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Amcorp wins pat on the back from SRDC

SIBU: Amcorp Group has come in for praise for being a proactive developer of the vibrant SubuJaya township. Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) chairman, Sempurai Petrus Ngelai said he was highly motivated to work closely with the company, ever since his appointment as chairman of the council. “Amcorp has consistently proven to be a reliable […]

SRDC pins hopes on adding festivals to tourism calendar

SIBU: Officials at Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) are hoping the four main festivals annually organised by the council will be listed in the state tourism calendar next year. Pesta Selangau, Pesta Sibu Jaya, Pesta Simfoni Batang Rajang and Pesta Durin are deemed to have great potential as tourism products in rural areas and to […]

SRDC draws up plans to give Durin more buzz

SIBU: Plans are afoot to give Durin a thorough makeover in an attempt to give more buzz and attract visitors to what is now considered a quiet hollow. Planners at the Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) are working on beautifying the old town, drawing on the Rajang Esplanade as their model, and also hope to extend […]

SRDC wants Pesta Rakyat Durin included in tourism calendar

SIBU: Determined in their effort to include Pesta Rakyat Durin in the Sarawak Tourism Event Calendar, the Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) will submit an application to the relevant parties. Its organising chairman, Cr Teo Boon Siew said that it was to enable the festival to get enough allocation from the relevant parties in order […]

Ting banks on SMC track record

SIBU: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) new face, Clarence Ting Ing Horh is hoping that his good track record in both Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) and Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) will help him secure the Sibu Parliamentary seat. The 63-year old Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Pelawan branch chief said that he has served the […]

Sarawak looks to rubber for road construction on peat soil

KUCHING: Research suggests that rubber can be used as part of material to strengthen the road base for the construction of roads on peat soil. And Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg wants to know for sure if this is feasible. Stating that a research paper at 1st Sarawak Research and Development […]

Creating sea of green in Sibu Jaya’s heart

SIBU: Effort by Amcorp, the master developer for Sibu Jaya to create a sea of green right in the heart of Sibu Jaya got off to a great start recently. Chairman of Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC), Sempurai Petrus Ngelai planted the first stalk of paddy at an area earmarked as Sibu Jaya’s ‘Green Lung’ […]

Longhouse folk happy with repaired bridge, jetty

SIBU: Longhouse folk of Rumah Bonythis Geramang near here can now use the newly repaired wooden bridge and small jetty. According to Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) deputy chairman Wong Ching, he had immediately inspected and visited the longhouse on August 14 upon receiving a report from local residents that the wooden bridge and small […]

Minister wants Sibu Jaya Water Fiesta to be annual event

SIBU: The Sibu Jaya Water Fiesta held at Sibu Jaya Boulevard has described as a great event for family and friends to gather as well as to loosen up. The event, which is organised for the third time features various activities with locals bringing their families and friends to participate. Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry, […]

Sibu Jaya shop operators given two weeks’ notice

SIBU: Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) has given two weeks’ notice to the coffee shop operators in Sibu Jaya to rectify the chimney exhaust pipes installed and connected to the gutters following numerous complaints received from the public. SRDC, in its statement yesterday, said that a dialogue session has been conducted on Friday (Sept 9) […]