SRDC bids to beautify Durin into tourist attraction
SIBU: Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) is planning to connect or extend the existing jetty, and beautify the landscape in Durin, using Rejang Esplanade as a template. SRDC chairman Sempurai Petrus Ngelai noted that they would submit these two proposals to the Ministry of Public Health, Housing and Local Government to obtain funds. “We will […]
SRDC draws up plans to give Durin more buzz
SIBU: Plans are afoot to give Durin a thorough makeover in an attempt to give more buzz and attract visitors to what is now considered a quiet hollow. Planners at the Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) are working on beautifying the old town, drawing on the Rajang Esplanade as their model, and also hope to extend […]
Pork sales unaffected by ASF deaths
SIBU: Despite the detection of African Swine Fever (ASF) in three farms in Durin in which mass deaths of pigs were reported recently, the sale of pork has not been affected. The deaths were confirmed on Monday (Jan 10) by the state veterinary diagnostic laboratory using rT-PCT tests. A pork outlet in Channel Road here […]
African swine fever confirmed in Durin
KUCHING: The State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory here confirmed that the African Swine Fever (ASF) has been detected in three backyard farms in Durin, Sibu Division. “These cases were confirmed today by the State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory using the Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (rT-PCR) tests,” said Minister for Modernisation of Agriculture and Regional Development Datuk […]
Pigs death poses threat to local livestock industry
MUKAH: A Chinese community leader here has expressed concern over the mass pig deaths in Durin (Sibu) and Bintangor (Sarikei) recently. Kapitan Kang Boon Eong, 57, said the pigs’ death could affect consumers and posed a threat to the local livestock industry. “While were still grappling with Covid-19 especially the new Omicron variant, we also […]
