No decision yet on subsidising flight tickets for those returning to vote
KUCHING: The state government has yet to make a final decision on subsidising flight tickets for Sarawakians living in West Malaysia to fly back to their individual hometowns to cast their votes. Petra Jaya incumbent Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said they need to look at the legislation to determine whether financing or subsidising the fares […]
Premises raided for repacking subsidised cooking oil
MIRI: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) on Yesterday (July 4) raided a premises in Senadin here for selling repackaged subsidised cooking oil. A further check on the premises found 1kg packs of cooking oil totalling 2,112kg with an estimated value of RM5,280. Miri KPDNHEP chief Joe Azmi Jamil said the premises was […]
Consumers have option to buy cheaper cooking oil
KUALA BERANG: Consumers will have the option of buying cheaper cooking oil packed in polybags if there is an increase in the price of bottled cooking oil in the market. Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Datuk Rosol Wahid said cooking oil in one-kilogramme (kg) polybag packages, subsidised by the government under the […]
Flood evacuees return home
KUCHING: No flood victims are seeking shelter at temporary evacuation centres in the state after floodwaters have already subsided. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) revealed that the remaining three centres as reported on Monday (Feb 8), were officially closed today. Following good weather conditions in the state, all the affected families have been allowed […]
Evacuees return home
KUCHING: The flood victims placed at the Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Matu Baru evacuation centre (PPS) in Kampung Bintawa Hilir here were finally able to return home today after the water level subsided. A total of 156 flood victims from 40 families were relocated to the centre after their homes were flooded following heavy rain since […]
Miri under control
MIRI: Areas in the district affected by floods are now under control as water levels are slowly receding. At 9.30am today, the Miri Fire Department carried out flood monitoring at the Jalan Piasau Camp-Lutong, Jalan Kuala Baram Lama, Desa Senadin and Tudan areas. Results found that all areas are under control and the floods had […]
Floodwaters in Belaga recede
BELAGA, BINTULU: The floodwaters in Belaga and its surrounding areas including Data Kakus have subsided. According to a statement by Bomba Sarawak yesterday, this was based on an aerial check carried out by Bomba zone 6 and zone 5 chiefs, PgKB I Supt Law Poh Kiong and PgKB II Unjar Lum, accompanied by Bintulu fire […]
