Author: Clement Erik Wong

Sibu records one more death for total of 62

KUCHING: One new death as a result of Covid-19 infection was recorded in Sibu today, bringing the state death toll to 62. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement today, said the deceased was an 83-year-old local woman who was admitted to Sibu Hospital after having fever and

Sibu divided into zones to facilitate management

KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee has taken a new approach to handling the pandemic in Sibu. Its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said instead of looking at Sibu town as a whole unit, the committee has decided to divide the area into 31 zones to facilitate management. He

Town Villa residents complying with CMCO

SIBU: Residents of Town Villa houses and flats in Sibu Jaya are in full compliance with the conditional movement control order (CMCO). Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit, when contacted, said all the rules and guidelines pertaining to the CMCO were fully complied with by some 6,000 residents.

Vaccine rollout plan — first batch on Feb 27

KUCHING: The state Health Department will begin rolling out the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines on Feb 27, said its director Dr Chin Zin Hing. Elaborating on the state’s vaccination plan, he explained that 56 health centres have been identified to offer vaccination services to frontliners as part of the

Barbed wire fencing in Sibu Jaya to control people’s movement

SIBU: The army has installed barbed wire fencing in two locations in Sibu Jaya to ensure effective control of the movement of residents following the imposition of enhanced movement control order (EMCO) from tomorrow (Feb 12) until Feb 25. The EMCO will involve flats and Town Villa houses in the

Man, missing for 8 days, safe and sound after all

BAU: An eight-day search to locate a man who went missing after a fishing trip on Feb 3 at Sungai Stat, had a happy ending after all. He returned to his village, Kampung Bijuray Mongag, 15 km from here — safe and sound. The search and rescue (SAR) operations ended

Serba Dinamik sponsors KCFC jerseys

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Kuching City FC (KCFC) have a new home and away jersey kit. The jerseys for the 2021/22 season were launched today (Feb 11). Club president Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman said the new jersey kit, which sports the Serba Dinamik Sdn Bhd logo, commemorates the team’s first participation in the

Farmer who lost his way found safe and sound

KUCHING: A farmer on his routine farming trip to his farm to plant chillies on Wednesday (Feb 10) afternoon had his family worried when he failed to return home by nightfall. When there was still no sign of him late night, his family lodged a report with the Bintangor district

Zulfikar is Sarawak’s new CID chief

KUCHING: The state police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) welcomed their new chief ACP Zulfikar Mohd Ghazali at their contingent headquarters today (Feb 10). Zulfikar took over the post from SAC Mat Zani@Mohd Salahuddin Che Ali who has been appointed Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (Intelligence/International Relations) principal assistant director.

Five injured, three family members including infant rescued from apartment fire

KUCHING: Three members of a family including an eight-month-old infant were rescued from a burning apartment block in Taman Suria Jaya, Jalan Matang, here today (Feb 10). Five other residents aged between 18 and 69 years suffered various injuries after they jumped off the first floor of the four-storey apartment