Gawai: Popular Debak’s ‘kuih sepit’ shines
DEBAK: Kuih Sepit Legend Debak received more than RM30,000 worth of orders for various types of dried cakes throughout May for this year’s Gawai Dayak celebration. Its founder, Normadhia Ahmad, 28, said the best-selling was the original Debak-made ‘kuih sepit’. “Thank God, we were able to complete the order with all four of our production […]
Razi’s appointment a gift from GPS
DEBAK: Voters in Saribas made the right choice when they threw their weight behind Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) candidate Mohommad Razi Sitam in the December 2021 state election. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said Razi’s convincing win saw him being appointed as Deputy Minister of Women, Childhood and Community Well-being Development. “This appointment is […]
Lack of bank facilities troubles Debak residents
DEBAK: People here have to go to either Betong or Saratok to withdraw money from the bank and it is not because attempts have not been made to get banks to provide their services here. A frustrated Saribas assemblyman Mohd Razi Sitam said there had been no response from the banking industry despite him trying […]
Rapid development in Debak
DEBAK, Betong: Locals here can now utilise newer and better facilities with the completion of the Debak Community Development Centre on August 28. According to Saribas assemblyman Mohd Razi Sitam, the RM550,000 rural transformation programme (RTP) project is among the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government projects that have changed the landscape of Debak town a […]
Debak sub-district to have new office building
DEBAK: The current Debak sub-district office will be replaced with a new building at a cost of RM5 million. Saribas assemblyman Mohammad Razi Sitam said a site for the project has been approved by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. He explained that the present building, which was decades old was unable to […]
Smooth process as over 1,000 vaccinated in Debak
DEBAK: Some 1,800 residents in the Debak sub-district received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine as part of the second phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) at the Dewan Perpaduan vaccination centre (PPV). The two-day programme went smoothly, with 1,560 residents from Kg Bungey, Kg Lalang, Kg Babu, Kg Debak Laut, and […]
Firemen respond to hoax distress call
DEBAK: Firefighters rushed 45km away from their station to respond to a call that a house at Kampung Babu here was on fire, only to find out that it was a hoax. A spokesman from the State Fire Department operations centre said firemen from Betong station were despatched to Kampung Babu after they received a […]
Call to empower state on recruitment, training
DEBAK: Saribas assemblyman Mohammad Razi Sitam fully supported the Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union’s (KGBS) proposal in urging the Education Ministry (MoH) to give autonomy to the Sarawak government. This autonomy pertains to related educational matters. According to Razi, the shortage of teachers in Sarawak remains unsolved and as such the state should be empowered to […]
Man injured, house destroyed in night fire
DEBAK: A night blaze left a man with burns on his back, destroying a house and damaging two others in Kampung Babu here, last night (May 13). Betong fire chief Vincent Baling Yabi said his men and a team of auxiliary firemen were despatched to the scene following a distress call at 11.10pm. “All 17 […]
Stay put, Debak residents advised
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 assemblyman Mohammad Razi Sitam. “I […]