Author: Robert Kenneth

Puncak Borneo PPDK Community Carnival on Oct 26

PADAWAN: Four Community Rehabilitation Organisations (PPDK) in the Puncak Borneo parliamentary constituency will join forces to organise the 2024 PPDK Community Carnival on Oct 26. PPDK Mambong, Siburan, Teng Bukap and Siniawan will come together to stage the event at the Kampung Bratan/Asah Multipurpose Hall, Jalan Puncak Borneo. Puncak Borneo

RM100K-allocation for building road to Rembang Cave

PADAWAN: Member of Parliament for Puncak Borneo Datuk Willie Mongin today announced a grant of RM100,000 for the construction of a 3km farm road leading to Rembang Cave at Kampung Emperoh Karu here. He made the announcement when officiating at the Rembang Cave Expedition at Kampung Karu here today. At

Over 3,000 ex-PSB members urged to join PDP

PADAWAN: More than 3,000 former members of the deregistered Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) are urged to join Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) after the merger of the two political parties in April this year. Former PSB Mambong branch chairman Sanjan Daik made the call at the closing of Gawai gathering for

Ramces Tawang is president of Padawan adventure club

KUCHING: Ramces Tawang is the new president of the Padawan Adventure 4×4 Club, succeeding Marcellinus Meran Poes, who did not seek re-election at the club’s annual general meeting held on Sunday. Sanjan Daik, previously the club’s secretary, is now the deputy president, replacing Alloysius Kuyong, while Noel Samuel as the

Leave old thinking behind, emulate Chinese: Willie

PUNCAK BORNEO: The Bidayuh community has been urged to get out of their comfort zone and leave the old thinking “we don’t have to work hard, we won’t starve because we have plenty of land to cultivate” aside. Member of Parliament for Puncak Borneo, Datuk Willie Mongin, who made the

Off-roaders play their part to promote tourism in Puncak Borneo

KUCHING: The Padawan Adventure 4×4 Club is not just a club involved in motor sports, but has taken on the role of a tourism promoter as well. Lately the club, led by its president Mecellinus Meran, has participated in several tourism activities around the Padawan and Borneo Highlands area. The

Borneo Highlands area holds potential to become a tourism hub

PADAWAN: The Borneo Highlands area in the Puncak Borneo Parliamentary Constituency has the potential to become a thriving tourism hub in the state, provided it is fully explored and necessary infrastructure is developed. Puncak Borneo MP Datuk Willie Mongin highlighted that several attractive areas around the Puncak Borneo constituency are

Agriculture, tourism sectors in Mambong earmarked for devt

PUNCAK BORNEO: Two economic sectors, namely agriculture and tourism, are the focus in the Mambong constituency to be developed under the Greater Kuching Coordination Development Agency. Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Dr Jerip Susil said that the vast land area and tourism potentials in the constituency had vast potentials to progress

Highly skilled S’wakians advised to contribute to growth of state

SIBURAN: Today’s students were reminded of their responsibility to continue the pace of development to realise the vision of making Sarawak a developed region by the year 2030. Deputy Minister of Transport (Air and Roads) Datuk Dr Jerip Susil when giving the reminder, said the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government,