SIBU: A 20-year-old man was arrested today for possession of drugs at a house in Sungai Bidut here. Sibu district police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili in a statement today, said the man was detained at about 9.30am by a team of Narcotics Crime Investigation Division (NCID) here. “As a result
SIBU: The raunchy dance show staged at a Gawai Dayak gathering here recently took a fresh twist when Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) president Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing defended the event, accusing certain quarters of turning it into a racial issue. “Unfortunately, it has been mutated into a racial issue
KUCHING: The three-day15th Triennial General Meeting (TGM) of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) from June 17-19 will be a very meaningful affair as the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition notched an overwhelming victory in last December’s 12th state polls. “GPS won 76 of the 82 seats with PBB winning all
SIBU: The Prowira Badminton Academy has received a grant amounting to RM7,000 in conjunction with the inauguration of its badminton courts located at Catholic High School, yesterday. Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the establishment of the academy was aimed at producing more
KUCHING: Passengers are advised to lodge their complaints with the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) and not the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) if they have any issues regarding aviation services. On Thursday (June 16), KPDNHEP informed that from March 1, 2016, through the Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act
KUCHING: The Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Sarawak (TEGAS) has done a superb job in promoting Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and Science, technology, engineering, and mathematic (STEM) education. TEGAS deputy chairman, Datuk Dr Jerip Susil said this in his speech when officiating at the TEGAS 10TH Anniversary Roadshow
SIBU: The traffic committee here has come out with a pilot project involving three schools to curb traffic congestion. The schools are SMK Sacred Heart, SK Sacred Heart English and Catholic High School. This was revealed by Bukit Assek assemblyman Joseph Chieng Jin Ek during an inspection on Monday (June
SIBU: Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman here will be upgraded as part of the Red Line project. Bukit Assek Assemblyman revealed that the Senior Work Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof was currently looking into the matter. “A few days ago, I talked to Datuk Seri Fadillah about the upgrading of Jalan
SIBU: A 29-year-old motorcyclist was found dead after he was believed to have been involved in an accident earlier in Jalan Tulai yesterday (June 12). Maradong OCPD DSP Sekam Anoi, in a press statement today (June 13), said the accident happened around 10.40pm when a 35-year-old woman—driving from Bintangor to
SIBU: Police here are seeking information on the whereabouts of an Indian national who was reported missing. In addition, the man reportedly has lost contact with the Indian embassy in Kuala Lumpur since October 2020. According to the Sibu district police chief, ACP Zulkipli Suhaili, the Missing Person or orang
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