Author: Gerald Lawson

Volunteers seek spaying, neutering project funding

SIBU: Volunteers of a spaying and neutering project for cats and dogs are appealing for public support to ensure the continuation of the project. The five-year project is from 2018-2022. It started when former college lecturer Wong Siew Tung, vet Shaw Yu Tay and a few friends got together to

Riverine transport in state to be improved

SIBU: The Transport Ministry is working closely with the Sarawak Rivers Board to improve riverine transport in the state, said its minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin. “We are now gathering information and data on what needs to be done to upgrade the transport system,” he said, adding that the ministry

The fittest of them all

Aissamuddin, Carol FIF Asia Gold Borneo qualifier winners SIBU: The Borneo qualifying round of the Fitness International Federation (FIF) Asia Gold saw Aissamuddin Sapar and Carol Lau emerging as champion in the men and women categories respectively. The contest on Sunday, jointly organised by FIF and Solid Gym, Sibu, was

Sibu — a city for elderly?

Come home, Sibu youth urged SIBU: In order to prevent Sibu from becoming a ‘city for the elderly’ in the next 10 years, youth who are working outstation are encouraged to return home. Speaking at the opening of First Borneo Entrepreneurship Festival yesterday, Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing

Account assistant loses RM16,800 in scam

SIBU: An account assistant lost RM16,800 after she was cheated by a police “officer” from Melaka station. Sibu OCPD Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the victim, 29, had on Nov 30, received a call from a person who identified himself as a police officer from Melaka. “The man told her that her name

Pakistani arrested for alleged arson

SIBU:  A Pakistani national has been arrested for allegedly setting fire to a furniture shop in Sibu Jaya on Friday. Sibu OCPD Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the shop, which was owned by another Pakistani man, suffered 70 per cent damage in the 3.45am fire. The shop owner estimated losses at

Five more Service Sarawak Centres soon

SIBU: Five more Service Sarawak Centres (SSC) will be set up in the state next year. Speaking at a press conference after declaring open the Sibu SSC at the Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) here, State Secretary Datuk Amar Jaul Samion said the new centres will be in Serian, Sarikei, Lawas,

Duo want MACC to probe PKR Igan

Women claim names registered for party polls without their knowledge SIBU: Two women have given their statements to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) here pertaining to their names being used by certain individuals to vote at the PKR Igan division election. The duo, Nurul Fitri Jamal, 31 and Nah Ragus,

Global solo rider spreading message of peace, love

SIBU: Indonesian Jeffrey Polnaja, 57, has been riding solo around the world since 1978 to spread peace and the love for the environment.Jeffrey, who is from Bandung, arrived here yesterday from Kuching. He made a quick tour of the town before leaving for Bintulu, then to Miri and later Sabah.

Stop it or else …

Shophouse owners who breed swiftlets in their premises warned SIBU: The authorities have had enough of the nonsense; they want swiftlet farming in shophouses stopped immediately. Shophouse owners in the central business district (CBD) here who misuse their premises for swiftlet farming have been told to cease their operations or