese New Year (CNY) attending the open houses of community leaders here. He was accompanied by Tellian constituency service centre special officer Felix Pieng and family members. They visited Penghulu Henry Lee Liong Ing, former kapitan Tay Aik Seng, SUPP Mukah branch chairman […]
Tellian rep visits hospital
MUKAH: Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo yesterday took time off work to visit patients at Mukah Hospital here. The visit was organised by Mukah Division Majlis Kebajikan Dan Sukan Anggota-Anggota Kerajaan Malaysia (Maksak) in conjunction with the upcoming Chinese New Year celebration. Present to welcome Yussibnosh was Mukah Hospital director Dr Nadhira Abu Hassan and her […]
Over 200 Kenyalang Gold Card forms snapped up in Mukah so far
MUKAH: More than 200 Kenyalang Gold Card (KGC) forms have been issued by the District Office here since they were made available last Wednesday. A survey by New Sarawak Tribune yesterday found that the forms were issued through the front counter of the District Office. “Yes, we have KGC forms here and we have issued […]
Students pick up finer points at public speaking workshop
MUKAH: Politeknik Mukah (PMU) organised a public speaking workshop for its December 2019 session at its main lecture hall on Jan 18 and 19. It was spearheaded by fifth semester Diploma in Secretarial Science students from the Department of Commerce. Department head Kartini Che Ibrahim officiated at the two-day knowledge-filled workshop on Jan 19. Among […]
Actress in town
MUKAH: Malaysian actress Nabila Huda created quite a stir among locals here during her recent visit to this fishing township. The famous actress and daughter of renowned singer Amy Search visited the Melanau Traditional Museum, Lamin Dana and Jerunei’s historic monument located in Kampung Tellian Mukah. Nabila attracted many of her local fans as she […]
Parents, teachers build road in work party
MUKAH: Members of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) St Patrick’s Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) took time off yesterday to concrete a short road leading to a new school building. Led by PTA chairman Zaidi Morshidi, about 30 parents and teachers as well as contract workers were involved in the work party. The half-day job was completed to […]
Business only comes at night
MUKAH: The commercial building (pic) in the new township here used to be abuzz with business activities during the day in its early years of existence but now is eerily quiet. Impressively-designed, the double-storey building belongs to a local authority. A check by New Sarawak Tribune yesterday found the building houses about 20 trading units […]
Two bridge projects for Baoh, Dalat
DALAT: Two projects involving bridges in the Baoh area near here will be carried out by Mukah Public Works Department (JKR). The infrastructures are the new Rumah Sigah Lak Bridge in Ulu Baoh, and the upgrading of the existing Rumah Tinggi Lium Bridge in Sungai Baoh. Each project is estimated to cost around RM250,000 and […]
Some vacancies at Politeknik Mukah yet to be filled
MUKAH: The student population at Politeknik Mukah (PMU) here has not reached its maximum capacity of 3,200. PMU director Dullah Muluk says there are currently 2,545 students. PMU has 164 lecturers, supported by 91 non-academic staff. “Some vacancies have yet to be filled,” he said after officiating at Puspanita PMU’s mini branch at PMU on […]
Help keep extremism out
MUKAH: Don’t let political differences stand in the way of accepting what the government — especially the state government — has to offer, said Tellian assemblyman Yusibnosh Balo. According to Yusibnosh, the reality is that the community now has to accept certain changes in order to develop the village, state and country — particularly in […]
