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Three new faces vying in Selangau

SELANGAU: Three new faces will be contesting for the Selangau parliamentary seat in the 15th general election (GE15). The contenders are Edwin Banta from Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), Umpang Sabang from Pakatan Harapan (PH) and an Independent, Henry Joseph. Umpang was the earliest candidate to arrive at the nomination centre accompanied by his proposer Sim […]

Selangau constituents must ensure GPS’ victory

SELANGAU: All residents in the Selangau parliamentary constituency should work together to ensure the victory of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) here during the 15th general election (GE15). Tamin assemblyman Christopher Gira Sambang said that there are several potential candidates for the Selangau parliamentary seat and the top leadership will choose the candidate who can wrest […]

New longhouse for fire victims in Selangau

SELANGAU: A new longhouse will be built for fire victims in Selangau whose longhouse was razed to the ground recently. Tamin assemblyman Christopher Gira Sambang said that the Sarawak government will help the affected residents to build a new longhouse through the allocation of the State Disaster Relief Fund with an allocation of RM70,000 per […]

171 made homeless in 38-door longhouse blaze

SELANGAU: A 38-door longhouse at Mile 36, Jalan Sibu-Selangau was razed by fire today. The inferno left 171 residents of Rh Jungan Gerang homeless. Those affected included six babies and 50 children. Some of the residents are being sheltered at a Mile 36 catholic church while others are staying with their relatives. No injuries or […]

Man escapes before car burst into flames

SELANGAU: A local man was lucky to have escaped what could have been a fiery end when his car crashed and burst into flames near Rumah Inggai at Sungai Anus yesterday (July 4). A spokesperson from the Fire and Rescue Department said the accident happened around 9.30pm and the 41-year-old managed to get out before […]

Food court awaits department approval

SELANGAU: Medan Selera Selangau, which is awaiting construction, has the potential to be another attraction here. In stating this Tamin Assemblyman Christopher Gira Sambang said the government had approved an allocation to the Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) for the construction of the food court in 2018. “SRDC is still waiting for the Land and […]

Baru Bian to contest in Baram?

KUCHING: There is a possibility that Baru Bian will contest in another constituency instead of defending his Selangau parliamentary seat in the 15th General Election (GE15) as to “play it safe”. Political analyst Associate Professor Dr Awang Azman Awang Pawi said Baru was able to win the seat under PKR ticket in 2018, despite a […]

GPS has high chances to wrest back Selangau, Julau, Lubok Antu in GE15

KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) has a high chance of wresting back control of the Selangau, Julau and Lubok Antu parliamentary seats in the 15th General Election (GE15), said a political analyst. The three seats―allocated to GPS member Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS)―were lost in GE14 in 2018. Universiti Malaya’s Associate Professor Dr Awang Azman Awang […]

Learning lessons from past inundations

SELANGAU: What happened in the past is a lesson learnt for Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Nanga Kua as the staffs were ready to face the disaster and have saved the school’s properties from being destroyed. The school’s headmaster Matu Ekum when contacted on Saturday (Feb 12), said the school was inundated by floods on Friday night […]

717 illegally felled logs seized

SIBU: The Forest Department here had successfully disrupted illegal logging activities in Selangau District. According to its statement today, its enforcement team found seven piles of logs comprising 717 logs of various species and sizes at Batu 36 area, Jalan No, Tamin, Selangau. “It is believed that they were illegally logged as there were no […]