Sunday, 15 February 2026

Author: Henry Siyu

‘Fuel smuggling in Sarawak under control’

MUKAH: The petrol/fuel smuggling in Sarawak is now very much under control following the proactive measures undertaken by the relevant authorities. Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism (KPDNKK) State’s Deputy Director, Abd Hafidz A Rahim, attributed it to the solid cooperation between the various agencies to fight against smuggling

Expensive but stable prawn price

MUKAH: Like in any other parts of the state, the fresh water prawn has always been considered as one of the most sought-after items sold at the wet market, here. Despite being tipped as the most expensive food item by the local people here in Mukah, it is believed to

Course attracts 103 new RELA members

MUKAH: Some 103 new RELA (People’s Volunteer Corps) members in this district attended an introduction course held at Kpg Tabo’s Community Hall here last Wednesday. The course facilitators were Mukah District RELA Officer, Shazali Sulaiman and Mukah District RELA Assistant Officer, Awang Abdul Rahman Awang Sahjiri. Among the topics discussed

Mukah MMEA forward base in the pipeline

MUKAH: Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak Region will set up a forward base here. This was disclosed by MMEA Deputy Director -General (Operations), Rear Admiral (M) Dato’ Mohd Taha Ibrahim when he officiated at the opening of Mukah Maritime Base held at the compound of LKIM Complex here, yesterday.

Police seek deceased’s next of kin

DALAT: The police here are looking for the next of kin of an accident victim to come forward to claim the victim’s remains which are now at the mortuary of Mukah Hospital. The deceased identified as James Jimbon Ak Hendary was killed in a road accident at Jalan LebRasau/Kampung Medong

Body of drowned student found

DALAT: The remains of a Form One student who was found drowned in the Oya River here on Tuesday afternoon were taken to Kuching for cremation yesterday. The 13-year-old student identified as Bryan Lim Jing Ming, went missing after he fell into the OyaRiver from a boat he boarded with

50 attend entrepreneurship course

MUKAH: About fifty participants took part in the Stingless Bee(Kelulut) Honey Entrepreneurship Course held at Dewan Suarah Mesra, here, last Monday. The half-day event held at the ICT center of the civic center was organised by Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia(AIM) in collaboration with the DA Virtual Sdn Bhd. The participants comprised

KODELT top co-op under Desa Lestari Programme

MUKAH: Based on its performance last year, “Koperasi Desa Lestari Tellian Tengah dan Ulu Berhad Mukah(KODELT)” has been chosen as the top cooperative under the Desa Lestari Programme. Cooperative Commission of Malaysia(SKM) State Director, Osman Ismail, who revealed this, added: “KODELT is the best among the seven cooperatives in the

Volleyball championship attracts 23 teams

MUKAH: Twenty-three teams are participating in the on-going TMJ Transport Cup Volleyball Championship at SJK Chong Boon here. The five-day tournament from 3 to 7 October is divided into five categories, namely Inter-department, Men’s Open, Women’s Open, Girls’ Under-12 and Boys’ Under-12. The participating teams for the Inter-department are PSKPP

Fatwa Seminar attracts about 450 participants

By Henry Siyu MUKAH: About 450 participants were present to lend support to the Mukah Division Fatwa Seminar on Tuesday. It was officially opened by Sarawak Islamic Council (SIC) President Datu Misnu Haji Taha. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syams (ISIS) issue was one of the papers tabled at