Resolve water woes without further delay
SIBU: Unstable water supply and low water pressure in Sibu Jaya continue to irk residents, said Dudong assemblyman Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. He said the deadline for resolving the problem that was originally scheduled for end of July has long passed. “Residents there are still living in misery of running out of water, leading […]
Sibu duo as Sarawak’s reps in Bintang P. Ramlee
KUCHING: Two contestants who hail from Sibu will be representing Sarawak in the Bintang P. Ramlee 2022 this Oct. Mohd Firdaus Abu Bakar and Siti Azliyani Jasini were crowned champions in the Bintang P. Ramlee and Era P. Ramlee respectively after competing against six others in their own category during the finals. Their performance in […]
35 stalls put up at theStage 2.0
SIBU: The second series of the programme initiated as a platform for local youth is called theStage 2.0 which will be held on Aug 27-28. According to Bukit Assek Assemblyman, Joseph Chieng, a total of 35 stalls – 15 more than the first one – will be operating during the event at the Rejang Esplanade […]
Early morning crash in Sibu kills two
SIBU: Two people were killed in a head-on collision between a multipurpose vehicle (MPV) and a compact vehicle at Jalan Ulu Oya. An emergency call was received by the State Fire and Rescue Operation Centre (Bomba) at 2.15am this morning regarding an accident at Jalan Ulu Oya near SK Sungai Merah. It has dispatched firemen […]
Maintaining the 59-year-old kompia business
Due to her passion for cooking, Wong Jiu Leng, 57, inherited her father-in- law’s kompia (Foochow bagel) business. Wong said that it took her 12 years of following her father-in-law operating the business and learning all the recipes before he entrusted the business to her six months ago. “The kompia we brought is from a […]
Early morning fire leaves family of five homeless
SIBU: A family of five was left homeless after their home was destroyed by a blaze at Jalan Ing Guong, Sungai Bidut in the early hours today. The State Fire and Rescue Operation Centre (Bomba) said that Sungai Merah Bomba station received a distress call regarding a house on fire at 12.59am. Firemen from the […]
Remember your roots, Chinese reminded
SIBU: Clan associations have been told not to forget their Chinese roots and at the same recruit more youths and women into their organisations. Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing, the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to China, said youth and women groups could continue to play the role of teaching others the origins of their cultures. […]
Man duped of RM9,976
SIBU: Naivety causes a 45-year-old local man to be cheated of RM9,976 in a Macau Scam. According to Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili, in a statement yesterday, a police report was lodged by the victim on Thursday (Aug 18) claiming that he was contacted by an unknown number who claimed to be an officer […]
UTS to host Participatory Design Conference in Sibu
KUCHING: University of Technology Sarawak (UTS) will host the Participatory Design Conference (PDC) Malaysia Place from Aug 17 to Aug 20 in Sibu. According to a press release issued yesterday, the conference which is co-organised by the UTS, Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC) and Association for Progressive Communications will highlight transcultural, transnational and trans-disciplinary learning […]
Rep pledges to make sure Sibu had hockey field
KUCHING: Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation and Talent Development Dr Annuar Rapaee committed to fight on behalf of the people of Sibu to ensure that their wish for a hockey field is granted. He claimed that he had previously brought up the issue of the need for a hockey field, and had even received a […]
