Monday, 20 April 2026

Food items for villagers under EMCO

SARIKEI: Residents of Rumah Ningkan, Sungai Paoh near here, which has been placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO), received food aid from Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii. The food items, which consist of rice, eggs, cooking oil and biscuits, were distributed last Friday (July 16). The 34-door longhouse, with 96 residents, […]

Longhouses under EMCO receive food aid

KUCHING: Repok Assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii has recently contributed food aid to the residents at two longhouses near the Sarikei district which have been placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO). Residents of Rumah Allin Sungai Seleku started its lockdown on Wednesday which will commence till July 30, while Rumah Jawi Sungai […]

New traffic light system to alleviate traffic jam in Sarikei

SARIKEI: A sum of RM448,000 has been allocated for the installation and completion of a new traffic light system here. Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii said the allocation was from the Ministry of Local Government and Housing. Application was made in December last year to help solve traffic congestion, he added. “The project […]

Rep, health personnel thanked for hard work

SARIKEI: Temenggong Lau Hieng Ping on Monday thanked Repok assemblyman, Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii and frontline health personnel for working hard to ensure that the people of Sarikei received the Covid-19 vaccines as soon as possible.   “I appeal to all the Sarikei people to support Datuk Seri Huang by getting vaccinated so that […]

Rep monitors vaccination process

SARIKEI: Urban Development and Natural Resources Assistant Minister Datuk Len Talif Salleh paid a visit to the SK Muara Payang vaccination centre (PPV) last Saturday (June 19). Information Department Sarawak (JaPen) said that the main purpose of the visit was to monitor the implementation of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) which was held for […]

New cluster detected in Sarikei

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KUCHING: The State Health Department has declared a new cluster dubbed Sungai Selangan Cluster in Sarikei district. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement today (June 3) disclosed that Sungai Selangan Cluster is a community cluster detected in a longhouse in Sungai Selangan area. The committee said the cluster emerged from social interaction among […]

Food aid for EMCO-affected residents

SARIKEI: Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii has recently contributed food aid to residents at various localities here which have been placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO). Today (May 29), food aid was distributed to residents at Rumah Sabah Sungai Selangan and Rumah Garai Sungai Minus — the former being placed under […]

Food aid for longhouse under EMCO

SARIKEI: Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii recently donated food items to residents of Rumah Panjang Keli, Sungai Minus. The longhouse was placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) from Sunday (May 23) until June 7. Among the items donated were rice, sugar, cooking oil, instant noodles, eggs, Milo, salt and flour. Penghulu […]

Queenie Ting — Malaysian queen of discus

Sarikei-born discus throw athlete Queenie Ting recently broke the national record in the women’s category, shattering a five-year-old record previously held by Choo Kang Ni from Johor. At a distance of 48.56 metre, the sportswoman inches closer to her target of breaking the 50-metre mark in the future.  Success driven by passion Another Sarawakian has […]