Bederun Festival makes comeback after six years
MUKAH: The long-awaited Bederun Festival has finally made its return to Pekan Balingian. Balingian assemblyman Abdul Yakub Arbi said the festival was making a comeback, having been last held in 2017. “Alhamdulillah, the public’s response to the Bederun Festival this time is very encouraging and many people came to enliven this festivity from beyond the […]
Happy and excited at the same time
MUKAH : Visitors from all over the state are thronging to the Pesta Kaul Mukah site here. The popular festival, which is being held from April 26 to May 1, is making a comeback after a two-year hiatus since the COVID-19 pandemic. New Sarawak Tribune managed to interview some visitors here for their views on […]
Over 200 boats compete in Mukah Kaul Bidar Lukut race
MUKAH: Some 222 Bidar Lukut boats are competing in the Bidar Lukut race in conjunction with the Mukah Kaul Festival. The competition, organised by the Melanau Mukah Association and Tellian Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Youth, began on Friday (April 28) and runs until Sunday (April 30). Participants from Dalat, Oya, Mukah and Balingian are […]
Hanifah gives bubur lambuk to Mukah people
MUKAH: A total of 1,500 packs of bubur lambuk have been distributed to the people of Mukah to foster social ties during this auspicious month of Ramadan. Present to give out the porridge along Jalan Boulevard to people passing by was Deputy Minister of Economy Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib. Hanifah, who is also the Mukah […]
Tourism potential in Kaul Petanak: Hanifah
MUKAH: More than 1,500 residents and visitors thronged Kaul Petanak 2023 which got off to an enthusiastic start at the Kuala Sungai Petanak beach here today. Deputy Economy Minister Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib, who is also Mukah MP officiated the event. She felt the festival had great potential for Mukah tourism and could be a […]
Chinese associations in Mukah receive govt funding
MUKAH: Tellian received RM300,000.00 in funding from the state government for their new Mukah Chinese Benevolent Society Building project and an annual grant of RM10,000 under the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) 2023 for the Chinese associations of Mukah Division. Tellian assemblyman Royston Valentine disclosed this when officiating at the 2023 Chinese New Year Dinner organised […]
Generous prizes up for grabs
MUKAH: Generous prizes are up for grabs during the Sungai Duan Futsal Tournament which will take place on March 4 to 5, 2023 at the Sungai Duan Futsal Court, Jalan Bukut Mukah. The managing committee of the tournament said that the participation is available up to 32 teams’ slot and it is open for any […]
Villagers attend entrepreneurship programme
MUKAH: The UiTM Sarawak Branch, Mukah Campus has established a Product Development, Marketing and Community Empowerment through ecotourism and Tellian area entrepreneurship programme in association with the Tellian Community Service Centre. This three-day programme aims to build eco-tourism and entrepreneurship initiatives, diversify rural entrepreneurs’ sources of income by enhancing their business knowledge, introduce them to […]
Educational buildings in dire need of repairs
MUKAH: Several educational building structures here are in dire need of repairs and required the attention of the government to fix them and new ones to be built. Tellian assemblyman Royston Valentine said one of them is the nursery building in Kampung Petanak Hilir which is deemed unsafe and poses a safety risk. “We have […]
Man succumbs to fatal two-vehicle collision
MUKAH: A collision between a lorry and a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) along KM118, Jalan Sibu-Bintulu, has resulted in the death of a local man today (Feb 15). Mukah police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias in a statement, said the accident happened around 8 am when both vehicles were travelling in opposite directions. Investigations found that […]
