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These
pages can enable all Kelabits, either as individuals or as a community, to
keep up-to-date with news of things that matter to them. It can help notify
them of any forthcoming event or to get reports on things that have taken place.
At a purely personal
level, it can help Kelabits to transmit information quickly to friends and
family: notices about weddings, additions to the family, obituaries even.
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March, April and May, 2003.
We regret we were unable to provide news during
March, April and May 2003. All the news items on these pages,
between November 2002 and February 2003, were provided by just one
contributor who now no longer lives in Sarawak.
If this news page is to continue, we urgently need
new contributors!
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18th June, 2003
We regret
to announce that Bala Ditta @ Kuda' Dita', the first Kelabit to compete in
the Olympic Games, died of stomach cancer at his house in Padang Kerbau,
Miri, on 17th June. He was 66.
A serving
Police Officer, he became Sarawak's first Olympian when, at the age 27, he
competed in the 100m hurdles at the Tokyo Olympics alongside
fellow-Malaysians M. Jegathesan (200 metres sprint) and K. Selvaratnam (400
metres hurdles). Though he failed to win a medal at Tokyo, he was more
successful at the 1971 and 1973 SEAP Games, winning one silver and one
bronze medal respectively.
We offer
our deepest condolences to all the members of his family.
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17th June, 2003
Agan
Sebastian Chew, son of Chew Sze Thiam and Supang Galih of Pa' Lungan, got
engaged to Miss Hamimah Talib of Kota Belud, Sabah, on the 14th
June. The engagement ceremony, attended by both families, was
solemnised by SIB Semenanjung's Secretary General, Richard Samporoh.
The wedding
is expected to take place in April or June 2004, most probably in Kuching.
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14th June, 2003
We regret
to announce that Ulit Matu@ Inan Diu of Bario Asal
passed away at Bario Asal on 13th June after a long illness.
We offer
our deepest condolences to Dr. Roland Dom Mattu and all the members of his
family.
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7th June, 2003
VisionAir
no longer exists. Though the service was taken over by Hornbill
Skyways, it has not been operational for two weeks since the aircraft had
been grounded. Latest reports suggest that Hornbill Skyways have
got it back on normal scheduled flights to Bario.
7th June, 2003
Ulit Matu@
Inan Diu of Bario Asal, the father of Dr. Roland
Dom Mattu, has been seriously ill for the past week.
We offer
him our best wishes for a speedy recovery.
7th June, 2003
An
engagement ceremony, for Pengiran Tuie and Heltder Matu, was held on Friday 6th June 2003 at Taman Tunku in
Miri. Pengiran Tuie, the second youngest of ten siblings, is the
son of Tuie Kipu and Elau Luyouk. Heltder Matu is the second
daughter of Tapan Tepun @ Abel Maran and Nait Ulun @Supang Tinggang.
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6th June, 2003
We regret
to announce that Tagong Riboh @ Kerab Ulun, the Headman of Ulung Palang B
longhouse, passed away in Miri on 6th June after a long
illness. The funeral was held at the SIB Morsjaya cementery on
7th June.
We offer
our deepest condolences to his family members.
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5th June, 2003
Though
there has been no rain in Bario for over 14 days, preparations for rice
planting are under way. About 60% of the fields has already been
cleared.
5th June, 2003
The public phone
at SMK Bario can now receive incoming calls. Its telephone number
is 085 - 791 056.
2nd June, 2003
Mr. Henry Lian, the President of Rurum
Kelabit Sarawak, suffered a stroke while attending the Highlanders' Carnival
in Miri on June 2nd. He was immediately sent to the Normah Hospital in Kuching for
further treatment.
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need your help to make these pages work. Any news item of Kelabit
events or about individual Kelabits will be welcome, from anywhere in the
world.
You do not have to
be an expert in writing, journalism or photography. Timing is the only important thing.
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with a synopsis, as soon as you hear of a forthcoming event or immediately
after it has taken place.
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pictures about the event, just send
them to us too!
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