SIBU: Police are hunting for a prisoner who broke out from the Sibu Central Prison last Sunday (May 30). Sibu OCPD ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit confirmed the incident after news of the escape went viral on social media. The suspect, identified as Lee Ka Yieng, 49, from Sarikei, had been
SIBU: The Sibu Division Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) has a rollout plan for its vaccination programme, said Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee. He said that the plan aimed to vaccinate up to 70 percent or 190,000 residents by the end of August in order
SIBU: Members of the public are invited to participate in the ‘Jom Coding’ Programme. Education, Science and Technology Research Assistant Minister Dr Annuar Rapaee said the programme was the best platform to introduce and expose the younger generation to computing, programming and coding. He explained that it was organised
SIBU: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Sibu branch confirmed that there was no panic buying among residents here during the implementation of the movement control order (MCO), which started today (May 29) Its chief Kelyn Bolhassan @ Haliward said the results of the monitoring operation by
SIBU: The completion of the Sibu-Kapit Road project last year has badly affected the express boat industry in the central region. This was acknowledged by the chairman of the Express Boat Owners Association of the Third, Sixth and Seventh Divisions of Sarawak Lau Hieng Choon when contacted today (May 29).
SIBU: Express boats were still operating as usual today (May 29), said Assistant Controller of the Sarawak Rivers Authority (LSS) Region II (Sibu) Hatta Morshidi. However, he explained, the trips from Sibu-Kapit-Putai and Kapit-Sibu were only once a day. “The Sibu-Kapit-Putai express boat will depart at 8 am from
SIBU: A coffee shop owner was fined RM5,000 for allowing 11 of his customers to dine in and gamble in the premises at Jalan Market on Thursday (May 27). Sibu OCPD ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said at around 11.48am, a standard operating procedure (SOP) compliance monitoring team led by ASP
SIBU: Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) yesterday (May 27) held a National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme registration campaign here. Its chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh said the event aims to encourage more communities in Sibu, especially the business community under its jurisdiction, to register for the vaccination. During the campaign, SMC helped
SIBU: The Sibu Division Health Department said it has been made mandatory for service sector employees who are required to frequently travel in between zones/districts to undergo the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for Covid-19 effective Tuesday (May 25). “The test is free-of-charge and will be conducted at the Sibu
SIBU: An accounts clerk lost RM101,000 after falling victim to a Macau Scam. District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the 37-year-old victim received a call at 8 am from a man who introduced himself as a Telekom officer. “The alleged officer called on May 18 to inform the
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