Friday, 2 January 2026

Author: Duwin Udih

416 food baskets distributed

BALINGIAN:  A total of 416 food baskets were distributed in Bayan Tasik and Liok in the Balingian constituency recently. The food baskets were assembled in Bayan Tasik multi-purpose hall before being distributed by representatives to 17 longhouses and settlements in the Mateding area. The recipients of the government food aid

Fire guts wooden house

DARO: A single-storey wooden house at Kampung Tengah here was completely destroyed by a fire on Friday. According to the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operation centre yesterday, a distress call was received at 4.21pm on Friday. Seven firefighters, led by PBK II Mohd Mafri, from Daro fire station

BPN aid come as surprise to married man

MUKAH: A married community leader here was shocked to find that he is to receive the RM800 Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) one-off cash assistance under the single individual category. This could be a case of mistaken biodata to Kampung Penakub ketua kaum Jefri Musa, in his 50’s. According to him,

Shop owners happy to resume operation

MUKAH:  Owners of hardware shop and vehicle workshop as well as the public here at large gave thumbs-up to the government for allowing those shops to resume business twice weekly beginning yesterday during the ongoing movement control order (MCO). A check by New Sarawak Tribune found that business at those

Supermarts in Mukah follow social distancing rule

MUKAH: Supermarkets here have adhered to the social distancing rule without fail during the extended movement control order (MCO). A check by New Sarawak Tribune yesterday found that customers were asked to queue up and maintain social distancing of about 1 metre. In one supermarket, only one member from a

Man found dead at home in Mukah

MUKAH: A man was found dead in his house at Taman Indah Phase Two here last Saturday. The police said Mew Lung Tsing, 46, was found unconscious on his bed in his house and was confirmed dead by medical personnel who arrived at the scene. They received a call from

32 longhouses in Balingian get food aid

BALINGIAN: A total of 32 longhouses with 353 recipients in the Temesu and Bayan Ulu areas of the Balingian constituency have been given food aid. Last Saturday, a source from the Balingian Constituency Service Centre said the food aid was channelled through the Bayan Ulu multi-purpose hall for subsequent distribution

Hospital frontliners doing fine

MUKAH: Frontliners at Mukah Hospital here are doing fine as the extended movement control order (MCO) entered its fourth day Saturday. A check by New Sarawak Tribune yesterday found that there were three front-line personnel manning a counter stationed at the main entrance of the out-patient department. The trio, one

Log-ged out!

3,000 sago logs left to rot as transporter suspends operations due to MCO MUKAH: About 3,000 sagos log with an estimated value of RM24,000 were left stranded in Tellian River here and may soon rot away. The 30cm-long sago logs were supposed to be towed to a sago mill at

Village profile comes in handy

MUKAH: The profile of each village or longhouse has been used as reference in determining the eligibility of recipients for certain government assistance including the distribution of food aid during the current movement control order (MCO). Tellian Constituency Service Centre special officer Felix Pieng said if there was any shortfall