SIBU: A shop assistant succumbed to his injuries following a bike-sports utility vehicle (SUV) collision at Jalan Deshon on Sept 24. Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the 18-year-old motorcyclist is said to be heading towards Ulu Sungai Merah around 7.30pm. Investigations found that the victim had
SIBU: Three hundred and thirteen children aged 12 to 17 were vaccinated at the Pandu Lalu Vaccination Centre (PPV) located at the parade ground of the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Ranger Regiment (3RRD), Oya Camp on Thursday (Sept 23). They were children of soldiers and civil servants under Brigade
SIBU: Positive cases under home quarantine are reminded to be honest and not to breach the standard operating procedures (SOPs). Assistant Minister of Local Government and Housing Dr Annuar Rapaee gave the reminder during a virtual session to update the Sibu District Covid-19 case on Saturday (Sept 25). Dr Annuar,
SIBU: Senator Robert Lau Hui Yew remains committed in helping students from underprivileged families who are facing difficulties due to the pandemic. He explained that this group should be helped as their parents had their income affected by the pandemic. He said that some of them live in rented accommodation
SIBU: More than 22,000 students in the Sibu division are involved in the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) for teenagers aged 12 to 15 which started on September 25 and will end on September 28. Sibu Vaccination Centre (PPV) coordinator James Badi, when contacted yesterday (Sept 26), said that the
SIBU: Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee has reminded people with Covid-19 symptoms to go to a hospital immediately. Speaking during a livestream on updates of the Sibu district Covid-19 cases on Saturday, he explained that Brought In Dead (BID) cases often occurred at home when
SIBU: A riverine erosion project at Rh Dennis Ansam in Bawang Assan is expected to be completed in November this year. The village’s safety and development committee (JKKK) head of development bureau Sammy Dennis said the project costing RM80,000 was currently 50 percent completed. “This project will take three months
SIBU: The Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) will conduct a study on 1,500 Covid-19 patients in Categories 1 and 2. Its coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee said the study will focus on the follow-up development of their health status to find out the number of patients whose health conditions worsened
SIBU: President of the Sarawak Teachers Union (STU), Adam Prakash Abdullah reminded teachers to always use the proper channels when voicing their concerns about the reopening of school sessions. Speaking at the Sibu Division STU 18th annual general meeting, he said that filing a complaint through the proper channels can
SIBU: A 12-year-old disabled child was rescued by members of the public from a fiery death when a house near a driving institute at Jalan Kiong Tiong here, caught fire on Sunday (Sept 19). A spokesman from the State Fire Department operations centre said at the time of the incident,
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