Good response at RTC Gedong, Simunjan vaccine centres
KUCHING: The first day of vaccination in both Simunjan and Gedong was successful with the targeted number of vaccine recipients achieved, said Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. The Batang Sadong assemblywoman added that the jab centre at the Rural Transformation Centre (RTC) Gedong achieved its daily target of 250 recipients on Monday (June 14). However, only […]
Simunjan district gets 3,000 doses of vaccine
KUCHING: Simunjan district has received 3,000 doses of vaccine targeting 600 recipients a day at Dewan Mesra Simunjan, and another 250 daily at RTC Munggu Lalang Gedong. Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said local frontliners, the elderly, and others at high risk would receive their dose from June 14 to […]
Simunjan’s Tengah Hulu Gedong Cluster just declared
KUCHING: The State Health Department (JKNS) declared a new cluster in Simunjan District on Friday (May 28), dubbed the Tengah Hulu Gedong Cluster. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement on Friday said this was a community cluster detected in Kampung Tengah Hulu Gedong, Simunjan. They said Covid-19 transmissions had occurred through social […]
Mosque brings festive cheer to needy
By Siti Nurain Ratani SIMUNJAN: Masjid Darul Ibadah of Kampung Semariang Lama has supported 27 asnaf (poor) families in Kampung Pulau Salak and 24 mualaf (Muslim converts) from Kampung Nyelitak here through the Kembara Ramadan programme recently. The programme involves the distribution of food supplies, such as rice, flour, sugar, milk, biscuits and others, to […]
Driver and passengers escape bus fire
SIBU: A bus driver and two passengers had a close shave this morning – they escaped from being burned alive after the bus they were on, burst into flames. The incident happened at Jalan Rantau Panjang here at 8.45am today (April 2). A spokesman for the State Fire Department operations centre said firemen from Sungai Merah were despatched to the scene but when they arrived at the scene they were met with the skeletal remains of the bus. The bus driver and two passengers managed to get out to safety. “The bus driver claimed that the fire started from the engine compartment and spread to the rest of the vehicle,” the spokesman said. In Simunjan, a paddy storehouse in Kampung Sungai Apin, Simunjan, was razed to the ground around 11.45am today. Firemen from Simunjan extinguishing the flames. No casualties were reported. And in Miri, some generators and oil tanks caught fire at Jalan Desa Senadin around 7.55am. The fire, believed to have started from welding works, was put out by firemen from Lopeng fire station.
New tourism products from Simunjan
SIMUNJAN: The historical value of Simunjan can be promoted as a tourism product to attract more visitors, said Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. “Not many people know about these existing attractions and it is our role of promote these tourism values. Among them is the story of a traveller named […]
Two escape unharmed in collision
SIMUNJAN: Two motorists escaped unharmed in an accident at KM1, Jalan Gedong here on Sunday (Mar 14). Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu, who confirmed the case, said the accident involved a four-wheel drive (4WD) and a car. “It happened around 7.30am when both vehicles were travelling in opposite directions. The 4WD was […]
CM to visit Simunjan, Gedong March 10
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg is expected to visit Simunjan and Gedong for his official working visit on Wednesday (March 10). Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) reported that the chief minister was also expected to officiate at the Jiwa Murni Project in conjunction with the 88th Malaysia Army Day at the […]
Army aims to complete 80 pct of Jiwa Murni projects this year
GEDONG, Simunjan: The Malaysian Army (TDM) aims to complete 80 per cent of the total 56 projects under the ‘Projek Jiwa Murni’ programme planned this year nationwide, in light of ongoing uncertainties brought about by Covid-19. Chief of Army General Tan Sri Zamrose Mohd Zain said all the projects which involved an allocation of about […]
Body of victim who jumped into river recovered
SIMUNJAN: The body of a 30-year-old man who jumped into Sungai Buloh last Thursday, was recovered this afternoon (Feb 13). Simunjan fire chief Mat Undik said the body was found in a fishing net around 12.50pm by villagers. Firefighters retrieved the body and brought it to the Sungai Buloh ferry point for the family to […]