Author: Florence Genta

RTP project fund well utilised

SARIKEI: Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii recently paid a visit to Unity Methodist Church, Merudu to inspect the church’s renovation project. Huang had given an allocation worth RM100,000 under the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) to the church. The project, which was completed recently, included roofing, tile replacement and

Towards excellence and efficiency

Sarawak civil service scores another achievement SIBU: The Service Sarawak Sibu Centre is another achievement of the Sarawak Civil Service Transformation Plan 10-20, initiated nine years ago with a world class civil service vision in mind and a mission to provide excellent service delivery through high performance teamwork. “We are

Rep helps students prepare for school year

SARIKEI: Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii recently donated school bags, uniforms and school shoes to students in his constituency. The Repok Service Centre team conducted tours and distributed school bags to primary schools within the constituency including SK Methodist Anglo-Chinese Sarikei, SK St Anne, SJK Kwang Chien, SJK

Taos 3.0 to take place on Dec 21

SIBU: Kelab Sape Dayak Sibu (KSDS) will host The Art of Sape (Taos) 3.0 on December 21 at the Sibu Heritage Centre (SHC), Central/Wong Nai Siong Road from 9am to 5pm. Its chairman Anthony Abong said Taos 3.0, previously known as the Sape Show and Exhibition, has entered its third

Firefighters respond to landslide SOS

SIBU: Heavy rain caused landslide that affected the kitchen of a house at Machan Kanowit Town Road here yesterday. The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Operations Centre (PGO) received a report on the incident at 3.15pm and six members of the Kanowit Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) led by

Chinese medicine forum niche tourism product

SIBU: More than 1,000 Chinese physicians/medicine practitioners attended the Sarawak Chinese medicine forum recently. The two-day forum saw, aside from Malaysia, participants from China, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia. It was organised by Sarawak Traditional Chinese Physicians Association in collaboration with Kolej Kemahiran Asia. Speaking at the forum on Saturday

(From left) Johari, Azman, Dr Sim and Dr Annuar at the launching of Tan Sri Azman Hashim Community Sports Centre at Sibujaya Township.

Community sports centre for Sibujaya

SIBU: Sibujaya has come a long way since its humble beginning in 1994; it is now a vibrant township. Thanks to the solid support of the state government, many amenities have been built and various public services such as schools, police station, hospital, Bomba station and public library are in

Abang Johari (second left) looks closely at a model of the proposed community sports centre.

Sibujaya— potential food production hub

SIBU: More comprehensive development plan implemented by the state government in Sibujaya in future could boost the area’s potential as a food production hub in central Sarawak. This is why the government is actively upgrading infrastructure especially roads to facilitate agricultural production in the central region including Sarikei, Bintangor and

Promoting Sarawak via short film competition

SIBU: The Sarawak short film competition is one of the best platforms to explore or promote Sarawak. Sibu Member of Parliament Oscar Ling hoped that the competition could tap more local talents apart from promoting Sarawak’s tourism industry. “It is not merely film competition…we organise it so that we can

‘Nanga Ukom—The Sarawak’ wins short film contest

SIBU: Shia Yih Phen from Kuching with his short film title, ‘Nanga Ukom — The Sarawak’ emerged champion in the Sarawak short film competition organised by Sarawak Digital Media E-Platform Association in Sibu on Saturday. Second place went to Charlton Andrew (Kuching) with his short film, ‘Welcome to the Kingdom’