Bayoi’s demise a great loss for Serian
KUCHING: The demise of Datuk Frederick Bayoi Manggie is a great loss for the Serian community, said Serian MP Datuk Seri Richard Riot Jaem. He described the late Bayoi, former Kedup assemblyman, as friendly and down-to-earth person during his lifetime. “He’s very close to me and of course, I will miss him. In fact, the […]
Four caught for alleged drug abuse
SERIAN: Four local men were nabbed for alleged drug abuse in two different locations in Serian, on Monday (September 7). In the first arrest, the two male suspects were held by a team of police and Serian district’s Narcotic Crime Investigation Department in a raid at a house in Kampung Tebakang, Melayu, around 9.05pm. Serian […]
13 schools receive uniform vouchers
SERIAN: Thirteen schools here received Yayasan Sarawak School Uniform Assistance Vouchers on Friday (Sept 4). These 13 schools were SMK Serian, SJK Chung Hua Serian, SJK Pangkalan Bedup, SK Lebur Remun, SK Koran, SK Melansai, SK Riih Daso, SK Pengkalan Sorah, SK Serian, SK St Patrick Tangga, SK St Henry Slabi, SK Bedup, and SK […]
Villages get land titles
SERIAN: Forty-two areas gazetted as Bumiputera Communal Reserve (agriculture) under Section 6 of the Sarawak Land Code have been handed over to 40 villages around Serian and Tebedu. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan who officiated at the ceremony recently also presented 202 land titles under Section 18 of the Land Code […]
182 receive project funding
SERIAN: A total of 182 Tebedu constituents here received livestock and agriculture assistance today. Of the number, 68 were recipients of livestock projects and 144, agriculture projects. The handover ceremony was officiated at by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas at Tayung Langui Hall, Kampung Pichin. Uggah said the allocation approved for both […]
Housing estate hit by flash floods
SIBURAN: Residents at Taman Sentah, a housing estate here, experienced flash floods in the wee morning of Tuesday (Aug 18). According to the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre (PGO) in a statement, a distress call was received around 1.16am pertaining to the floods. A Bomba patrol team from Siburan fire and rescue […]
Man dies after bike crashes into culvert
SERIAN: A 30-year-old motorcyclist was killed after he crashed into a concrete pipe (culvert) at KM61, Kuching-Sri Aman Road on Sunday (Aug 16). Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said that prior to the 11.10pm accident, the victim, identified as Azery Ali, 30, was traveling towards Serian. While on his way, […]
Serian holds Al-Quran recital contest
SERIAN: A total of nine participants competed in the Serian Division Level Tilawah Al-Quran (Al-Quran Recital) 2020. These participants consisted of five qari (male participants) and four qariah (female participants), a press statement said. Fatin Nurain Ripot was adjudged champion for the qariah category taking home cash prize of RM1,000 while in second spot was […]
Salcra to expedite issuance of land titles
SERIAN: The Sarawak Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (Salcra) will expedite surveying of lands in its scheme areas for the purpose of issuing titles to owners. Its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said it had recently formed its own survey teams for the purpose. He said this before presenting land titles to 506 land […]
Serian Class 3 health clinic completion in 2022
KUCHING:The construction of the Class 3 health clinic in Serian is expected to be completed by June 9, 2022, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said that the project was implemented in phases and had commenced on June 10 this year with an estimated construction period of two years. “This Class 3 […]
