SIBU: Individuals from Sarawak’s southern zone found entering Sibu without police permits or valid supporting documents will be slapped with a RM2,000 compound and ordered to turn back. This was told by Sibu Crime Prevention and Community Safety Division chief DSP Ariffin Bahar to the media when met at the
SIBU: A total of 585 compounds were issued to errant individuals for violating the standard operating procedures (SOP) from Jan to Aug 31 this year. Of the figure, 504 compounds with a value of RM503,000 had already been paid at the Sibu Divisional Health Office. District Crime Prevention and Community
SIBU: The Sarawak State Library (Pustaka) is organising a virtual Sarawakiana Festival for the first time this year. In conjunction with the festival, Pustaka Sibu will host a number of programmes and activities for residents in the Sibu division. Among the activities and programmes that will take place are Sarawakiana
SIBU: About 20,000 teenagers aged 16 and 17 in Sibu will be administered the Covid-19 vaccine starting next week. The Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) member, Senator Robert Lau Hui Yew said the vaccination programme would definitely be a relief to parents before the school session started early next
SIBU: Youths aged 16 and 17 years in Sibu may get their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccines next week. Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator, Dr Annuar Rapaee said they were waiting for further instructions from the government to exercise the vaccination programme. He was commenting on a
SIBU: Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh said that licensed business operators here welcomed the council’s initiative to issue vaccination certificates. According to him, this demonstrates a high level of awareness among business operators on the importance of vaccination in efforts to revive the economy following the
SIBU: Vaccination against Covid-19 has saved the people from getting worse following outbreak of the Delta variant. Assistant Minister of Local Government and Housing Dr Annuar Rapaee who is also Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee coordinator, said the vaccination had greatly reduced the risk of Covid-19 among the public. Dr
SIBU: Users of self-test kits who found themselves Covid-19 positive will be tested again or given new appointments for their rT-PCR screening tests to confirm the results. Sibu Divisional Health Officer Dr Teh Jo Hun when contacted on Saturday (Sept 4) said that his team greatly appreciated the efforts of
SIBU: The Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) has ordered all food premises owners to limit the number of their dine-in customers. SMC deputy chairman, Councillor Bujang Zainuddin Abdul Majid, when met on Friday, said, “The implementation of this rule is at the request of the Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC).”
KAPIT: A motorist died on the spot while two others suffered injuries in a crash involving two four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicles near Rumah Nyikau, Jalan Kapit-Song last Thursday. Kapit fire chief Erwandy Tugor said the victim was identified as a 58-year-old surveyor, Empati Bujai, who was trapped in his seat
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