SRDC bids to beautify Durin into tourist attraction

SIBU: Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) is planning to connect or extend the existing jetty, and beautify the landscape in Durin, using Rejang Esplanade as a template. SRDC chairman Sempurai Petrus Ngelai noted that they would submit these two proposals to the Ministry of Public Health, Housing and Local Government to obtain funds. “We will... Read More

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November 28, 2022

Students attend Iban language programme

SIBU: A total of 80 students from eight secondary schools here attended the Program Cemerlang Akademik (POCEM) Bahasa Iban Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) at Dewan Wawasan SMK Sungai Merah recently. The participating students were from Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Luar Bandar Sibu, SMK Sungai Merah, SMK Rosli Dhoby, SMK Bukit Assek, SMK Durin, SMK Bawang... Read More

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November 28, 2022

SRDC pins hopes on adding festivals to tourism calendar

SIBU: Officials at Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) are hoping the four main festivals annually organised by the council will be listed in the state tourism calendar next year. Pesta Selangau, Pesta Sibu Jaya, Pesta Simfoni Batang Rajang and Pesta Durin are deemed to have great potential as tourism products in rural areas and to... Read More

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November 28, 2022

Think-tank calls for special provisions for natives

SIBU: The Dayak Think Tank Association Sarawak (DTTAS) has urged Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to have special provisions for the Dayaks in Sarawak. Its founder cum adviser, Wellie Henry Majang, and its financial adviser, Nelly Tawai in a joint statement on Today (Nov 28) said one of the basic issues in the Malaysia... Read More

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November 28, 2022

180 complete workshop on running activities

SIBU: A total of 180 participants from all over Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia have completed the ‘Be A Running Champ’ 2022 Sarawak workshop here. Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting said that the organising of the workshop could improve the knowledge of the participant on running activities. “It is a big challenge for sportsmen... Read More

Sarawak News

November 27, 2022

SRDC draws up plans to give Durin more buzz

SIBU: Plans are afoot to give Durin a thorough makeover in an attempt to give more buzz and attract visitors to what is now considered a quiet hollow. Planners at the Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) are working on beautifying the old town, drawing on the Rajang Esplanade as their model, and also hope to extend... Read More

Sarawak News

November 27, 2022

Pesta Rakyat Durin to help strengthen unity, friendship

SIBU: Pesta Rakyat Durin 2022 will help to strengthen and reinforce the spirit of unity, brotherhood, friendship, and sense of belonging among the people throughout the state, especially in Durin, said Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. The Dudong assemblyman also noted that the festival can foster the interest of local people in venturing into the... Read More

Sarawak News

November 27, 2022

Chieng to fund fire hydrant maintenance

SIBU: Bukit Assek assemblyman Joseph Chieng has pledged to set aside allocations from his Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) funds next year for fire hydrant maintenance in his constituency. He said it was to ensure public safety during fire incidents as well as build public confidence in the fire hydrant system. “I have already started to... Read More

Sarawak News

November 27, 2022

Local suspect, 40, held for having drugs

SIBU: Police here arrested a 40-year-old man here on suspicion of drug possession. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the local man was picked up around 3pm yesterday in a public toilet at Lorong Salim. “An inspection conducted found him in possession of a plastic packet containing crystalline substance believed to be methamphetamine,” he... Read More

Sarawak News

November 26, 2022

Donate to homeless when you fill up petrol

SIBU: Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the state have been urged to emulate Petronas fuel stations in raising funds for the operations of a temporary transit centre (TTG) for the homeless. Deputy Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Development, Mohamad Razi Sitam said Petronas Lanang Barat will be the first of 50 Petronas stations state-wide to... Read More

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SRDC bids to beautify Durin into tourist attraction

Students attend Iban language programme

SRDC pins hopes on adding festivals to tourism calendar

Think-tank calls for special provisions for natives

180 complete workshop on running activities

SRDC draws up plans to give Durin more buzz

Pesta Rakyat Durin to help strengthen unity, friendship

Chieng to fund fire hydrant maintenance

Local suspect, 40, held for having drugs

Donate to homeless when you fill up petrol

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