Author: Osman Razali

Covid-19 alert at Lubok Antu immigration post

SIMANGGANG: Sri Aman Division Health Office will continue to monitor activities at the Lubok Antu Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) complex to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). According to its health officer, Dr Euphrasia Bari, the health office has several officers at the complex daily (from

Beting Maro rep readies financial aid

PUSA: Students in Beting Maro in need of financial assistance to further their study at any institutions of higher learning (IPT) can claim their assistance from their assemblyman Razaili Gapor. According to Razaili, the RM300 one-off assistance has long been implemented in his constituency and will continue to be provided

Services via smartphone app

PUSA: Sarawakians can now have access to services such as grass-cutting, air conditioning maintenance and repair of electrical appliances by simply clicking on their smartphones. According to Sara-X Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Kamarulzaman Rasdi, the company has created an application called ‘Sara-X’ to make it easier for people to

Durian-eating campaign pulls in crowd

PUSA: More than 1,500 durians prepared at ‘Angkara Raja Buah’, the main site of the Digital Rindok @ Pusa programme, were all consumed in almost half an hour. The durians were provided by the Ministry of Modernisation of Agriculture, Indigenous Land and Regional Development Sarawak (Manred) and Sarawak Multimedia Authority

‘Anjung Usahawan’ proposed for Saribas

BUNGIN: The Sarawak government will consider the construction of an ‘Anjung Usahawan’ in Saribas, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. He gave the assurance after considering the proposal made by Saribas assemblyman Mohammad Razi Sitam. Awang Tengah explained that he would try to propose the construction

Recognised others’ culture, youth told

PUSA: Youth should be taught to recognise the culture of other people so that the heritage of a nation can continue to flourish in Sarawak. Batang Lupar MP Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim said the diversity in Sarawak made it unique and although there is diversity, the community can live

Production know-how to be improved

GULA APONG PUSA: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said method of producing gula apong (nipah sugar) has to be improved because the product has entered Japan and Korea. “We are producing gula apong for the Japanese and Korean markets. Our production method has to be improved. My

Kite fest postponed

KABONG: The Kabong International Kite Festival (KIKF) 2020 will be postponed, said festival chairman Mohd Chee Kadir. The festival, which was supposed to be held on March 5 to 10, had to be postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. Mohd Chee, who is also Kabong assemblyman, told reporters that despite

11 houses in Lingga restored under PPRMS initiative

LINGGA: Eleven houses belonging to people in the low-income group (B40) in the Lingga constituency had been restored through the Sarawak government’s Program Pembaikan Rumah Rakyat Miskin Sarawak (PPRMS) last December. “Each home was given RM15,000 for the repairs. “In order to apply for this assistance, the applicant must be

Long snout croc ‘saved’

BETONG: The Betong Civil Defence Force (APM) managed to catch a nine-foot long false gharial (buaya jejulong) at an oil palm plantation in Tanjung Assam near here, yesterday. According to its officer Captain Usman Harto, the operation to catch the reptile was more of a rescue effort because they believed