SIBU: A female teacher in her 40s reportedly lost RM4,000 to a scam involving a foreign contact and an online dating application. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said that on March 17, the woman met one Jeffrey Ben Mayne on OMI application. He said the man described
SIBU: A 46-year-old truck driver was arrested by police for making a vulgar gesture to a traffic policeman when he was issued a summons for parking his vehicle in a restricted area. The incident happened at 8am at Jalan Bengkel here on Sunday. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan
SIBU: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Dudong Branch assisted traders of Grand Height Wet Market in Hulu Lanang to apply for the Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS) aid. Its chairman Wong Ching Yong said almost all traders registered with the local authorities are BKSS recipients. “Due to not being familiar
SIBU: All Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Kanowit committee members had unanimously left the party yesterday. The announcement was made by the former chairman, George Chen, in a statement yesterday. However, the press statement did not disclose the number of committee members that had resigned. “With the current situation facing us,
KAPIT: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for a longhouse resident, who was reported missing near a forest at Rumah Tiso, Nanga Merit, is ongoing. Kapit fire and rescue station (BBP) chief Erwandy Tugor said the operation on the second day was extended from 10km to 20km outwards. “The villagers
SIBU: Assistant Minister of Local Government and Housing Dr Annuar Rapaee commended the state government’s decision in not implementing the conditional movement control order (CMCO). He said the relaxation of the MCO might prompt some people to let their guard down and become complacent. He also warned that the danger
SIBU: Hawkers here are complying with standard operating procedures (SOPs) set by the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) and the local authorities. Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh was pleased with the attitude of hawkers selling food during this Ramadan season. “Today (May 3) we conducted a
SIBU: An elderly woman was killed after she was hit by a van while crossing a road yesterday. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the accident happened around 11am at Ulu Lanang road here. The victim was identified as Lik Sie Hua, 69, from Lanang road. “We
SIBU: A man did not fulfil his wish to visit his sick sister-in-law in Sarikei when he was killed in an accident yesterday. The victim was identified as Yii Kheng Ang, 64, from Apollo Road here. Prior to the accident, Yii had gone to Lanang police station to apply for
SIBU: A man suffered a loss of RM11,720.70 after being tricked into buying face masks online. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the scam began on March 30 when the 37-year-old complainant contacted person to buy 158 boxes of masks. “The person paid RM11,720.70 online including shipping
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