Show vaccination cert to enter Sibu Night Market

SIBU: Only individuals who have completed both doses of the vaccination will be allowed to enter or visit the Sibu Night Market located at Butterfly Garden here effective Sept 1. Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh said the public are required to show proof of their vaccination status to the enforcement officers […]

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 very slow. Only 400 visitors […]

Sibu Night Market to continue operating

SIBU: The Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) has decided to allow the Sibu Night Market to operate from tonight (Apr 22), Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh said today (Apr 21). Earlier, Ting had attended a meeting on the conditional movement control order (CMCO) with enhanced standard operating procedures (SOPs) for […]

People too scared to go to market

SIBU: The increase in Covid-19 positive cases recorded in Sibu on Friday (April 9) has made the night market seemed gloomy with fewer customers. Despite the good weather, the first night at the Butterfly Garden last Friday showed that the market was not well-patronised. Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Councilor Clarence Ting today said he […]

Sibu night market, weekly market to operate as usual

SIBU: The night market and weekly market will continue despite the cancellation of the Ramadan bazaars here. Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting confirmed this today. “Both can continue. No problem. The night market will operate starting tomorrow night (Friday) while the weekly market will start this Saturday.” Many thought that the cancellation of […]

SMC submits proposal for markets’ reopening

SIBU: The Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) will submit a proposal to the Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) to consider the reopening of the Sibu Night Market and the Sibu Weekend Market in the near future. Once the proposal is accepted, SDDMC will extend the request to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) to decide […]

Council boss happy with his councillors

SIBU: Chairman of Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) Clarence Ting is happy with the commitment of his councillors to ensure the success of the town’s new Sunday market at Taman Indah Teku. The market which relocated from Jalan Mahsuri operates from 6am to 11am Saturdays and Sundays. “I noticed that the councillors arrived at 6.15am to […]

Brisk business at Sibu night market

SIBU: Business was so good at the reopening of the night market last Saturday that it took food stall traders less than two hours to sell all their food. The market was closed for three months due to the movement control order (MCO). When it reopened last Saturday, it attracted a big crowd of people. […]