Community leaders picked from locals
KUCHING: Community leaders in the Sarikei district are selected from among locals who serve the people regardless of borders, said Penghulu Ley Kok Lun. The Chinese community leader was responding to Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarikei branch vice-chairman Wong Pak Ming’s comment who pointed out that Ketua Masyarakat dan Ketua Kaum (KMKK) should be selected […]
Sarawak Energy — Sarikei— Tender Notice
Rep donates bed
KUCHING: Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii yesterday donated a bed to a 65- year-old Labu Andam who lived at Sungai Kawan. Kapitan Ling Dien Yong helped Huang to deliver the bed. He and his team also taught Labu’s family how to use it. Labu’s family was very thankful to Huang for his help.
Stop politicising appointment of community leaders
KUCHING: A community leader, Penghulu Ley Kok Lun, has slammed Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarikei vice-chairman Wong Pak Ming for using the appointment of ‘Kapitan’ as an excuse to mislead the community. He explained that Sarikei needed a people’s representative who was born and bred in Sarikei, who understood the people’s hardship and had the […]
Family of three made homeless in night blaze
SARIKEI: A family of three was made homeless after fire gutted their house at Jalan Sungai Petai, Scheme B here on Tuesday night. State Fire and Rescue Department operation centre said the family members identified as Lee Fouk Chuan, aged 66, Lau Eing Yong and Jacay Lau, managed to escape the blaze unharmed. Sarikei Fire […]
Flying doctor schedule announced
KUCHING: The state Health Department has announced the schedule for the flying doctor service (FDS) to Sarikei, Sri Aman, Sibu, Kapit, Limbang, and Miri regions from Feb 3 to 15. The dates are Feb 3 to 5 and Feb 8 to Feb 9 (Sibu); Feb 3 to Feb 4 (Limbang); Feb 5, Feb 8 to […]
Sarikei goes from orange to yellow
BY SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA & NOOR SYAHHIRA HADY KUCHING: Sarikei District’s status has turned from orange to yellow, with only one new Covid-19 case recorded today, and only 15 locally transmitted cases within the last 14 days. Kapit, Song, Dalat, Bintulu, Kanowit, Miri, Sibu and Kuching remained as red zones with local transmitted cases at […]
School co-op’s drive-through sales
SARIKEI: Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Sarikei Baru on Sunday sold its cooperative packages at a drive-through. “All packages have been prepared in advance by the school cooperative to meet the needs of students in the 2021 session,” explained the principal, Saini Bakar. He explained that the sales of the cooperative packages using drive-through involved Form […]
Dalat red, Sarikei orange and Lawas yellow
KUCHING: Dalat district changed its Covid-19 status from orange to red today with a total of 59 local infection cases reported in the last 14 days. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said Sarikei district also changed its status, going from yellow to orange after 21 local infection cases were reported […]
Cars collide in Sarikei, six people injured
SARIKEI: Six people sustained injuries after they were involved in a two-vehicle collision in Jalan Bayong-Jakar on Friday (Jan 22). The Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said an emergency call was received around 7.50am regarding the accident, and firefighters from the Sarikei station were dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival, they found both cars […]
