Author: Danny Wong

UTS students do their part for charity

SIBU: A charity event organised by University of Technology Sarawak (UTS)’s School of Engineering and Technology (SET) rolled off today (Mar 29). The ‘Together We Care’ programme is organised in collaboration with the School of Business and Management (SBM). Event director Mohammad Hafsanjani Salleh said 45 families in need from

Youth fined for purchasing illegal lottery

SIBU: The Magistrate’s Courts here yesterday (Mar 28) slapped a 29-year-old man with total fines of RM8,100, in default 12 months’ jail, over seven charges of purchasing illegal lottery tickets. Thomas Kiu Chyl Wei from Rantau Panjang pleaded guilty to all the charges heard in two separate courts. All the

Improve healthcare system at Sibu Hospital: DAP

SIBU: The Sibu Hospital has been neglected for the past 10 to 15 years, says Sarawak DAP. Its political education bureau director Irene Chang said the issue had been raised from time to time. “Even during the 22 months when we were in the federal government, it had been one

Man jailed for criminal trespass

SIBU: A 33-year-old man from Julau will have to spend three months in jail as he could not pay RM1,800 fine imposed by a Magistrate’s Court yesterday (Mar 24) for criminal trespass. Magistrate Punitha Sivaraji fined Jerry Giau RM1,800, in default three months’ jail after the accused pleaded guilty to

Johorean fined RM500

SIBU: The Magistrate’s Court here yesterday fined a 32-year-old Johorean RM500, in default seven days’ jail for unlawful possession of RM20,000. Ruben Nair Veloo had pleaded guilty to a charge of possessing the money which unlawfully obtained at a house in Jalan Belatok around 7.20pm on June 13 last year.

Education – a life changer

SIBU: Providing education can no longer be calculated in terms of return on investment (ROI), pointed out Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation and Talent Development Dr Annuar Rapaee. “How much you spend on education, the return is huge and cannot be counted at all in term of dollars and cents

Pork in Sibu safe for consumption, assures Bukit Assek rep

SIBU: The public here have been assured that pork is safe for consumption as pigs are tested and checked before going through Sibu Municipal Council’s (SMC) abattoirs for distribution to sellers. “There are a few things that have Sibu folk confused.  We need to clarify them, especially on pork, from

Solve issues of undocumented children

SIBU: Opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) has come out in defence of a nine-year-old girl who was stopped from continuing to attend classes on the account of not having the required documentation. In bringing up the case of Jeanny Lianna Ating from Lawas, the party said it has highlighted yet

Solve loan issue before talking about affordable housing, govt told

SIBU: The federal government should first instruct the central bank to solve the problem of housing loans before talking about affordable housing, opines Tiew Yen Houng. The Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) treasurer pointed out that “otherwise, no matter how good the policy is, it will only be just empty promises

Man pleads guilty to cheating charge

SIBU: A man was indicted in the Magistrates’ Court for unlawful possession of RM17,895 on Thursday (Feb 24) . Magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhtar, after accepting the accused’s plea of guilty, fined Lee Liong Poo, 54, RM500, in default seven days’ imprisonment. Lee, from Sg Pelek, Selangor, was charged with having