Play role in Covid-19 fight

MUKAH: Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo is calling all Ketua Kaum and Ketua Masyarakat (KKKM) to play their role in preventing Covid-19 from spreading among villages and longhouses. He said effective prevention was needed if Mukah wanted to return to the green status. “The movement of people going in and out must be restricted in order […]

Food aid for self-quarantined villagers

MUKAH: Staff members from the Tellian constituency service centre have joined community leaders and village chiefs to distribute food aid to villagers who were ordered to undergo quarantine at home. The food aid consists 33 packages for Sarawak Skills Development Centre (PPKS) Mukah, 15 packages for Rumah Buda of Dijih, 12 packages each for residential […]

RTP projects worth RM600K completed

MUKAH: Projects under the rural transformation programme (RTP) worth RM600,000 here which had been completed last year were handed over to the respective beneficiaries on Monday (Jan 25). The projects involved are upgrading of a road in front of Rumah Andrea Beda costing RM50,000; upgrading of Rumah Wakaf at Kampung Tellian Daya (Tellian Ulu) worth […]

New Tellian Floating Market to boost economy

MUKAH: The Tellian Floating Market was launched here on Saturday amid the nationwide economic slowdown nationwide and to support the seven components of the newly introduced development initiative, namely MukahXtra. Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo when officiating the launch said that he hoped the project would generate an economic spin-off effect, pointing out that apart from […]

Early Christmas cheer for 20 longhouses

MUKAH: Twenty longhouses in the Baoh area near here received early Christmas gifts totalling RM96,000 in the form of minor rural projects (MRP) cheques. Of the total, RM41,000 was granted to nine longhouses in Nanga Baoh, and RM55,000 to 11 longhouses in Ulu Baoh. Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo handed over the cheques to the Village […]

Cash incentives for school leavers

MUKAH: Some 12 school leavers who have been accepted to further their studies or attend courses in the country received study incentives from Tellian State constituency Service Centre here on Friday (Dec 11). Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo handed over the cash to the recipients at a simple ceremony at the service centre here. The former […]

Rep launches MukahXtra

MUKAH: A new development initiative, known as MukahXtra, was launched here on Monday (Nov 23) with the aim of helping the district to progress on an equal footing with other developed counterparts in Sarawak. Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo said MukahXtra was something which transpired from the first series of the Mukah Division Tourism Strategic Planning […]

31 longhouses receive MRP grants

MUKAH: A total of 31 longhouses in Ulu Mukah received minor rural project (MRP) grants amounting to RM155,000 to assist them in organising activities for the benefits of the local folk. Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo handed over the cheques to the tuai rumah (longhouse chiefs) at a district-level community policing programme at Rumah Ajah Kandau, […]

Tuai rumah show support for rep

MUKAH: Some 58 tuai rumah in Ulu Mukah here want Yussibnosh Balo to be renominated to defend Tellian constituency in the coming state election. Led by penghulu Mawar Awang, who was also former Dalat and Mukah District Council (MDDM) deputy walikota, they showed their support for Yussibnosh at a Community Policing Programme Mukah district-level at […]

Mukah holds Community Policing Carnival

MUKAH: A district-level Community Policing Carnival was held at Kampung Petanak community hall here last Saturday (Oct 24). It was aimed, among others, at increasing awareness of certain current issues such as the Covid-19 pandemic and drug abuse. Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo thanked all the departments and agencies involved in organising the half-day event. He […]