Food seller loses RM3,000 to scam
SIBU: A 54-year-old woman who wanted to help the owner of a premises where she works, claimed that she lost RM3,000 to a scam perpetrated by an individual who disguised himself as the owner of the premises last Saturday. According to Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit, the woman who sells food, received […]
Food aid on the way for five Sibu state constituencies
SIBU: Residents in five state constituencies in this district, who have difficulty getting food supplies following the Movement Control Order (MCO), will receive aid under the Sarawak Government Food Assistance Programme. State Education, Science and Technological Research Assistant Minister Dr Annuar Rapa’ee told a press conference yesterday that the list of recipients and their background would […]
SDNU, SIDS help out delivery of food baskets
SIBU: Sarawak Dayak National Union (SDNU) and Serakup Indu Dayak Sarawak (SIDS) of Sibu branches have been entrusted to assist the distribution of food baskets to the Dayak communities here who are in need of food assistance. SDNU Sibu Jaya branch will be doing the same for the community staying in Sibu Jaya area. According […]
Sibu supermarkets told to avoid overcrowding
SIBU: Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) wants all supermarkets here to start limiting the number of customers at any one time. Chairman Clarence Ting said SMC had received too many comments regarding overcrowding. “I hoped that all supermarkets in Sibu start limiting the number of shoppers at any one time, based on the size of […]
18 stray dogs caught in Sibu to prevent rabies spread
SIBU: Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) has caught 18 stray dogs along Jalan Sentosa, Salim here today following the confirmation of the death of a five-year-old girl on March 26 was caused by rabies infection. SMC chairman Clarence Ting said the dogs would be temporarily placed at the council depot for sampling, while the operation to be intensified within […]
Five-year-old girl latest rabies victim in Sibu
KUCHING: The Ministry of Health (MOH) today confirmed the death of a five-year-old girl in Sibu on March 26 was caused by the rabies outbreak, making it the first case reported this year in Sarawak. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said it had also brought the number of rabies cases to 23 since it was […]
Stray dogs still a problem
SIBU: Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) dog-catching unit had caught 83 dogs in January and 96 dogs in February. However, SMC chairman Clarence Ting said stray dogs remained a problem. According to him, he had written many times about dogs being let loose on the residential roads. “Over the last few months SMC has handled a […]
Sibu town quiet during MCO
SIBU: On the fourth day of the 14-day movement control order (MCO), Sibu town looked so much quieter than before. More people seemed to be complying with the MCO as traffic got thinner by the hour. There was also less passengers travelling out to other parts of the central region by express boats. Many traders […]
Man gravely injured in shooting
SIBU: A man was seriously injured after being shot with a gun in front of a restaurant in Paradom near here late Sunday. Sibu OCPD ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the victim was fishing in front of the said restaurant before he was interrupted by another man believed to be mentally ill. “According to preliminary […]
‘Don’t cancel heart unit programme’
SIBU: Pelawan assemblyman David Wong wants the newly-formed Perikatan Nasional coalition government to proceed with the heart unit here, which was approved by the previous Pakatan Harapan government. Speaking at a press conference yesterday, he said he and Bukit Assek assemblywoman Irene Chang had made a proposal to the federal government for the setting-up of […]
