Centexs Lundu main campus for IT, AR courses
SEMATAN: Centre of Technical Excellence (Centexs) Lundu Campus will be the main Centexs campus for IT and Augmented Reality (AR) courses. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said that the campus was collaborating with Huawei for IT studies as well as a cybersecurity course. “We want to train technicians in IT and 5G […]
Thumbs-up to new mosque, entrepreneurs platform
BY NUR SHAZREENA ALI & AHMAD HAMKAR SARBINEE SEMATAN: The people of Telok Melano and Sematan welcome the construction of a new mosque and Anjung Usahawan (entrepreneurs platform). Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg yesterday officiated at the groundbreaking ceremony of the projects at Telok Melano, a seaside village about 30 minutes’ drive […]
Sematan, Lundu, Sampadi given 24 cows
LUNDU: Sematan, Lundu and Sampadi zones received a total of 24 donated sacrificial cows at the Ibadah Qurban 2020 programme in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidilada yesterday. The cows were donated by Tanjong Datu assemblywoman Datuk Amar Jamilah Anu including 10 from Santubong MP Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar and unnamed donors. Tanjong […]
Sarawak awaits payment from Petronas
BY FENNY SILONG AND GERRALD GILLES SEMATAN: Sarawak is still awaiting the payment of the State Sales Tax (SST) from Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) as both sides are set to settle their court case slated for August 3. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan who is also lead negotiator for the state […]
Unhappy landowners can return titles
SEMATAN: Landowners who are unhappy with the government’s decision to survey their land under Section 6 of the Sarawak Land Code can return their land title to the government. Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Urban Development and Resources Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan noted there were allegations by certain parties that the lands […]
Providing assistance to needy at Tanjung Datu
SEMATAN: Tanjung Datu Youth Movement continues to go on the ground to contribute assistance to those in need through ‘#SkuadSayangN3 Tanjung Datu’. Its chief Azizul Annuar Adenan Satem said the recent one involved presentation of assistance to the family of the late Ahmad Zulfizam Jem residing in Kampung Tanah Hitam 2 in Sematan. The assistance […]
Discovering the Selako tribe of Sematan
Bidayuh, is the second largest ethnic group in Sarawak after the Iban. In Bidayuh language, ‘Bi’ stands for ‘people’ while ‘Dayuh’ stands for ‘land’. The meaning of Bidayuh is ‘Land People’ or ‘Land Dayak’. The term Land Dayak was used in the past to distinguish between the Bidayuh and Iban, who were known as ‘Sea […]
