SIBU: This year’s Gawai celebration was a meaningful one for folks of Rumah Jackson Ngumbang, Rantau Dangih, Sekuau as Tamin assemblyman Christopher Gira made a Gawai visit to the longhouse on May 31. Christopher and his entourage were warmly welcomed by the longhouse folk. Led by its chief Grace, they
SIBU: A woman faced some anxious moments when her car suddenly caught fire last Sunday. The State Fire and Rescue Station Department (Bomba) operation centre said it received a distress call at 9.52am on Sunday. Firefighter PBK II Shairulnizam Wailie said the fire happened about five minutes after the woman
BINTULU: A fisherman who was reported missing and believed to have fallen into the sea on Thursday, was found yesterday morning about 0.4 nautical miles from Mukah Beach. Thirty-seven-year-old Lee Ah Leng from Kampung Penipah, Mukah, was found by villagers who participated in the search and rescue (SAR) operation which
SIBU: The bodies of two of the three missing teenagers who were feared to have drowned were recovered today. Trance Gong, 14, and Nurul Syahiera Salam, 13, were discovered by a search and rescue (SAR) team on the third day of the operation, today. Trance’s body was discovered at 7.20am
SIBU: The yearly exodus for the Gawai Dayak, annual festival celebrated by the Dayaks in Sarawak, Malaysia and Kalimantan, Indonesia, has begun with several thousands of passengers passing through the Sibu Express Boat Terminal here on Tuesday and Sarawak Rivers Board (SRB) tightening its enforcement. Huge crowds gathered at the
SIBU: Yayasan Perpaduan Sarawak (YPS) is aiming to make it into the Malaysia Book of Records by collecting the greatest number of unity short stories from all over the state. YPS chief executive Datuk Aloysius Dris said the minimum requirement set by MBR was 1000 stories but currently, the organiser
BINTULU: A 32-year-old woman driver this morning escaped in the nick of time after her four-wheel drive vehicle caught fire. She was at the junction of Pekan Baru Tatau when she noticed smoke coming out from the engine of her vehicle. She quickly stopped her car by the roadside and
SIBU: Fostering the spirit of peace and unity is the responsibility of all, said Sibu Resident Charles Siaw. He said one perfect opportunity to nurture peace and unity is the festive occasions. “Gawai Dayak is one of these festivals. Gawai brings us together. Through events like pre-Gawai Dayak dinner we
SIBU: The Area Development Committee (ADC) of Batang Oya/Pakoh/Sekuau wants to improve its people’s income by implementing agriculture programmes. Its chairman Henry Kanyan revealed that the state government had issued an occupation ticket (OT) licence to an area of 497 hectares at Rumah Seliau and gave it to the committee
SIBU: The Sibu Sikh Temple (Gurdwara Sahib Sibu) hostel in Jalan Awang Ramli Amit is expected to be completed by June or July this year. Housing and Public Health Assistant Minister Dr Annuar Rapaee visited the temple today to monitor the progress of the construction of the temple’s hostel. Speaking
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