Author: Famas

Frontliners praised for good job

KAPIT: Kapit Division is considered a green zone as far as Covid-19 is concerned, said the Resident of Kapit Division Nyurak Keti Kapit when chairing a meeting of the Division Disaster Management Committee here yesterday morning. Thanking all the frontliners for doing a good job to prevent the spread of

Baleh Saberkas, Jamit donate food items to Covid-19 enforcement teams

KAPIT: Baleh Saberkas and Bukit Goram assemblyman Jefferson Jamit Unyat donated food and drinks to frontliners enforcing the movement control order here yesterday. Representing Jamit were staff of Kapit PBB Service Centre and Bukit Goram led by Cochran Amos and SDNU Youth chief Judson Jarrau. Baleh Saberkas was led by

Masing donates food items to Covid-19 enforcement teams

KAPIT: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing has donated food and beverages to frontliners here tasked with enforcing the movement control order (MCO). The items were distributed to Kapit police, Song police, Unit Vector Control Kapit Health Department, Kapit Hospital and Kapit District Council. With

Churches thank Unifor for grants

KAPIT: Methodist Iban Church and St Mary Immaculate Conception Church (Roman Catholic) here thanked the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) for allocating financial grants to the respective churches for renovation and maintenance purposes. Methodist Iban Church Kapit received a grant amounting to RM250,000 whereas St Mary Immaculate Conception Church received

Tegas holds education road show in Kapit

KAPIT: Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Bumiputera Sarawak (Tegas) held its ‘Project of Dream Realised Road Show’ (Jelajah Pendidikan dan Kerjaya) at Kapit Civic Centre here recently. The education roadshow received an overwhelming response as hundreds of SPM and STPM school leaver and their parents patronised the one-day event. They were

Over 400 community leaders attend leadership seminar

KAPIT: More than 400 community leaders in Kapit District comprising Temenggong, Pemanca, Penghulu, Tuai Rumah, Kapitan and committee members of Village Security and Development Committees (JKKK) attended a one-day leadership seminar organised by Kapit District Office at the civic centre here recently. The seminar among others was to brief the

MP leads deity procession in Song

KAPIT: Kapit Member of Parliament Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi was given the honour to lead the annual Kiang Lin Ten Temple’s Tai Pek Kong (deity) procession in and around Song Bazaar here on Sunday. Some thirty-nine teams comprised of a lion dance troupe; dragon dance troupe; brass bands from Bintulu,

Buy only Sirim approved helmets

KAPIT : Enforcement officers from the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA)  Kapit office recently inspected several business premises here and found they had  found to be importing and distributing helmets  not approved by the Institute of Standards and Industrial Research (Sirim) Berhad. Chief enforcement officer from the

Masing presents RM475,500 grants

KAPIT: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing recently presented grants under his Minor Rural Project (MRP) fund amounting to RM475, 500 to 36 local bodies. The bodies comprised Village Security and Development Committee (JKKKs), Parent-Teacher Association (PTA), associations and sports and recreational clubs in Baleh Constituency. The

Reps attend Women’s Day do in Kapit

KAPIT:  Bukit Goram assemblyman Jefferson Jamit Unyat and Pelagus assemblyman Wilson Nyabong Ijang attended the International Women’s Day celebration here on Sunday evening. The event, organised by the Kapit Chinese Women Association (Kapit CWA), took place at Meligai Hotel. In his speech, Jamit lauded Kapit CWA for organising the celebration.