SIBU: Sarawak Forestry Corporation hopes that the government will declare more land as Ramsar sites in the state. Its chief executive officer Zolkipli Mohamad Aton said in Sarawak, Kuching Wetland National Park was gazetted as a Ramsar site on Nov 8, 2005, and is the only Ramsar Convention Certified site
SIBU: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg was here yesterday for a Chinese New Year visit. The Chief Minister had lunch at the residence of Ta Ann Group’s chief executive officer Datuk Wong Kuo Hea at T-Park Apartment Suites, Lorong Sena. Abang Johari and entourage were welcomed with
SIBU: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg yesterday visited Sibu Central Market. He arrived at the iconic market at about noon to mingle with the traders and shoppers. He was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas and Assistant Minister of Education and Technological Research
SIBU: Some 2,500 members of component parties of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) yesterday attended the launching of GPS Sibu Zone 9. The GPS members arrived as early as 8am at Sibu Civic Centre to show their support for Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, who officiated at the
SARIKEI: Doctors at Sarikei Hospital yesterday sought the help of the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) personnel to cut off a piece of iron piercing the arm of the patient. The Bomba team led by PBKII Haron Bin Jenai and two other personnel from Bomba Sarikei rushed to the hospital
SIBU: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who also acts as education minister, recently announced that Science and Mathematics subjects will once again be taught in English. However, he did not say when the change would be implemented, but even then people are already having varied opinions about it. A
SIBU: It all started as a hobby, but soon Karmila Galau, 43, realised that her pastime of creating attractive souvenirs using ceramic beads was bringing her a decent monthly income. The Sibu-based housewife turned entrepreneur, said her keen interest in beads prompted her to take her hobby seriously. She began
SIBU: A local delicacy that one must try while in Sibu is ‘kompia’ and despite the availability of many other cakes in the market these days, kompia is still a hot favourite among people of various races here. The local version of the bagel, kompia is well-loved by the Fuzhou
SIBU: Various government development programmes and projects have been successfully implemented for the benefit of the people in the Dudong State Constituency. Dudong assemblyman Datuk Tiong Thai King said Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) now had four Bumiputera service centres in Dudong. “Although the PSB was formed last year and is
SIBU: The General Operations Force (GOF) Lanang and GOF Sri Aman and SPRM raided wood factories in three separated locations, making seizures valued at RM128,800. Deputy Commanding Officer of GOF Battalion 10 Camp in Lanang, Friediel Nyambong, said the Jan 29 raids were conducted following information received of suspected illegal
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