RINGGO RAYO or ‘kenduri Raya’ (Raya feast) used to make Hari Raya Aidilfitri special in most villages in the Saribas state constituency in Betong Division of Sarawak. During ‘ringgo rayo’, there were lots of food, visitors and friendly chat. It was a tradition in the villages during the Hari Raya
KABONG: Kabong assemblyman Mohd Chee Kadir presented food baskets to 2,450 homes in 25 villages in conjunction with the MCK 2021 Aidilfitri Touch programme. Deputy chief of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Kabong branch Alwie Sapalie said the programme aimed to express Chee’s gratitude to the people in the Kabong
SPAOH: Lembaga Amanah Khairat Islam Spaoh (Lakis) has requested the government to set up an automatic teller machine (ATM) in Spaoh. Its chairman Dr Abang Ismail Abang Julhi said that based on the findings of a poll conducted last week through Google Form involving 538 respondents, almost all of them
BELADIN: Beting Maro assemblyman Razaili Gapor has expressed concern over allegations that some people are refusing to go for Covid-19 screening tests. He said the sudden increase in cases in Beladin was a serious matter. “Rumours have it that some people are hiding because they want to avoid being quarantined.
KABONG: The concrete bridge at Masjid Assabirin worth RM300,000 is completed and can be used by the time Aidilfitri is celebrated, next week. The handover ceremony of the rural transformation programme (RTP) project took place today. For the record, its construction began on September 18, 2020, and was completed on
BETONG: The mobile banking services need to be expanded to more areas especially rural towns and villages where there are no banks. Saribas assemblyman Mohammad Razi Sitam welcomed the Sarawak government’s initiative to facilitate several commercial banks in operating mobile banking services to benefit the rural people. However, he said,
SARATOK: This Ramadan is definitely the sweetest for an elderly man who has been living in a hut near the Saratok pier all this time. Razali Uki or also known as Nek Su Jalil in the community is moving into a new home, thanks to the efforts of Kalaka PBB
SARATOK: The local Member of Parliament Datuk Ali Biju has assured that food aid would be distributed immediately to residents of Kampung Tanjung Hulu and Kampung Melango Lama who are currently under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO). He said residents need not worry but continue to comply with the
SIBU: A single mother, Teresa Santa Angil, 44, and her five children are suffering in Puchong, a major town in Selangor, after being abandoned by her husband and their father three years ago. According to a story published by the Peninsular Borneo Children’s Association (ABS), Teresa hails from Engkalat Bukit
DEBAK: Debak residents have been advised to stay put in the sub-district. “I remind you that entry and exit between areas should be restricted and all this is up to yourself. If there is no important need, it is better not to go in and out of Debak,” said Saribas