More facilities needed at Pasar Tamu
LAWAS: Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan hopes more facilities will be added to phase two of Pasar Tamu Lawas. UKAS reported that he had requested more facilities such as toilets, washing facilities and electrical facilities. So far, these facilities are only provided in the Phase One building. Awang Tengah made his request […]
Tebedu needs permanent ‘Pasar Tamu’
Dr Simon Sinang Bada (GPS-Tebedu) has called for a permanent ‘Pasar Tamu’ to be built in Bandar Mutiara Tebedu. He said this would enable farmers to market their agricultural products and all downstream products produced by farmers. “On April 30 to May 1, the District Office in collaboration with Tebedu Service Centre organised the Desa Fair […]
Pasar Tamu is focal point for Simanggang
By Rachel Mina SIMANGGANG: The new Simanggang Pasar Tamu at Jalan Astana Pasar Tamu here is now a focal point for locals after its opening to the public last July 30. Sri Aman Information Department said the opening of the market at Jalan Astana was originally scheduled for mid-August. “However, the local fruiting season […]
Markets, food stalls in Mukah closed to make way for active case detection
MUKAH: Business operations at pasar tamu (jungle produce market), pasar buah (fruit market), pasar serbaguna (one-stop market) as well as gerai kuih-muih (stalls selling local cakes) of the Dalat and Mukah District Council will be temporarily closed for five days starting today (July 9). The council, in a statement today (July 8), said the reason […]
Council to build permanent fruit stalls
MUKAH: Dalat and Mukah District Council (MDDM) will build permanent fruit stalls in the old town here soon to cater for the needs of traders. Its walikota, Kadir Jamil, said the project was planned last year and listed under this year’s rural transformation programme (RTP). He added the construction of a 60×20 feet building equipped […]
Night market, pasar tamu to reopen
SIBU: During its monthly virtual meeting here today (Wednesday), Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) approved the operation of the night market and pasar tamu here. Its chairman, Clarence Ting Ing Horh, while chairing the monthly meeting via video conference, said the Sibu Night Market in Taman Rama-Rama would reopen on April 9 while the Pasar Tamu […]
Tamu Baru Desa Senadin to complete soon
MIRI: Tamu Baru Desa Senadin, which is scheduled for completion in May this year, is set to accommodate 28 hawkers that are currently operating along the streets in Desa Senadin here. The project costs RM500,000 and it is under Senadin assemblyman Datuk Lee Kim Shin’s Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) funds for year 2020. “The project […]
Daily sanitisation at markets and tamu in Miri
KUCHING: Miri City mayor Adam Yii Siew Sang has announced that all markets and tamu (farmers’ market) under the jurisdiction of Miri City Council (MCC) will be sanitised daily. “This is an additional safety measure to safeguard the traders and the general public, namely the market and tamu patrons during the current Covid-19 outbreak. “Regular […]
Traders rue early closing time
MUKAH: Traders at the dry and wet markets as well as Pasar Tamu (jungle produce market) here have to wait until Feb 14 to know if they are allowed to conduct business as usual from 7am to 6pm instead of the current 7am to 2pm. The shorter operating hours was imposed since the middle of […]
Making ends meet through the pandemic
KUCHING: Small businesses are the hardest hitby the Covid-19 pandemic enveloping the country. Petty traders and hawkers are at the mercy of local folks to support their livelihood but competition from supermarkets and hypermarkets makes it even more difficult for them to generate income. Bobby Kimliang, 34, who sells vegetables at a stall in […]
