Assemblyman supports SDMC decision
KUCHING: A proposal to vaccinate the rural people in Sarawak all at once has gotten the thumbs-up from Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau. Dennis in a statement said that the decision made by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) was a wise and spot-on decision. “As a people’s representative who serves a very rural constituency, […]
Vital infrastructure for rural people
LAWAS: Bridges not only facilitate travel but also economic activities especially agriculture, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan pointed out. According to a report by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), he said suspension bridges were constructed for the convenience of the people here. “They are vital as facilities to allow villagers […]
Bringing economic development to rural folk
KUCHING: The Projek Rakyat (people’s project) involving the construction of a concrete bridge across Batang Undop at Kampung Sengelau has significant impact on the economic development of the local residents. Assistant Minister of Community Wellbeing Datuk Francis Harden Hollis, who is also Simanggang assemblyman, declared open the RM640,000 project last Friday. Its completion has opened […]
Rural folk urged to plant cash crops
BINTULU: Rural folk are urged to adopt new methods of cultivating crops in order to sustain their household incomes. In particular, Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Native Laws and Customs) Datuk John Sikie Tayai encouraged them to plant cash crops to boost their overall production and make more money. He spoke at an […]
Allow rural people to hunt wild boar
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing has urged the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) to consider the rural folks’ efforts to earn extra income during the Covid-19 economic slowdown by selling wild boar meat. He said the Dayak folks of Kapit had been crying foul over SFC officers confiscating their […]
Rural folk thankful
MIRI: Nearly 2,000 from a 200-door longhouse at Long Pilah are among the 6,000 residents from 725 households in 13 villages who now have 24-hour access to electricity via the Sarawak Alternative Rural Electrification Scheme (Sares). The handing over of the projects to the villages was held today at Long Pilah by Chief Minister Datuk […]
Rural folk urged to embrace technology
PAKAN: The rural folk now need to be more open to modern agriculture and livestock rearing, which would allow their produce to be marketed overseas. Pakan assemblyman Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom said it could not be denied that agriculture has been a source of income for farmers from a long time ago. However, he […]
Thumbs-up from rural folk
KUCHING: The newly launched TVS, Sarawak’s very owe television station, was well received and given the thumbs-up by the rural community of Sarawak, especially in the Telang Usan constituency. Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau who was visiting to several longhouses in his constituency, managed to watch the grand launching of TVS which was broadcasted live […]
Samling Group helps rural communities
MIRI: Responding to urgent needs of several rural communities in Sarawak’s interior, Samling Group of Companies recently sent in emergency teams to rebuild vital roads damaged by heavy rain and flash floods over the last few weeks. For example, after a bridge that connects 91 villages in Baram area, partially collapsed last Sept 8, Samling […]
‘Use allocations to improve economy’
BINTULU: Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom has called on the rural folk to take advantage of the state government allocations to improve their economic status through agricultural activities. The Minister of Utilities pointed this out at the Agriculture Community Outreach Programme (AgriCOP) at Rumah Sigan Inal in Ulu Niah today. “As part of the […]
