Saturday, 2 August 2025

Author: Henry Siyu

CENTEXS provide technical skills needed in various industries

DALAT: Centre of Technical Excellence Sarawak(CENTEXS) has trained a total of 1,700 sons and daughters of Sarawak for the last three years. “Since its introduction in 2014 up till now, CENTEXS has trained about 1,700 anak Sarawak,” said its Chief Executive Officer, Syeed Mohd Hussein. He pointed out that the

Good response to health screening programme

MUKAH: The health screening programme held at SMK St Patrick here yesterday morning received encouraging response from the school’s staffs and parents. The event which started at 8am until 5pm was organised by the school in collaboration with the National Population Board and Family Development (LPPKN). Held at the school’s

Homestay supports local tourism industry

MATU: A new homestay in the district was officially opened over the weekend by Abu Seman Jahwie, a Political Secretary to the Chief Minister. Known as Dayang Homestay, the lodging house is located at Jalan SMK Matu, Kampung Sekaan Besar, here. With the rental of RM80 per night,the fully-furnished twobedroom

Birdnest processing mill in Mukah gaining recognition

MUKAH: Minister of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry, Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek was in Mukah here last Monday to visit the local Edible Bird Nest (EBN) Processing Mill, The Blue Sky Bird Nest Sdn Bhd (BSBN). The minister’s visit was a special recognition of the government towards this money spinning

Religious camp attracts 26 PMU students

MUKAH : Twenty-six students from Polytechnic Mukah Sarawak (PMU) took part in the religious camp held, in Mukah over the weekend. Staged at the Catholic Hall of Saints Peter and Paul Church, the two-day event was participated by Christian students from various denominations. Themed `Brother Keeper ’, the Exploration Camp

Visually impaired earns living by threshing rice

PULAU BRUIT: A young woman who is visually impaired earned money to survive and to help her family at Kampung Betanak Pulau Bruit by threshing rice. Norhayati Salawi, in her early 20s was born with an impaired vision and is categorised as an OKU. She has been brought up in

Ahmad Shabery confident ban will be lifted soon

MUKAH: Minister of Agriculture and Agro Based Industry, Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek was confident that the temporary ban on Malaysia Birdnest’s products by China would be lifted in the very near future. He pointed out that it was following the proactive and diplomatic moves taken by Malaysia towards that

Drug peddler suspect nabbed

MUKAH: The police here have detained a man who is suspected to be a drug peddler last Monday. The suspect in his 20s was arrested by a team from the Mukah Police Narcotic Investigation Division in an unnumbered house at Kampung Sesok here. According to Mukah District Pol ice Chief,

Fatimah attends PDK and Christmas Party

MUKAH: The four year ol d Community Based Rehabilitation Center in Dalat District (PDK Dalat) has been rated as a four-star center, recently. Disclosing this on Wednesday night (20 December), Minister of Welfare, Community WellBeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development, Dato Sri Hajah Fatimah Abdullah, pointed that it was the

Boat with its engine stolen from jetty

DALAT: A boat with its outboard engine was stolen from a jetty at Kampung Tanam, Hulu Dalat, here, recently. The broad daylight theft which is believed to happen between noon and 1 pm on December 13 was said to be the first of such daring act at the jetty thus