SIBU: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) secretary-general Priscilla Lau fully supported the government’s move to establish an Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IDPMC). The IDPMC Bill 2019 was tabled by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong at the Parliament sitting on July 17. However, it would
SIBU: The Malaysian Dental Council (MDC)’s explanation on the non-recognition of seven Taiwanese dental schools has not gone down well with the SUPP Education Bureau. Bureau chairman Ding Kuong Hiing described MDC president Datuk Noor Hisham Abdullah’s reply as ‘shocking’ and confirmed the predicaments faced by graduates from the seven
SIBU: Four foreigners were among seven people arrested for vice activity at a massage parlour here. The four women included a 31-year-old of Chinese national and three Filipinas aged between 25 and 31. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the police raided the centre located at Jalan
SIBU: The removal of all Taiwanese dental schools by the Malaysian Dental Council (MDC) from Schedule 2 of the Dental Act 2018 has not only left those who have just graduated but also existing students in a lurch. SUPP Education Bureau chairman Ding Kuong Hiing said at a press conference
SIBU: The chief minister wants the support of everyone while he works to bring Sarawak forward. Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg told attendees of a dinner organised by the Federation of Seven Clans Association here, that trust was vital. “We have all the ingredients to become a developed state
SIBU: Even with pumping stations in place, Bukit Assek would still be prone to flash floods if the drainage system in the whole area is not reconstructed, says Bukit Assek assemblywoman Irene Chang. Chang said in a press statement that the reconstruction of the drainage system was necessary as some
SIBU: The move by Pakatan Harapan government to lower the voting from 21 to 18 and automatic registration of these voters, has been described as “brave and big”. Sibu MP Oscar Ling in a press conference yesterday said it was a brave decision as young voters generally are more anti-establishment.
SIBU: A supermarket representative has been arrested for allegedly using criminal force to deter a deputy public prosecutor from discharging his duty after the company was charged for selling pesticide-tainted vegetables. Three others from the company were also arrested. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said, the 47-year-old
SIBU: An adept goldsmith, Alex Tiong learned the ropes of making and repairing jewellery by himself as ‘nobody will teach you how to do it’. This is one of the skills which people will not be kind enough to share as they want to keep it to themselves,”said the 46-year-old
SIBU: The number of senior citizens aged 65 and above in the state is expected to rise from 11 per cent or 306,800 people in 2018 to 16 per cent (526,300) in 2030. The total population of the state in 2018 was 2.79 million and it is projected to increase
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