LUNDU: A total of 210 houses in Tanjung Datu have been repaired through the Projek Penambahbaikan Rumah Rakyat Miskin Sarawak (PPRMS). In a report by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), Tanjung Datu assemblywoman Datuk Amar Jamilah Anu said the repair of all the houses costs RM2 million. “PPRMS is
KUCHING: Rice harvested from the Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) Paddy Scheme in Tanjung Purun will be commercialised for the local market. According to a Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) report, Tanjung Datu assemblywoman Datuk Amar Jamilah Anu said the paddy planted was the MR269 type and only took 90
ASAJAYA:A total of 3,140 water tanks have been distributed in Asajaya district through three phases to help residents retain storage water in the event of water supply problems. In a report by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said this
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 199 new positive Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Mar 10), bringing the state’s tally to 11,710. Sibu District accounted for 41 of the cases, Kapit and Kuching (33 cases each), Miri (22), Song (19), eight cases each in Bintulu and Tatau, Serian, Bau and Betong each recorded six
ASAJAYA: The active case detection (ACD) operations carried out at three villages in Asajaya District, namely Kampung Asajaya Laut, Kampung Asajaya Tengah, and Kampung Asajaya Ulu, from March 10 to 12 will involve some 5,000 residents in the area. The Kota Samarahan Service Centre in a Facebook post on yesterday
KOTA SAMARAHAN: In safeguarding students from the Covid-19 pandemic, Kota Samarahan MP Rubiah Wang recently handed over Covid-19 prevention kits at 50 schools in the districts of Samarahan and Asajaya. This contribution is expected to benefit an estimated 23,000 students in the two districts. The prevention kits contributed to the
KUCHING: Many women in the Demak Laut constituency have successfully become entrepreneurs after undergoing certification courses to hone their entrepreneurial skills. Demak Laut assemblyman Dr Hazland Abang Hipni said the courses included skillsets in frozen foods, sweets, and personal grooming. It is open to all residents of the 28 villages
MIRI: The construction of a new canteen at the Che Sing Khor Moral Uplifting Society, Jalan Jee Foh Utama here has been completed ahead of schedule. Assistant Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Sebastian Ting, who is also Piasau assemblyman, said the project was part of the Piasau Rural
KUCHING: Two additional uses for the Special Annual Grant (GTK) have been approved to reduce the burden of early childhood education institutions (IPAKKs). Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said GTK could now be used for small repair works and also for purchasing
KUCHING: Primary 1 teachers who are teaching children affected by the Covid-19 pandemic will have to prepare a catch-up plan, said Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister said this catch-up plan would be related to basic literacy skills such as reading, writing,
