KAPIT: The people of Sungai Gaat have thanked the state government for providing them with 24-hour clean renewable electricity supply through the Sarawak Alternative Rural Electrification Scheme (Sares) introduced in 2016. Sares is one of several initiatives under the Accelerated Rural Electrification Masterplan, driven and funded by the state government
KAPIT: Sherry Anderson beat seven other contestants to the Kapit Agrofest beauty queen crown. The competition was held to coincide with the closing of the three-day Agrofest Kapit at the compound of the State Office Complex, Jalan Bleteh here. Sherry took home RM1,500, a bouquet of flowers, a trophy and
KAPIT: The board members of Kapit Health Clinic Health Panel held a gathering to bid farewell to Kapit Health Clinic director Dr Mohamad Faizal recently. The gathering was also to welcome new director Dr Farhani Samat. Dr Faizal is being transferred back to Peninsular Malaysia after two years here. Originating
KAPIT: Bukit Goram assemblyman Jefferson Jamit Unyat has advised farmers to venture into modern farming by developing their idle land. “Most people in this division are rural farmers. They have a lot of unused land. The state government has allocated RM1.5 billion through the Upper Rajang Development Authority (Urda) to
KAPIT: Locals flocked to the compound of the State Office Complex at Jalan Bleteh here where the Kapit Agrofest 2019 is being held. The three-day programme involves 60 promotional booths where various agricultural and cottage products produced in Kapit and Song districts are being displayed. It’s a sale-cum-exhibition event to
KAPIT: The newly completed Kapit Waterfront Esplanade has become the town’s latest attraction to the local community and tourists who come to visit. The RM3.8-million project located along the riverbank of the Rajang River stretching from Kapit Express Passenger Wharf Terminal to Fort Sylvia RC Cargo Jetty has a unique
KAPIT: Katibas assemblyman Datuk Ambrose Blikau Enturan paid a visit to the Kapit District Council’s proposed new market and riverfront site recently. The RM4 million project for Song district was announced by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg during his visit here on July 28. The Chief Minister
KAPIT: The much delayed renovation and upgrading of Kapit Sports Stadium is finally seeing the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel. It was re-tendered after the previous contractor failed to complete the work as scheduled, which was March-November 2018. The contract has now been awarded to Kuching-based Rizquna
KAPIT: Patrick Ferdinand Ubang Urai, an eleven-year-old boy and a Primary Five pupil of SK Sungai Amang, Jalan Selirik here is anxiously looking for his biological mother known as Urai Enchuk of Uma Bakah, Batu 20, Sungai Asap, in Belaga district. Patrick, who was born at Kapit Hospital on January
KAPIT: Kapit Chinese community leader Temenggong Tan Kian Hoo has proposed that three Chinese associations here jointly organise a Chinese New Year (CNY) gathering next year. “Chinese New Year 2020 falls on January 25. I am proposing three associations, namely Foochow, Hokkien (Chiang Chuan) and Cantonese (Kwang Tung) form a
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