Elderly man feared drowned
JULAU: An elderly man is feared drowned after he was reported to have fallen into the river while boarding a boat at Rumah Gerasi, Nanga Mujok last Sunday. District police chief DSP Andam Sulin Brayun when contacted, confirmed that the incident happened around 4.30pm. “The 75-year-old victim was boarding a boat when he suddenly fell […]
Police nab 11 in raid at cockfighting den
JULAU: Police rounded up 11 persons for taking part in an illegal cockfight during a raid at an open field of an oil palm plantation here last Saturday (June 26). Acting on information, personnel from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) conducted the raid at Mile 15, Jalan KJD around 3pm. Julau police chief DSP Andam […]
Missing woman found – safe and sound
JULAU: Ijah Lassa, who was reported missing while looking for jungle produce in Nanga Lijan on June 1, has been found safe and sound six days after the search operation was halted on June 16. The 54-year-old was found around 9am today (June 22) in a farm hut belonging to residents of Rumah Banggau, Lubok […]
Julau district is now red
KUCHING: Julau district has turned red after recording a total of 72 local Covid-19 infection cases in the last two weeks. Meanwhile, the Simunjan district is now yellow after recording 20 local infection cases in the past 14 days. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) announced that as of today (June 15), the state had 30 red […]
5,600 Meluan households allocated with food aid
JULAU: A total of 5,600 households in Meluan state constituency will receive food aid under the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) 6.0 following the re-implementation of the movement control order (MCO). According to Meluan assemblyman Roland Duat Jubin, the distribution of the aid had already started since Tuesday. “We will distribute the food aid based […]
252 senior citizens receive Pfizer jabs
JULAU: A total of 252 senior citizens received the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at the Julau Community Hall vaccination centre here on Tuesday (May 18). Julau District Officer and director of the Julau District Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF), Khalid Andong, urged the people of Julau to always think positively and to welcome the government’s call […]
RM400,000 allocated for longhouse projects
JULAU: More than RM400,000 have been allocated for the development and upgrading projects of longhouses at Jalan Nunggang, Pakan. Julau MP Larry Sng said in the last two months, he had approved an allocation of RM159,000 under the Minor Rural Project (MRP) fund and an additional RM100,000 under the People Friendly Project (PMR) fund to […]
Don’t be afraid of vaccination, rural folk told
JULAU: The interior community has been advised to support and not fear the vaccination programme as it is a protection against the Covid-19 outbreak, said Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang. The Deputy Health Minister also urged the community not to fall prey to fake news regarding the negative effects of vaccination that have been circulated on […]
Longhouse residents receive food aid
JULAU: Residents of three longhouses, which are undergoing enhanced movement control order (EMCO) in this district, received food aid recently. The aid was handed over to the longhouse residents of Rumah Guyu, Rumah Nunying and Rumah Amba in Nanga Bulo on Saturday (March 13). The Julau District Welfare Department is responsible for coordinating the delivery […]
Julau turns red after 42 cases in 14 days
KUCHING: Julau District has been declared a red zone after recording 42 Covid-19 cases in the past two weeks, all local transmissions. Bau and Kanowit changed to orange after recording 38 and 22 cases respectively within the time period. Belaga turned into a yellow zone on Monday (March 8) after recording one locally transmitted case. […]
