January 2011 ~ N O K i

Limbang: Cholera Outbreak

43 victims were admitted to Limbang Divisional Hospital due to sign of cholera disease last week, after attending a wedding's feast at Kampung Buang Abai, Limbang, Sarawak on 6th March 2011.Meanwhile, some of 43 victims including childrens, were isolated in Limbang Indoor Stadium, which is the main sports venue,as temporary location for preventing spreading of the disease and 'treatment'and 20 others were admitted to Limbang Divisional Hospital for close observation and treatment.

SBEU members seek justice through picket

Sarawak Bank Employees Union (SBEU) was held to propose a picket against disparity in benefits accorded to its members compared to those in Peninsula Malaysia and Sabah. The issues involved are that members of SBEU are not given salary adjustment like their counterparts in Sabah who were granted a two percent salary increase; the bank management had also granted Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) between RM100 and RM150 per month to employees in Peninsula Malaysia but not to bank employees in Sarawak.

Sarawak CM&Wife to Limbang

25th Jan 2011. YAB Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud (middle) with wife,Puan Sri Ragad Waleed Al Kurdi, and accompanied by Datuk Amar Hj. Awang Tengah Ali Hassan (right), are visiting the Northern Division, Limbang, Sarawak today, Their arrival at Purnama Hotel this morning were greeted by Limbang's residents and numbers of Limbang's cultural performances. They also coming for attending and opening ceremony of Dewan Masyrakat Medamit Limbang this later afternoon.

Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin; Ground-breakingceremony of the community’s cultural centre in Batu Danau. (Late Entry)

23rd Dec 2010 Limbang : Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin came to northern Sarawak, Limbang Division, to started the visit with a tour of the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine complex in Tedungan on the border with Brunei and attend a briefing there,l then he attended a meeting with the Bisaya community and perform the ground-breaking ceremony of the community’s cultural centre in Batu Danau. The next day, he had a breakfast with the people at the Limbang weekly market and attended a briefing on development at the office of the resident.