SIBU: A fire destroyed a vacant barrack at Kem Belia Kemuyang, Jalan Oya, here on Monday. State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre received a distress call on the incident at 11.38pm and deployed nine firefighters, led by PBK II Shahrulnizam, of Sungai Merah Fire and Station and six
SIBU: A salesman lost RM16,970 after borrowing money from a non-existing money lender. The Sibu deputy police chief Supt Collin Babat said the 25-year old victim was surfing the Facebook when he found out about the ‘Maybank Personal Loan’. Collin said the victim wanted to borrow RM15,000 because he wanted
SIBU: Two men were killed after the car they were travelling in crashed into a timber loader at Salim-Stabau Road here at 9.30pm last Sunday (June 21). According to Sibu deputy police chief Supt Collin Babat, the victims, identified as Yong Khee Fong, 68, and Mok Hock Ming, 49, were
SIBU: The State Disaster Management Committee remains cautious when it comes to 10 persons sharing a table during the current recovery movement control order (RMCO) period. Thus, chairman of Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) Clarence Ting said ‘no’ when he was asked whether the decision made by the federal government applied
SIBU: People must comply with the standard operating procedure (SOP) to prevent the second wave of Covid-19. Speaking to New Sarawak Tribune on Saturday (June 20), Gelau Lau, 30, a civil servant said people should comply with the SOP, which means members of public, operators, traders and business owners should
SIBU: Sacred Heart Secondary School welcomes and appreciates all forms of assistance from the community, said its principal David Teo Wu. “As our school is not fully funded by the authorities, any help extended means a lot to everyone here,” he said. Teo also said the school relied heavily on
SIBU: Beauty salon operator Rose Chukan at Sg Merah here said her salon would impose additional fee of between RM3 and RM5 for providing personal protective equipment (PPE) such as glove, facemask and hand sanitiser. According to her, the extra charges are to cover the standard operating procedures (SOPs) expenses
SIBU: A total of 326 students returning from Malaya had undergone mandatory quarantine at Paramount Hotel here. Chairman of Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee Charles Siaw, commended the hotel which had offered its 83 rooms as temporary quarantine centre since May 18. “In compliance with our standard operating procedures (SOP)
SIBU: Parents are urged not to misuse the education aid provided by the government for their children. Assistant Minister of Education, Science and Technological Research Dr Annuar Rapaee said the assistance from the government must benefit the students. He was speaking at a presentation of Yayasan Sarawak school uniform vouchers
SARIKEI: Travelling from Sarikei to Tanjung Manis will take a much shorter time once a 17km road connecting the two places has been completed. According to Repok assemblyman Dato Sri Huang Tiong Sii, the road costing about RM300 million would be completed within four years. “Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang
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