Caution on danger of falling trees
SPAOH: In addition to floods, the monsoon season that hits the country also incurs other risks such as falling trees that should be paid attention to by the community. Betong District Civil Defence Force officer Second Lieutenant Desem Samuel said, perhaps cases like this don’t happen so much that they don’t get much attention. “It […]
CA Court dominate Senior category
KUCHING: The Spaoh Pangkah Gasing Syawal Cup came to a close recently, with several exciting matches. CA Court dominated the Senior category, strengthened by three experienced top-spinners — Zulhamizan Tahir, Sami Misa and Mohd Shahrulnizam Suzaini. They brought home RM1,000 along with trophies and medals. The runners-up were CCM, comprising Teruna Chali, Hassan Pandi, Hosin […]
MP on the vital role of tuai rumah associations
SPAOH: Associations of longhouse chiefs play a pivotal role in supporting the government to develop Sarawak. Betong Member of Parliament Datuk Robert Lawson Chuat said since such associations were great influencers for the rural folk to accept development plans and programmes, longhouse chiefs should therefore keep themselves in the know of all such plans and […]
Grave robbers strike again at Batu Anchau cemetery
SPAOH: The Batu Anchau cemetery in Paku, Spaoh here saw about 11 plots desecrated by grave robbers. Sarawak Public Communications Unit said the latest incident was believed to have happened last Saturday (April 9) and was noticed by residents of a nearby longhouse who were surveying the cemetery. “A police report was lodged the next […]
Longhouses to use DBNA model for land survey
SPAOH: A pilot project to use the Dayak Bidayuh National Association (DBNA) model to do land surveys under Section 18 of the State Land Code will be carried here soon. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this would involve native customary rights (NCR) landowners from six longhouses here. Uggah said the objective was […]
Monitor ongoing projects to avoid further delay, Uggah advises JKR
BETONG: The Public Works Department (JKR) has been told to closely monitor the ongoing construction of three big projects in Spaoh near here. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas gave the advice after a briefing by Betong JKR on a number of ongoing projects here. According to Uggah, the three projects include the […]
Uggah urges JKR to speed up two road projects in Spaoh
SPAOH: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah wants the Public Works Department (JKR) to find ways to speed up the construction of two road projects in Spaoh. The two are the Ulu Paku/ Ulu Gerenjang/ Ulu Krian/ Ulu Kota Road (Phase 1) and the Penom/ Ulu Bayor/ Danau Road (Phase 1). He said the […]
Uggah chides detractors for lying
SPAOH: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas has challenged his detractors to show proof that the Iban majority seat had little progress and development under him. He said certain quarters had often harped on the issue when alluding to his constituency. “They are actually resorting to telling lies to discredit me, the GPS […]
Village drains to be upgraded
SPAOH, Betong: A RM2 million allocation under the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) will be spent to upgrade the drains at Kampung Bungin here and solve the issue of flash floods there. Saribas assemblyman, Mohammad Razi Sitam said many villages in his constituency had problems with flash floods. He said this after the symbolic handing over […]
RM100,000 for new steel bridge
SPAOH: The old bridge in Melabu Tengah which was destroyed during a recent flood will be replaced with an RM100,000 steel suspension bridge. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas announced the allocation during a meeting with the longhouse folk from Melabu Bair, Ulu Layar and Rumah Jawat in Bau Tengah, Debak longhouses in […]
