Tatau frontliners receive first dose of vaccine
TATAU: A total of 60 frontliners received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at Tatau Sports Hall today, during Tatau District’s first phase vaccination programme involving frontliners over two days (March 20 and 21). These frontliners comprised Ministry of Health (MoH) staff members, Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) personnel, police personnel, district office personnel, […]
Low registration due to several factors
TATAU: The percentage of people who have registered for the Covid-19 vaccination is still low due to several factors, says Dr Tiong Chong Ying, a family physician at Tatau Health Clinic. She said one of the factors was that some senior citizens aged 80 to 90 thought that they did not need to be vaccinated […]
Tatau needs sports complex
BINTULU: The construction of a sports complex or running track is much needed in Tatau District, said Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Native Laws and Customs) Datuk John Sikie Tayai. “This is because there are no suitable places to organise sports activities, especially for schools in this district,” said the Kakus assemblyman. “Development […]
Bomba helps sanitisation at SK Kelawit
TATAU: The Tatau Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) is conducting sanitisation at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Kelawit to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic as well as in preparation for the opening of the school session on March 15. The decontamination operation involved the indoor and outdoor areas of the teachers’ room, classroom, foyer, kindergarten […]
Bad weather delays Community Park
TATAU: The Tatau Community Park is expected to be completed soon. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Native Laws and Customs) Datuk John Sikie Tayai said the project costing RM15.3mil was 30 per cent completed. According to him, work, which was supposed to begin in March last year, experienced a slight delay due to […]
Four out of seven RTP projects ready
TATAU: Four of the seven Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) projects planned for the Kakus constituency in Selangau district have so far been completed. Three others were still in various stages of implementation and were expected to be completed soon, said Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Office (Native Laws & Customs), Datuk John Sikie Tayai. The […]
Thumbs-up to national immunisation programme
KUCHING: Several community leaders and village chiefs in Tatau district welcomed the government’s efforts on National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. They said the government’s move was a good one to cut off the chain of Covid-19 transmissions in order to safeguard the people. They also urged the public not to be influenced by negative elements on […]
Trailer truck catches fire
TATAU: A trailer truck caught fire at Jalan Tatau-Sibu early this morning. The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said a distress call on the incident was received at 3.49am and a team of firemen from Tatau Fire and Rescue Station was despatched to the scene. Upon the firefighters arrival, the truck’s back […]
Centre for craft products soon
TATAU: A collection and trading centre for craft products will be established here, said Native Laws and Customs Assistant Minister Datuk John Sikie Tayai. He said the centre will be set up by upgrading an old building next to Tatau District Office. “It is important for the local community to have their own handcraft products […]
Signature product a must for Tatau
BINTULU: Tatau must have a unique signature product to become part of the town’s identity that can be sold in a wider market. This was said by Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Sarawak Bumiputera Law and Customs) Datuk John Sikie Tayai. Speaking to 150 participants at the Agriculture Community Outreach Programme (AgriCOP) at Dewan […]
