Sibu, Kanowit, Selangau hit by flood, families evacuated to higher ground

Forty families from two longhouses in Kanowit had to evacuate to higher ground when their longhouses in Mapai were hit by floods. Sibu Division Resident Chai Moi Fong said the longhouses affected were Rh.Selungang with 13 families and Rh.Awing with 27. He said they were among the first victims of the floods which had hit [...]

Bakun Dam A Harbinger Of Better Days For Sungai Asap Folks

It is 6.30am on an exceptionally cold and misty morning in the Sungai Asap Resettlement Scheme, about 30 kilometers from the site of biggest hydroelectric dam in Southeast Asia, the Bakun Dam. Retired barter trader Bungan Abok, 83, and his family are among the 101 families staying at Uma Belor, one of the 15 modern [...]