SIBU: Junior Chamber International (JCI) Sibu presented 2,000 pieces of face masks to the public here in view of the Covid-19 outbreak. The masks were given away at the central market here yesterday. Community leader Kapitan Connie Loh, who was the main sponsor of the event, said in giving out
SIBU: Sacred Heart Old Students Association (Shosa)—one of the country’s most active school alumni—is seeking RM200,000 to repair and maintain various facilities in the school. Shosa president Yong King Sung said the main focus would be the repair and replacement of a 17-year-old sound and lighting system at the school
SIBU: A total of 35 primary schools in Lanang constituency received 60 units of forehead thermometers from Lanang MP Alice Lau, yesterday. She explained that she had chosen the forehead thermometer instead of ear thermometer or face masks for schools because it was more hygienic. “It is also less costly
SIBU: Firemen had to cut the arrowhead of a house gate to set a 72-year old woman free yesterday. The arrowhead of the aluminium gate of her house pierced her right thigh when she attempted to climb over it to go out. State Fire and Rescue Department said according to
SELANGAU: Folk of Rumah Seliau in Ulu Oya near here will soon have a new source of income when a pineapple planting project gets off the ground. Batang Oya, Pakoh and Sekuau Development Association chairman Henry Kanyan Rawing said a memorandum of understanding between the villagers and a company will
SIBU: Fire victims of Rumah Dingon Medong longhouse in Sekuau Settlement Scheme are advised not to go near the fire site to search for their belongings. Dalat district police chief DSP Saga Chunggat yesterday warned that the act of approaching the fire area was unsafe for any individual as the
SIBU: An Indonesian was arrested by the Marine Police for transporting 50 illegal timber logs of various species worth RM152,400 at Mile 40, Jalan Sibu-Selangau, yesterday. Sarawak Marine Police Region Five (PPMW5) commander ACP Shamsol Kassim said about 11.15pm last Monday, a team of enforcement officers from the department stopped
SIBU: An insurance agent lost RM10,700 in a parcel scam after she believed that it was a gift from a man she got to know over the phone. Sibu OCPD ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said at about 10.15pm on Monday, the victim, 42, was at her home in Jalan Perpati
SIBU: A 60- year-old coffee shop operator in Sri Aman died after taking weed killer on Sunday. She was identified as Monica Tubong Oyau. Sri Aman District police chief, DSP Bingkok John said yesterday that the woman’s youngest son reported to the police at 4.35pm on Sunday that his mother
Five more medical officers lose their jobs as contract of earlier six hangs in the balance SIBU: It looks like the issue of the termination of the service contracts of medical officers (MOs) has not been resolved. On the contrary, the situation may be getting worst as news of more
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