Author: NurhauniLee Abdullah

Help children to understand SOPs

SIBU: Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh said the subject of standard operating procedure (SOP) compliance is important for children during this difficult time. He urged parents to educate their children on the SOPs as they play their part in jointly reducing the risk of contracting Covid-19.

Low-lying roads which previously flooded are being upgraded

SIBU: Parts of Jalan Sungai Assan and Jalan Nanga Assan which were previously flooded during the rainy and high tide seasons are being upgraded by the Sibu Rural District Council.  The council’s deputy chairman Wong Ching Yong told reporters this today (April 28).  However, he said that due to the

Report mass gatherings, Sibu residents urged

SIBU: Residents here have been urged to report any mass gathering activities among their neighbours. Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting, in a live broadcast on SMC’s website on Tuesday (April 27), said they should act as the eyes and ears of authorities for the enhanced standard operating procedure

Adapt to survive, non-essential businesses advised

SIBU: Businesses here not listed under essential services have been advised to adopt new ways to survive. Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting, during a live broadcast on SMC’s website, talked about business operations and the conditional movement control order (CMCO) enhanced standard operating procedures (SOPs) in Sibu division

ACD to be carried out in seven zones

SIBU: As part of efforts to control the spread of the Covid-19 here, the Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) will carry out active case detection (ACD) in several zones under the administration of Sibu Municipal Council (SMC). The committee said in a statement today that the zones are Tong

Bintulu MP donates face masks, PPE to Sibu cops

SIBU: Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) president Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing contributed 5,000 pieces of face mask and 200 sets of personal protective equipment (PPE) to Sibu District Police Criminal Investigation Division on Monday (April 26). A simple handover ceremony was attended by PDP Bawang Assan youth chief Joshua Ting

CMCO SOPs for Sibu Division extended

SIBU: The Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) has decided that the conditional movement control order (CMCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs) in Sibu Division be extended for another two weeks. Sibu DDMC, in a statement on Monday (April 26), said the enforcement period would begin from April 27 to May

177 positive in education sector so far

SIBU: A total of 177 teachers and students in this division have tested positive for Covid-19 between April 11 and 23. This was revealed by Education, Science and Technological Research Assistant Minister Dr Annuar Rapaee during a virtual update of the Sibu Covid-19 report on his social media platform on

Five without face masks compounded

SIBU: Five individuals working in an office as well as in a bank, were slapped with a RM1,500 compound each today for not wearing face masks. According to sources, a standard operating procedure (SOP) compliance monitoring operation led by Sibu deputy police chief Supt Collin Babat was conducted at the

Lukewarm response to night market reopening

SIBU: It was a lukewarm response to the first night reopening of the Sibu Night Market last Thursday. Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh said, of the 37 traders who usually sold food there, only 25 people came to do business. “Overall, the flow of traders is