High profile vaccinations in Sri Aman
SIMANGGANG: The National Vaccination Programme meant to fight against the Covid-19 pandemic has finally reached Sri Aman district. Three assemblymen, namely Datuk Francis Harden Hollis (Simanggang) together with Balai Datuk Snowdan Lawan (Balai Ringin) and Datuk Mong Dagang (Bukit Begunan) were vaccinated on Monday together with Sri Aman Resident Indit Bangai as well as his […]
Illegal logs, excavators seized
SRI AMAN: The General Operations Force (GOF) successfully thwarted two illegal logging activities at separate locations here last Thursday. In the incident, GOF 10th Battalion personnel spotted an illegal logging activity around Serpau Lingga riverbanks around 3pm. When the team approached the scene, the workers immediately fled after noticing the authorities’ presence. “The team waited […]
NGOs and private firm distributes 5,000 face masks
SRI AMAN: A total of 5,000 face masks were distributed to hawkers and traders at the Sri Aman Guest Market on Wednesday. The event was jointly organised by Persatuan Anak Perantau Simanggang (PAPS) and Datus United Club (DUC) while the face masks were donated by Solidium (Sarawak) Sdn. Bhd. PAPS secretary Awang Putra Yusri Awang […]
Sri Aman village rabies-infected
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) today declared Kampung Hilir, Sri Aman as the latest rabies-infected area. Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, who is also the SDMC chairman, said since the area is outside the 10 kilometre radius of any area previously declared as rabies-infected, this area becomes the 67th to be declared so. “So […]
GOF arrests four illegals
SRI AMAN: Four illegal immigrants were caught by the General Operations Force (GOF) for entering Sarawak via an illegal route. The incident happened yesterday (15 Feb) around 11am when a team from the Lachau post was carrying out patrols around Jalan Ladang Sawit, Kampung Rapak Baru near the Malaysia-Indonesia border. During their patrol, the team […]
Motorcyclist killed in crash
SRI AMAN: A man was killed in an accident involving a motorcycle and a four-wheel drive (4WD) at KM72, Sri Aman-Kuching Road on Sunday (Feb 14). The accident occurred around 7.30pm when both the motorcycle and 4WD were travelling in opposite directions. State Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the motorcyclist, identified as […]
Two new clusters detected
KUCHING: Two new Covid-19 clusters known as the Sebangkoi Cluster and Jun Heng Cluster have been identified by the state Health Department. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the index case for Sebangkoi Cluster in Sri Aman was Case 4,400 where a local 59-year-old symptomatic woman was screened on Jan 29 while being referred to […]
Flying doctor schedule announced
KUCHING: The state Health Department has announced the schedule for the flying doctor service (FDS) to Sarikei, Sri Aman, Sibu, Kapit, Limbang, and Miri regions from Feb 3 to 15. The dates are Feb 3 to 5 and Feb 8 to Feb 9 (Sibu); Feb 3 to Feb 4 (Limbang); Feb 5, Feb 8 to […]
Customs seizes over 25k litres of contraband alcohol
SRI AMAN: The Customs Department seized 25,103.04 litres of contraband alcohol in raids on two separate locations here. Its director Herman Shah Abdullah said the ‘Ops Cilis’ raids took place around 11.05am last Friday in Jalan Hollis, Sri Jaya Park and Jalan Keja, Kampung Sri Wangi. The operations involved personnel from Kuching Customs and the […]
Troopers to the rescue
SRI AMAN: Troops from the 13th Royal Malay Army Regiment (RAMD) conducted an operations dubbed ‘Ops Murni’ here at Kampung Hilir on Monday. The operations involved 16 RAMD troops ranging from different ranks. In collaboration with the locals, activities included cleaning up the debris from a recent fire as well as carrying post-flood clean ups […]
