171 made homeless in 38-door longhouse blaze
SELANGAU: A 38-door longhouse at Mile 36, Jalan Sibu-Selangau was razed by fire today. The inferno left 171 residents of Rh Jungan Gerang homeless. Those affected included six babies and 50 children. Some of the residents are being sheltered at a Mile 36 catholic church while others are staying with their relatives. No injuries or […]
Man escapes before car burst into flames
SELANGAU: A local man was lucky to have escaped what could have been a fiery end when his car crashed and burst into flames near Rumah Inggai at Sungai Anus yesterday (July 4). A spokesperson from the Fire and Rescue Department said the accident happened around 9.30pm and the 41-year-old managed to get out before […]
Food court awaits department approval
SELANGAU: Medan Selera Selangau, which is awaiting construction, has the potential to be another attraction here. In stating this Tamin Assemblyman Christopher Gira Sambang said the government had approved an allocation to the Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) for the construction of the food court in 2018. “SRDC is still waiting for the Land and […]
Baru Bian to contest in Baram?
KUCHING: There is a possibility that Baru Bian will contest in another constituency instead of defending his Selangau parliamentary seat in the 15th General Election (GE15) as to “play it safe”. Political analyst Associate Professor Dr Awang Azman Awang Pawi said Baru was able to win the seat under PKR ticket in 2018, despite a […]
GPS has high chances to wrest back Selangau, Julau, Lubok Antu in GE15
KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) has a high chance of wresting back control of the Selangau, Julau and Lubok Antu parliamentary seats in the 15th General Election (GE15), said a political analyst. The three seats―allocated to GPS member Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS)―were lost in GE14 in 2018. Universiti Malaya’s Associate Professor Dr Awang Azman Awang […]
Learning lessons from past inundations
SELANGAU: What happened in the past is a lesson learnt for Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Nanga Kua as the staffs were ready to face the disaster and have saved the school’s properties from being destroyed. The school’s headmaster Matu Ekum when contacted on Saturday (Feb 12), said the school was inundated by floods on Friday night […]
717 illegally felled logs seized
SIBU: The Forest Department here had successfully disrupted illegal logging activities in Selangau District. According to its statement today, its enforcement team found seven piles of logs comprising 717 logs of various species and sizes at Batu 36 area, Jalan No, Tamin, Selangau. “It is believed that they were illegally logged as there were no […]
Police seize firecrackers, fireworks worth RM1,100 in Selangau
MUKAH: A total of 239 boxes of firecrackers and 29 boxes of fireworks of various types worth RM1,100 were seized by police in Selangau on Friday afternoon. Mukah district police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said a team from the Crime Prevention and Community Safety Division raided a shop at Selangau new township. The raid […]
Sikie gets support to defend Kakus
SELANGAU: A total of 20 Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Kakus committee members have given their support to Datuk John Sikie to defend the Kakus seat as Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) candidate in the upcoming state election. According to Tuai Rumah Gilbert Malaka, Sikie is already qualified to represent the people of Kakus based on his […]
Rep disburses RM45,000 in MRP grants
MIRI: A total of RM45,000 in minor rural project (MRP) grants were disbursed to six recipients in Kakus state constituency on Saturday (Oct 16). The recipients were village development and security committees (JKKKs) of Rumah (Rh) Siong Sampau, Sungai Bawang Selangau; Rh Rampai Anjai; Rh Badie Ujan and the Parent-Teacher Associations (PTA) from three primary […]