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
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
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
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
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
PUSA: Local villagers were taken unaware when the carcass of ‘Bujang Saribas’, which was almost as long as the boat in which it was transported, was brought to Kampung Pusa, yesterday. The crocodile was caught in an operation by a team of licensed crocodile hunters assisted by some villagers. It
KUCHING: The Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) believes that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who is an experienced leader, should continue to hold the education minister portfolio permanently. The Prime Minister is currently serving as interim education minister after Dr Maszlee Malik resigned from the position on Jan 3. KGBS president
BETONG: Saribas assemblyman Mohammad Razi Sitam’s hard work in ensuring all villagers in his constituency get clean water supply deserves a pat on the back. According to him, the “YB Air” title given to him was worth it after his hard work in ensuring the villagers had access to water
BELADIN: Two laptops were stolen at a village library near here recently. According to library staffer who wants to be known as Surisa, the robbery incident at the library was not new; the library had been broken into at least once before. “As soon as I opened the library door
SARATOK: Sri Aman Fire and Rescue Station (Bomba) aims to create a greater awareness on fire prevention to ensure that its fire safety message reaches out to the rural folk. Station chief Nik Mohd Afiq Nik Roslan, when met at an event here yesterday, said that this was important to
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