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We can’t prune trees overnight

SIBU: Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) needs time to prune tree branches in the city. Its chairman Clarence Ting said it could not be carried out overnight, especially for trees in the city area. “This is because if we do it on a weekday, the streets will be congested and it will be difficult for the […]

SMC to prune tree branches for safety reason

SIBU: The Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) has started pruning tree branches in its administrative area, especially in the town area for the safety of pedestrians and other road users. Chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh, when contacted on Sunday (March 21) said the work will only be carried out on weekends to avoid the rush hours. […]

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 […]

Crowds throng Sibu UTC after two-month closure

SIBU: The Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) located on the top floor of the Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) multi-storey car park at Sibu Central Market was flooded with people upon reopening of operations today. Based on observation, it was found that the public began to gather and line up at  Sibu Central Market before 7am. Sibu […]

Sibu libraries to remain closed

KUCHING: The Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) public libraries will continue to remain closed to the public from Mar 16 to 29 during the conditional movement control order (CMCO) period. Its chairman Clarence Ting said the libraries included the Public Library in Jalan Keranji, Grand Height Library in Jalan Mantis, and Sukun Library in Jalan Sukun. […]

Flats to be placed under lockdown

SIBU: The flats in Sibu Jaya will be placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) after 100 positive cases were recorded on Monday. The Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) stated that the EMCO will be enforced on block C, H, J, K, L, N and R. Today, the committee held a meeting which […]

Sibu Central Market opens Monday

SIBU: The Central Market here, which halted its operations almost three weeks ago, is resuming its operation tomorrow (Mar 1). This was confirmed by Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh on Sunday (Feb 28).  He said the council had considered this matter based on satisfactory Covid-19 results involving its hawkers and traders. […]

Two roadblocks to safeguard EMCO zone

SIBU: Two roadblocks were set up at Sentosa Phase II Resettlement Scheme in conjunction with enhanced movement control order (EMCO) today. Councillor Nazatusyima Bujang of Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) who represents the Sentosa Zone stated that the first day of the operation went on smoothly. “Besides that, all the rat trails have been detected by […]

Roadblocks at Sentosa Resettlement Scheme

SIBU: Two roadblocks have been set up within the Sentosa Resettlement Scheme, Phase 2 area, which has been placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO), said district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit. The roadblocks will be mounted at two locations, namely the intersection of Jalan Sentosa-Salim (near the football field) and at the […]

98 longhouses still under movement restrictions

SIBU: Since January this year, 214 longhouses have been placed under movement control restrictions, Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas revealed. He said the restrictions on 116 longhouses have been lifted after results of the second Covid-19 tests came back negative. “The remaining 98 longhouses are still under movement control […]