Needy affected by floods receive blankets, towels
KUCHING: Sarawak Initiative (TSI) Welfare Project Team together with the Karma Kagyu Dharma Society and The Society for Kuching Urban Poor (SKUP) provided blankets and towels to less fortunate folk affected by the current rainy season. The areas hard hit included Kampung Kudei, Kampung Sungai Apong, Poh Kwong Park and Song Kheng Hai. “The blankets […]
CM brings smiles to faces of flood victims
BY CLEMENT ERIK WONG & NUR SHAZREENA ALI KUCHING: Floods caused by incessant heavy downpour since Tuesday worsened today in some parts of the state. Worried for the safety of the flood victims, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg took to the ground to meet some of them today. He was accompanied by, […]
Ensure telemetry station units in top condition
KUCHING: Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin recently urged the Sarawak Rivers Board (SRB) to ensure that all telemetry stations are functioning well, especially during the rainy season. SRB has a total of 22 telemetry stations which operate daily in the Sarawak River catchment area. On Thursday, Lee visited the Siniawan Telemetry Station in Bau […]
APM Mukah well prepared for floods
MUKAH: Mukah District Civil Defence Force (APM Mukah) is always prepared to provide necessary assistance in the event of a flood during the rainy season. APM Mukah chief Capt (PA) Zuriza Sharkawi said her team, consisting of 40 personnel, is working on a 24-hour shift schedule and is always ready to assist. She said that APM […]
Cold, rainy weather expected until March
KUCHING: The state is expected to have cold and rainy weather until March next year. This is due to the monsoon transition phase. According to the weather forecast on the Malaysian Meteorological Department’s website, the rainy weather will include thunderstorms over inland areas in the evening and at night. “The monsoon transition phase begins on […]
Floods hit Song during the weekend
SONG: Rainy weather throughout the weekend caused two houses in Kampung Sejiran at Jalan Kebiau-Song to be flooded last Sunday night (Sept 6). According to the local Fire and Rescue Department operations centre, a distress call concerning the floods was received around 8pm following heavy rain that started since 6pm. Firefighters were then mobilised to […]
Uggah gives flood-related directive to DID
DEBAK: The Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) has been told to estimate the cost of implementing some measures to mitigate the perennial flooding that often affects Kampung Lalang, Kampung Bungey and Kampung Babu here. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said the villages always got flooded during the rainy season from December to March […]
Prices of fish, vegetables up
KUCHING: The current rainy season is believed to have caused a short supply of fresh food, resulting in a price hike. New Sarawak Tribune visited several markets in Kuching and Samarahan and found that the prices of fish and vegetables increased. The prices of fish and other seafood increased significantly between RM3 and RM7 per […]
Monitor your children
MUKAH: Parents, guardians and local communities are advised to regularly monitor children’s activities especially throughout this monsoon season to prevent any unwanted events. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said this is important to prevent incidents such as drowning as the river is flowing very fast during rainy […]
