Friday, 27 March 2026

Author: Osman Razali

NGOs in Kabong receive RM160k in special grants

KABONG: A total of RM160,000 from Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s special fund was distributed to 22 organisations in Kabong constituency. Its assemblyman Mohd Chee Kadir said each recipient organisation received an allocation of between RM5,000 and RM10,000. SJKC Chung Hua Kabong, SK Abang Moh Sessang, People’s Volunteer Corps

Celebrators hope to be allowed to travel for Raya

BETONG: The warmth and joy of Hari Raya Aidilfitri is being felt even despite the hardship of fasting and although once again the celebration may be different from before the pandemic hit the world in March last year. Currently, according to Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, the

MP donates bottled water to mosques, surau

SARATOK: Saratok MP Datuk Ali Biju contributed 170 cartons of bottled water to a mosque and five surau within the area. Masjid al-Muhtadin Saratok received 50 cartons of bottled water. In addition, Surau Darul Iman Kampung Melango Baru, Surau Cahaya Islam Kampung Melango Lama, Surau Silaturahim Kampung Masjid, Surau Darul

From housewife to businesswoman

DEBAK: Four years ago, Amy Syuhaida Tio from Kampung Bungey Hilir here was a full-time housewife but she is now a businesswoman.   “My determination to contribute to my family income has finally paid off. I am now making a profit from selling food products,” she said. The 40-year-old mother

Delayed projects under RTP will go on

KABONG: The Sarawak government is committed to ensuring that every project under the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) which has experienced slight delays due to the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) will be continued. Kabong assemblymen Mohd Chee Kadir said development projects that provide great benefits to the residents

Grandma asked to go for ‘varsity interview’

PUSA: A grandmother of three grandchildren was recently surprised and angry to receive a short message informing her to attend an interview for a diploma course at a public university. According to the message she received, she would receive an advance of RM1,500 if she was successful during the interview.

Villagers eagerly await new school building

BETONG: The people of Kampung Sebemban here are looking forward to the completion of the new Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Sebemban building. Saribas assemblyman Mohammad Razi Sitam said a new school building had to be constructed after a river erosion incident in September 2016. That incident, he added, had a profound

Food supply, sales allowed from 6am to 10pm

BETONG: The enforcement of ‘circuit breakers’ involving four districts in the Betong Division emphasises that food supply and sale activities are only allowed to operate from 6am to 10pm. In a statement from the Betong Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC), all business premises in the Betong Division are allowed to

The craftsmen behind the trawlers

BELADIN: Known as the largest fishing village in the state, Kampung Beladin is quite synonymous with trawlers of various sizes and shapes. There are small-sized boats for river activities up to large ones for deep sea fishing. On any given day, several trawlers are moored along the village waterfront. The

Family members oblivious of burning house

SARATOK: Ten members of a family were reportedly oblivious of the fire that was razing in the top floor of their double-storey house at Lot Wawasan Kampung Melango here Tuesday morning. They were only aware that their house was burning after being alerted by a neighbour who saw the fire