SIBU: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) is happy that the construction of SMK Dudong has been retained under the revised Budget 2023. But its Dudong branch chairman Wong Ching Yong at the same time could not hide his disappointment over the lack of allocations for Chinese independent schools. “I was
SIBU: University of Technology Sarawak (UTS) and Press Metal Bintulu Sdn Bhd (PMB) yesterday renewed their strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in joint academic and industrial partnership at the former’s premises here. Signing the MoU on behalf of UTS was its Vice Chancellor Prof. Datuk Dr Khairuddin Ab. Hamid while
SIBU: A 26-year-old man was yesterday ordered by the Sessions Court to be imprisoned for four years for robbing a woman of RM600. In passing the sentence, Sessions Court Judge Marutin Pagan also directed that Mohd Khairul Azmi from Kpg Hilir be given two strokes of whipping. Khairul understood the
SIBU: A 39-year-old man was sentenced to 12 years’ behind bars and given five strokes of the whip by the Sessions Court here yesterday for committing gang robbery. Sessions Court Judge Marutin Pagan convicted Frankie Chaong Lagi from Nanga Temiang, Song of the offence after he pleaded guilty to the
SIBU: Senior advocate Tonny Hii Yii Yik has been elected unopposed as the Advocates Association of Sarawak (AAS) Sibu Branch new chairman. Timothy Lim Teng was also elected unopposed as the new vice chairman, while Christine Lim Shiew Hsia and William Ting Siew Chon were returned as the branch secretary
SIBU: A man was on Tuesday (Feb 14) indicted in the Magistrates’ Court here on five counts of committing criminal breach of trust. All the charges were read and explained to Folster, 30, who understood but pleaded not guilty. In the first charge, Folster from Kemuyang Timur was alleged to
SIBU: A man claimed trial to dishonestly concealing a sum of RM400,000 belonging to another at the Magistrate’s Court here today. Chong Wai Hoong was released on bail of RM20,000 in two local sureties by Magistrate Oon Kork Chern. Chong stands accused of dishonestly concealing the money belonging to one
SIBU: Sarawak’s record RM11.9 billion revenue last year is something every Sarawakian can take pride in. And Deputy Minister of Public Health, Housing and Local Government Michael Tiang believes this will be another great year for the state. “We definitely can do better this year, especially now that the election
SIBU: Politics in Malaysia is highly unpredictably now that there is every possibility that anything can happen. According to the president of Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh, in politics there is every possibility what on earth one can expect, especially pertaining to the UMNO’s Datuk Seri
SIBU: The SJK(C) Uk Daik here held a Chinese New Year celebration event at its hall with spectacular lions dance performance and presentation of angpow or red packets to more than 300 students yesterday. Its school board management chairman Albert Lau Pek Kii was in attendance to launch the event.
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