SIBU: Two longhouse blocks at Pasai Siong Tengah here were destroyed in a fire on Monday (Oct 19). The fire involved Rumah Jelian Nayor (28 doors) and Rumah Langi Ambau (21 doors). According to the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, a distress call on the incident was
SIBU: A couple was charged at the Magistrate’s Court on Monday (Oct 19) with the murder of a woman whose body was stuffed into a suitcase near Jalan Aman here. Both accused understood the charge when it was read and explained to them in Mandarin through an interpreter. However, no
SIBU: Private Chinese secondary schools in the state still need help and support from the community. Stating this, Sarawak United Association of Private Chinese Secondary School Management Board chairman Temenggong Datuk Vincent Lau said this is to enable the schools to run more efficiently. “Large expenses are needed to run
SIBU: Sibu Parkinson Society has more than 100 registered members. A Chinese physician Dr Ngieng Seng Harng said this after giving a talk on Parkinson’s disease (PD) at Star Mega Mall here on Sunday (Oct 18). Dr Ngieng said PD is a progressive brain disorder. It has diverse symptoms but
SIBU: Members of the public here have given good response to the new Sunday market site at Taman Indah here since it was relocated from Taman Mahsuri on Aug 1. Despite reservations about this locality amongst the traders, Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting and SMC Market & Petty
SARIKEI: The Sarawak government has allocated large funds for the development of school infrastructure and education, said Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii. Currently, he said the government was actively implementing road construction projects from Sarikei to Tanjung Manis, agro projects, agricultural produce collection centres and many more. “The
SARIKEI: A total of 74 bodies here benefitted from minor rural project (MRP) grants worth RM176,000 today. The grants were presented by Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii. Huang handed over the grants at a simple ceremony held at the Repok service centre here. Among the recipients were parent-teacher-associations
SIBU: The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Education Bureau has urged the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) to drastically limit the number of medical students each year as soon as possible and to raise the minimum entrance requirements to read medicine. The bureau chairman, Datuk
SIBU: The Sibu branch of Sarawak State Library (Pustaka Sibu) will be officially launched by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg on October 21. According to its chief executive officer Dr Rashidah Bolhassan, Pustaka Sibu started it services to the public on Sept 15 this year after its
SIBU: Due to Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) deputy chairman Wong Ching Yong’s high level of commitment, residents of Rumah Udam Tuah in Ulu Sungai Menyan near here will have a concrete bridge soon. Wong, who is also the chairman of Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Dudong branch, said the
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