KANOWIT: A total of 3,896 households or about 300 longhouses under Ngemah state constituency have received food assistance since Jan 22 until now. According to Ngemah assemblyman Alexander Vincent, the assistance, which was given in stages, was a collaborative effort of the Sibu Resident’s Office and Kanowit District Office. “Thank
SIBU: Police have identified an oil palm plantation road in Pasai Siong as the new location of roadblock in Sibu district. Sibu District Police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the General Operations Force (GOF) and the army would assist the police in the roadblock. “This oil palm plantation will
SIBU: Hundreds of employers turned up at the police stations here today to apply for travel permits for their employees. They were seen queuing up at the Central Police Station and the Lanang Police Station despite the rainy weather. An employer, who declined to be named, expressed his dissatisfaction as
SIBU: Three Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) staff, stationed at the council depot here, tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday. SMC chairman Clarence Ting, in a statement today, said the infection originated from one of the staff who was confirmed positive for Covid-19 last Saturday. Following that, all SMC staff at
SIBU: Longhouse residents who are subject to movement restrictions are reminded to always comply with instructions from the authorities. Political secretary to the chief minister Romeo Christopher Tegong said that by doing so, it would aid the government’s efforts in combating the worsening Covid-19 situation here. “Your cooperation is necessary
SIBU: Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh slammed the act of some people who thronged the Sibu Central Market on Sunday morning (Jan 24). He said the traffic on Jalan Lebuh Tinggi (the route to Sibu Central Market) was congested where people were seen buying goods and
SIBU: A total of 8,230 household heads (KIR) in Nangka constituency will receive the food basket aid from the state government from tomorrow onwards. Nangka assemblyman Dr Annuar Rapaee who is also the coordinator of Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (JPBB) said, a total of nine distribution centres will be
SIBU: The Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) depot which houses its Public Works Division at Jalan Teng Chin Hua here has been closed with immediate effect Saturday evening (Jan 23). SMC chairman Clarence Ting said this was done after one of the staff was confirmed to be positive for Covid-19 infection.
SIBU: Some traders here are still unclear on whether their businesses belong to the essential services sector or not. Due to this, many were found still conducting their non-essential service businesses on the first and second day of the movement control order (MCO) here, said Sibu district police chief ACP
SIBU: Beginning Monday (Jan 18), members of the public and owners of business premises here found violating the movement control order (MCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs) will be fined RM1,000. This was revealed by the Sibu Crime Prevention and Community Safety chief DSP Ariffin Bahar when met while monitoring the
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