Trusan bazaar to be redeveloped
LAWAS: The Trusan bazaar here will be redeveloped with new facilities to turn it into a popular transit town once the Northern Coastal Highway project is completed. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan said the current bazaar which was built after fire razed the shop houses in 1970 was only meant to […]
Sarawak Federal Secretary visits Lawas
LAWAS: Sarawak Federal Secretary Datuk Amir Omar was here on Thursday (Oct 7), visiting Wisma Persekutuan Lawas, among others. His delegation was welcomed on arrival by Wisma Persekutuan Lawas management committee chairman Abdul Mahsen Anuar, who is also deputy Lawas District Education officer (student development sector), and heads of federal departments and agencies. He also […]
Curbing entry of illegal immigrants from Sabah
Army post at Merapok KUCHING: The only army post at the border of Sarawak and Sabah will be constructed in Merapok, Lawas to curb the entry of illegal immigrants (Pati) from Sabah. “We are currently working on getting the allocation to construct this post after the suggestion from Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari […]
Grace Dayang Padan wins KDS TikTok Merdeka Challenge
KUCHING: A video of the Jalur Gemilang backdropped by the beautiful landscape in Lawas was picked as the winner in the KDS TikTok Merdeka Challenge. The competition, organised by the Information Department (JaPen), took place from Aug 18 to Sept 18 in conjunction with National Day and Malaysia Day. Grace Dayang Padan, 31, the manager […]
12 illegals deported
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) thwarted two illegal entry attempts involving seven Filipinos and five Indonesians at separate locations on Sunday. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail, who confirmed the case, said the first attempt involving Filipinos took place around 6pm around Kampung Masjid Baru, Merapok in Lawas. A patrol team spotted and detained […]
Flash flood but no evacuation needed
LAWAS: Residents of Kampung Patarikan, Merapok near here were alerted to a sudden rise in water level in the early hours today (Sept 22). Lawas Fire and Rescue Station chief Zaki Husin said a team of firefighters were deployed to the location to monitor the condition and at the same time to ensure the safety […]
1,000 students receive first dose in Lawas
BY PETRONELLA FELIX LAWAS: About 1,000 secondary school students aged 16 to 17 started receiving their first dose of Covid-19 vaccination from four vaccination centres (PPV) in Lawas on Friday (Sept 10). The Sarawak Information Department (JaPen) said that the students involved in the inoculation were from four schools, namely SMK Lawas, SMK Trusan, SMK […]
Bad weather halts SAR for missing boy
LAWAS: Day Three of the search and rescue (SAR) operation for a six-year-old boy feared drowned at Kampung Siang-Siang Laut here came to an early end due to harsh weather conditions. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said SAR operations could not be carried out in the morning due to strong currents and […]
Body of woman feared drown found
LAWAS: The body of a 24-year-old woman feared drowned in a river at Kampung Long Sukang on Saturday (July 10) was found on Monday (July 12). The body of the victim, Rebecca John, was found in the river, some six kilometres away from where she was last seen, at about 11am. Sarawak Fire and Rescue […]
Woman swept away by waterhead while collecting river pebbles
LAWAS: A woman in Kampung Long Sukang, is missing after she was reportedly swept away by a waterhead today. The Fire and Rescue Service Department has launched a search and rescue (SAR) operation for the victim, identified as Rebecca John, aged 24, after they were notified of the incident at 4.35pm. Prior to the incident, […]