Author: Danny Wong

MoU to advance talent devt

SIBU: Sarawak Skills Development Centre (Sarawak Skills) and Sibu Automobile Repairers Association (SARA) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to synergise their collective expertise and resources towards advancing talent development. Executive director of the Sarawak Skills, Hallman Sabri said with the formalisation of the collaboration, both organisations would jointly

Shocked by contractors’ ‘unbearably poor quality service’

SIBU: Dudong assemblyman Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has received many complaints against certain Sibu Municipal Council (SMC)’s contractors through his service centre. The complaints pertained to neglect of local drainage maintenance. So Tiong recently went to Jalan Then Kung Suk here to better understand the situation. To his dismay,

Mischievous act lands youth behind bars

SIBU: A 25-year-old youth has to spend the next two months in prison as he could not pay fine of RM1,000 imposed by the Magistrate’s Court yesterday for committing mischief. Magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhtar meted out the sentence on Ruddy Gira Lalong from Jalan Oya by fining him RM1,000. Failure

Jailed for disposal of stolen property

SIBU: The Magistrate’s Court here today (May 31) fined a 30-year-old man RM5,000 in default five months’ imprisonment for disposal of stolen property. Magistrate Punitha Sivaraji passed down the sentence on Muhammad Rukaini Abdullah from Song after he pleaded guilty to the charge. According to the charge sheet, the accused

Special observance shows goverment recognises media role

SIBU: National Journalists Day is a recognition of the fraternity’s contributions to the country by the government. In stating this, Sibu Journalists’ Association (SJA) chairman Yii Souk Ming thanked the government for setting aside May 29 as National Journalists Day. “I am sure that May 29 will be a meaningful

Call to support villages’ revival efforts

SIBU: Many villages in Sibu have disappeared to make way for development in Sibu town centre. Should there be efforts to replace these villages into new locations, the Sibu Malay community is urged to fully support efforts to revive the villages that have disappeared. Sibu Malay/Melanau community head, Temenggong Datuk Wan

Fined RM1.5k for having others’ IC

SIBU: A 36-year-old man was fined RM1,500, in default three months’ imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court here today for unlawful possession of identification cards belonging to two others. When the charge was read and explained to Timothy James from Saratok, he understood and the consequences of maintaining his guilty plea

Man jailed, whipped for cheating

SIBU: A local man,21, was today sentenced to one year’s imprisonment and a stroke of the cane by the Magistrate’s Court for cheating a money lending company. Magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhtar meted out the sentence on Amjad Ali from Sungai Skuau after he pleaded no contest to the charge against

Man goes to prison for forgery

SIBU: The Magistrates’ Court sentenced a 28-year-old man to one day’s imprisonment and fined him RM3,000, in default six months’ jail, for committing forgery. Magistate Mohd Syukri Mokhtar convicted David Floren from Sg Skuau of the offence as charged after he pleaded guilty to the charge on today. The accused

Bumiputera entrepreneurs urged to learn from the Chinese

SIBU: The Bumiputera community, especially the Malay/Melanau in Sibu are called upon to expand their knowledge in the field of business so that they can continue to move forward in tandem with the other races. A Malay/Melanau paramount chief, Temenggong Datuk Wan Hamid Edruce said they can learn from the