General public are also frontliners
SADONG JAYA: Apart from the members of the police, army, health and related agencies, the general public are also the frontliners in curbing the spread of Covid-19. Simunjan assemblyman Awla Dris said the role of the general public is no less important like the other frontliners as they must adopt and comply with the standard […]
Crafts sales rake in RM182.7 million
SADONG JAYA: Sales value of craft products in the country has reached RM182.7 million as of Sept 30 accounting for 91.35 percent of the RM200 million target for the year 2020. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said Sarawak has 1,040 craft entrepreneurs including textile crafts, jungle products, metal products, land products, […]
Enhancing the handicraft industry
SADONG JAYA: The government has implemented a Craft Community Development Programme under the Skills Development and Enhancement Initiative in an effort at developing and empowering the craft community to be directly involved in craft enterprise to generate primary or ancillary incomes. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the implementation of the […]
Keeping alive Bugis culture and tradition
SADONG JAYA: At Kampung Iboi Ulu in the unspoilt coastal area of Sadong Jaya, Suraya Lariwoo Sadong Jaya Homestay is a showcase of Bugis culture and tradition. Situated about 75km from Kuching, Kampung Iboi Ulu is home-sweet-home for Bugis people like Lariwoo Laba, whose forefathers travelled from Sulawesi, Indonesia to resettle in Sadong Jaya. Seventy-six-year-old […]
Pipe installation causes water disruption
KUCHING: Residents in Asajaya and Sadong Jaya are advised to store sufficient water from 10pm on February 18 until 6am the following day. The Rural Water Supply Department (JBALB) said the eight-hour water disruption will affect several areas from Kampung Sui to Kampung Sungai Buluh. “The water cut is to enable installation works of the […]
