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1. Flying doctor helicopter crashes near Long Lellang, Sarawak

   1 week ago Utusan Long Lellang, Sarawak 47.9 km

   A BO-105 helicopter carrying five people, including the pilot, crashed near the STOLport in Long Lellang, Sarawak. The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) confirmed the incident, and the Air Accident Investigation Bureau will investigate.

2. UNIFOR allocates RM340,000 for church upgrade and pastor's house in Long Iman

   1 week ago Saluran 122 Gereja BEM Long Iman, Long Iman, Sarawak 27.8 km

   The Unit for Other Religions (UNIFOR) has allocated RM270,000 to upgrade the BEM Long Iman Church and build a new pastor's house. An additional RM70,000 was approved to complete the remaining upgrade work. The funding is part of the Sarawak government's commitment to provide good facilities for places of worship in rural areas.

3. Sarawak Unifor channels RM2.04 million to five churches in Mulu area since 2017

   1 week ago Borneo Post Mulu Marriott Resort, Mulu, Sarawak 31 km

   A total of RM2.04 million has been channelled by the Sarawak government's Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) to five houses of worship in and around Mulu National Park since 2017. Deputy Minister Datuk Gerawat Gala announced the figures at a programme held at the Mulu Marriott Resort on Sunday, where cheques were also handed over to two of the churches.

4. Veterinarian stranded by haze, animals await treatment

   2 weeks ago Astro Awani Mulu, Sarawak 32.1 km

   A veterinarian, Dr Samuel Wong, is stranded in Mulu, Sarawak, after his flight to Miri was delayed and then rescheduled due to haze, forcing him to pay for extra accommodation and postpone animal appointments at his clinic in Mukah. AirBorneo Airways rescheduled 14 flights due to operational and safety constraints caused by the haze.