Frontliners receive contributions of appreciation
SELANGAU: Kakus Service Centre has handed over contributions to the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) frontliners at Tatau police district headquarters on Wednesday (May 12). The contributions of dry food, two units of fan, roadblock signage and two canopies were given as a sign of appreciation towards the frontliners involved in manning the roadblocks as part […]
Jobless couple picked up for suspected drug activities
SELANGAU: An unemployed couple was among four persons arrested for being involved in drug activities last Wednesday (March 31). Mukah police chief DSP Jimmy Panyau said a team from the Mukah NCID and Crime Prevention and Community Safety Division conducted a raid under an operation codenamed Ops Bersepadu on a longhouse at Jalan Sibu-Bintulu around 11.10am. The team inspected the longhouse and found a couple aged 28 and 34, acting suspiciously. “Further inspections led to the discovery of a plastic packet and eight straw tubes containing crystalline substances, believed to be syabu weighing around 6.11g. “Both the suspects and the seizure were taken to Mukah NCID office for further action,” he said. The suspects tested positive for drugs and have been remanded to facilitate investigations under Section 39A(1) and Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. Apart from that, the police also arrested two men aged 25 and 45, on suspicion of being involved in substance abuse activities in front of the longhouse. Jimmy said both men, who are labourers in an oil palm plantation, have been tested positive for drugs and will be remanded to facilitate investigations under Section 15(1)(a) of the same Act.
Selangau needs a hospital
KUCHING: It is time for Selangau to have a hospital built in the district, said Tamin assemblyman Christopher Gira Sambang. He said the population in the district is over 3,000 and building a hospital is a positive step towards giving more convenience to the people. He said this in his speech during the Malaysia Prihatin […]
Emergency Ordinance to safeguard peace during pandemic
SELANGAU: The Emergency Ordinance was implemented to safeguard the harmony and peace of the people during the Covid-19 pandemic, said Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang. The Deputy Health Minister pointed out that the government was caring towards and aware of the people’s troubles in this pandemic. He said this during a ‘Program Malaysia Prihatin’ at Selangau […]
Marudi back to green, Selangau turns orange
KUCHING: Marudi district has finally turned to green zone after recording zero local transmission cases in the past 14 days. Selangau district, however, had turned to orange zone after recording 21 local transmission cases for the past two weeks. Meanwhile, Song, Serian, Subis, Julau, Betong, Meradong, Kuching, Kapit, Bintulu, Miri, and Sibu districts remained as […]
Limbang now yellow zone
KUCHING: Limbang District has turned yellow after recording two local Covid-19 infection cases. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement today said Dalat District has gone from orange to yellow after recording 17 local infection cases in the last fortnight. “Selangau District has turned from red to yellow after recording 19 local infection […]
60 get first dose of vaccine in Selangau
BINTULU: The first batch of 60 frontliners in Selangau district has received the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Monday (Mar 1). The inoculation exercise under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme was led by Selangau District Officer Inting Nyami. The frontliners who received their first jab today (March 1) comprised healthcare workers, police officers […]
New Buloh cluster declared in Selangau district
KUCHING: The State Health Department (JKNS) has declared a new cluster called the Buloh Cluster in Selangau District, Sibu. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement today, said the Buloh Cluster is a community cluster involving three longhouses in the Sungai Buloh area, Selangau District. “The index case for this cluster is a local […]
6,956 food baskets distributed in Tamin
SELANGAU: A total of 6,956 food baskets were distributed to 390 longhouses under the Tamin state constituency within eight days. Tamin assemblyman Christopher Gira Sambang, when contacted today, thanked Selangau district officer Inting Nyami, the community leaders, Tamin service centre as well all parties who were involved in distributing the assistance to the people directly […]
Food aid distributed to 67 longhouses in Kakus
KUCHING: Food aid from the Bakul Makanan Sarawakku Sayang assistance was distributed to 1,080 heads of household from 67 longhouses in Kakus. “We were informed that the Selangau District is under movement control order (MCO) and the longhouses in Kakus are under the district,” said Kakus assemblyman Datuk John Sikie Tayai on Thursday (Jan 21). […]
