104 people jabbed at SK Sentosa, Sibu
SIBU: The first day of the Mobile Outreach Vaccination Programme at SK Sentosa went well. By 2pm Saturday (July 24), it had vaccinated a total of 104 people. According to the head of the two-day mobile programme, James Badi, it aimed to vaccinate the villagers of Kampung Usahajaya Baru, Jalan Sentosa and those from the […]
Illegal immigrant is Sibu’s first Delta variant carrier
SIBU: A 29-year-old Indonesian woman, who slipped through the state’s border on July 5, is the first Delta variant carrier detected in this district. This was confirmed by Sibu District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit in a statement today (Jul 22). He explained that the illegal immigrant was suspected of entering Sarawak from Pontianak, […]
Rider killed, pregnant wife injured in crash
SIBU: A lorry driver’s decision to stop his vehicle for a quick inspection cost a motorcyclist his life while the victim’s seven-month pregnant wife suffered injuries. The motorcyclist did not have sufficient time to apply the brakes and crashed into the back of the lorry. In the 3.15pm incident yesterday (July 19) at Jalan Tun […]
‘Utility bill discounts’ that cost him RM39,700!
SIBU: A security company operator thought he could save on his utilities costs by downloading an application onto his smartphone. Instead he ended up losing RM39,700 after he was tricked into installing the application that allegedly offered discounts on utility bill payment. District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said on July 16, the 49-year-old […]
Ops Kontraban nets over RM112k uncustomed goods
SIBU: The Sarawak General Operations Force (GOF) seized contraband cigarettes and alcoholic beverages worth more than RM112,000 last Saturday (July 17). In the operations codenamed ‘Ops Kontraban’, the 10th Battalion GOF team carried out a raid on a double-storey premises in the city. Brigade commander SAC Saini Bongkek said the premises is believed to be […]
Business premises’ jab compliance almost 100 pct
SIBU: Almost 100 percent of traders and employees at business premises in Sibu have obtained at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine, said Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee. He said this while conducting a survey and reaching out to the business community around Sibu in Jalan Sanyan today. He was […]
Another PPV in Sibu to expedite vaccination process
SIBU: To expedite the Covid-19 vaccination of residents in the Tiong Hua and Tong Sang zones, another PPV (vaccination centre) has been set up at the Xin Fu Yuan Methodist Church, Jalan Brooke Drive here. According to Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Bukit Assek Youth chief Joseph Chieng, the two locations are red zones. “Mobile […]
Centre targets Sentosa residents
SIBU: The Sibu Foochow Association vaccination centre (PPV) commenced operations to vaccinate residents in the Sentosa area on Monday (July 12) According to a report by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Bukit Assek branch Youth chief, Cr Joseph Chieng Jin Ek said the PPV was targeting 3,000 recipients over […]
Make sure all employees are vaccinated
SIBU: All employers in this district must ensure that all their employees have received the Covid-19 vaccine. The Sibu Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF), in a statement on Monday (Jul 12), said company and shop owners were instructed to send a list of names of their employees who have yet to receive their jabs to […]
Man, 72, among six mahjong players nabbed
SIBU: A 72-year-old man was among six gamblers arrested for playing mahjong at a premises last Sunday (July 11). District deputy police chief Supt Collin Babat said acting upon information, a Sibu police team raided a premises at Jalan Wong Nai Siong around 3pm. Prior to the raid, the team had to cut off the electricity […]
