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Malaysia Day do ready to go

SIBU: Everything is in place for hosting the Malaysia Day celebration at Sibu Indoor Stadium on Sept 16. This is obvious by the look of the stadium where preparations have been made by various federal and state government departments and agencies. Malaysians can watch the televised celebration which will be

Pustaka newest branch opens Monday

SIBU:  Pustaka Sibu is the State Library newest branch. It will be declared open by Chairman of Sarawak State Pustaka Management Board Tan Sri Datuk Amar Hamid Bugo here this Monday (Sept 14).  At the event Hamid will hand over the key. He will also officiate at the accreditation of

Brisk business at Sunday market

SIBU: The traders at Sunday market at Taman Indah here seemed to be doing brisk business. Chairman of Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) Clarence Ting said this in a statement yesterday (Sept 12). “Last week, the 6th week since opening on August 1, the Sunday market had the lowest turnout of

OKU boy feared drowned

SIBU: An 18-year old boy, Dublin Clint is feared drowned after his fibre boat was found floating in Rajang River near Nanga Sungai Ensengei, Kanowit today. The boat used by Dublin to deliver barrels of oil across the Kaabah River was found floating by local residents. Fire and Rescue Services

955 business events since 2006

SIBU: Sarawak has hosted 955 business events with the total economic impact of RM1.6 billion from 2006 until Sept 10. According to Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, the events had contributed RM870 million in total direct delegate expenditure and RM96 million in tax revenue

Church gets RM100,000 for upgrade

SARIKEI: Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii handed over a cheque for RM100,000 from the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) 2020 (Phase 1) to Yien Sung Methodist Church here for the upgrading of its facilities.  Huang also handed over an allocation of RM100,000 under the rural transformation project (RTP) grant

Great help in reducing flooding

SIBU: Bunds and pumping stations here built by the government have greatly reduced flooding in some low-lying areas during the period of heavy rain. Senator Robert Lau when contacted said several parts of Sibu were flooded on Monday (Sept 7). “The flood was caused by unusually heavy rainfall in upriver

PDP’s potential candidate visits Sibu longhouses

SIBU: The Youth chief of Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) Bawang Assan Division, Joshua Ting Fu Ying, believes that the best way to serve the people is to work hard to solve their problems. Even little matters that seem insignificant but have impact on their lives should not be ignored, he

Floods swell after days of heavy rain

SIBU: Low-lying areas here were inundated by flash floods over the past few days. According to Sibu Resident Charles Siaw, it is due to heavy rain over the past several days which also coincided with the high tide. “The authorities are monitoring the situation closely,” he told reporters on Monday

Potential candidate’s election promises

SIBU: Chairman of the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Dudong branch, Wong Ching Yong has promised that he will fight for the tarring of the road from Sungai Assan to Durin if he is elected Dudong assemblyman.  He made the promise during an SUPP Dudong talk held at Durin Bazaar