Author: Duwin Udih

Politeknik Mukah staff seminar to enhance excellence

MUKAH: Politeknik Mukah (PMU) here recently organised an academic seminar for its 23 staff to enhance excellence. Of the total, 12 were from the engineering department and 23 from non-engineering. The two-day seminar was organised by the General Studies Department in collaboration with Innovation and Commercial Research Unit and PMU

Mukah folk start collecting KGCs

MUKAH: Kenyalang Gold Card (KGC) applicants whose cards are ready for collection at the Mukah Division Welfare Community Department here have begun collecting their cards on Monday (Oct 12). Ketua kaum (KK) Bedari Marsi, 56, from Kampung Sesok Baharu here, was one of the many people seen coming out of

Still no KGC after five months

MUKAH: A number of senior citizens who sent their applications for the Kenyalang Gold Card (KGC) as early as last May have yet to receive their cards. One of them is the mother of Mukah division Welfare Community Department officer, Haslinda Supu. According to Haslinda, Mukah was still waiting for

‘Info on Wheels’ at four longhouses

MUKAH: The district Information Department organised an ‘Info on Wheels’ programme at four longhouses near here on Wednesday and Thursday (Oct 7-8). The programme, among others, was aimed at giving the latest information on current issues and get feedback from locals. On the first day, the programme was held at

Strategic partners to help KGC holders

MUKAH: The Welfare Community Department of this division here so far has four local strategic partners. These are outlets or business premises where Kenyalang Gold Cards (KGC) holders can enjoy the benefits provided by the card. This was revealed by the department’s divisional officer Haslinda Supu to New Sarawak Tribune

50 RMR units planned at new site

MUKAH: Some 50 units of Rumah Mesra Rakyat (RMR) are being planned at a new site at Kampung Tellian Jaya (Tellian Laut) here. It is understood that the site, probably near the junction of Jalan Tellian and Jalan Wawasan, was cleared a few years ago, complete with access road network.

Assemblyman lauds insurance scheme for GPS members

MUKAH: Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo has described the benefits of the Takaful insurance scheme that Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is offering to component party members as ‘too good to be true’. He also pointed out that the annual premium of RM68.90 was also “very affordable.” Yussibnosh added the offer was

Tellian gets RM1 mil for agriculture

MUKAH: The Sarawak government this year has allocated RM1 million to develop agriculture in the Tellian state constituency. Mukah District Agriculture assistant officer, Benedict Thomas said the allocation was used to finance various agricultural programmes in Tellian. According to him, the programmes, among others, included fertigation farming, aquaculture fisheries and

‘Not the appropriate time’

MUKAH: Like most people, Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo is also worried about Sarawak government’s plan to hold its 12th state election soon amid Covid-19 pandemic. He was very well aware of the real threat posed by Covid-19, which had registered a record day-high of 317 cases nationwide last Saturday. “It

Mobile library yet to resume operations

MUKAH: Dalat and Mukah District Council (MDDM) Mobile Library service has yet to resume operations pending a decision by the authorities amid the Covid-19 pandemic scare. A staff of the MDDM Public Library said the service was suspended since last March following the implementation of the movement control order (MCO).