Author: Danny Wong

19,000 needy senior folk to get CNY goodies

SIBU: STM Lottery Sdn Bhd is ushering in the Year of the Rabbit with an angpow donation campaign which will benefit over 19,000 needy senior citizens in the country. The company formerly known as Sports Toto Malaysia Sdn Bhd is  resuming its donation campaign in a big way this year.

Shipbuilders count on resilient economy to spring surprise

SIBU: Shipbuilding industry players are looking forward to better days ahead although the global economy has not had much cause for celebration. Sibu Shipyards Association (SSA) chairman Ting Hua Ang, while fully aware of the situation, pointed out that growth and spending have continued to move forward despite an unfavourable

MagnumCares leads with welfare homes outreach programme

SIBU: MagnumCares ushers in the Year of the Rabbit with its flagship CSR (corporate social responsibility) festive programme ‘Welfare Homes Outreach’ that runs for more than three decades, in anticipation of the upcoming Chinese New Year (CNY) celebration. Parts of the activities include angpow distribution, CNY cheque presentation and the

Online Mathematics workshop to give useful tips

SIBU: Sarawak Teachers’ Union (STU) Sibu and Sibu District Education Office will jointly organise an online Sijil Pelarajan Malaysia (SPM) Mathematics Workshop Saturday (Jan 14) starting 2 pm till 4.30 pm. The workshop sponsored by Laila Taib College will be officiated by the Sibu District Education Officer Ahli Chikba. This

Cervical cancer awareness programme on Jan 14

SIBU: Persiaran Brooke’s Komuniti Rukun Tetangga (KRT) in collaboration with National Population and Family Development Board (NPFDB) will hold a cervical cancer awareness programme in front of Nur Sejahtera Clinic at Jalan Chew Sik Hiong here with minimal cost on Jan 14 (Sat) from 9 am to 12 pm. According

Boston Ho now leads JCI Mandarin Sibu

SIBU: Junior Chamber International (JCI) Mandarin Sibu successfully conducted its first meeting of 2023 Board of Directors recently. At the meeting, its Immediate past president, Alex Kong, passed the gavel to the incoming president Boston Ho, symbolisng the official transfer of power. According to Ho, the plan of action for

Smooth sailing for RPA despite tough times

SIBU: Rajang Port Authority’s (RPA) total throughput has recorded an average growth of 6.5 per cent annually in the past five years. Announcing this, its General Manager Datin Helen Lim pointed out that even during the times of MCO (Movement Control Order) due to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, RPA

Deputy minister acknowledges role of ports in economic development

SIBU: Ports are vital for economic development as they enable trade and support supply chains. Infrastructure and Port Development Deputy Minister Datuk Majang Renggi said the efficiency of a port directly affects the economies of the country, since more  than 85 percent of global trade is transported via sea and

Two companies fined for flouting Act

SIBU: A trading company was fined RM3,500 by the Magistrate’s Court yesterday for contravening Employees’ Social Security Act 1969. The fine was imposed by Magistrate Oon Kork Chern after the company’s representative entered a guilty plea. The charge against the company located at Teku stated that as a principal employer

Woman fined RM5k for contravening Trade Description Act

SIBU: A woman was fined RM5,000, in default three months’ imprisonment, by the Sessions Court here for violating the Trade Description (Optical Disc Label) Act 2010. Sessions Court judge Marutin Pagan meted out the sentence against Wong Lee Chin, 43, from Lorong Old Oya. According to the charge, she had