SIBU: A total of 363 people from 22 government departments and agencies received the Pingat Perkhidmatan Setia (PPS) from Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. The presentation ceremony was held today at a leading hotel. Heading the list of recipients from Sibu Division was Sibu Resident, Charles Siaw,
SIBU: Fresh from winning the grand prize in the recent 8th Hamdan International Photography Award 2019 (HIPA), Sibu-born photographer Edwin Ong Kee Wee is not resting on his laurels. Speaking at a press conference yesterday, Ong, 45, said he would be using the prize money of US$120,000 (RM504,000) to buy
SIBU: Four members of a gang of five robbers who were alleged to have committed a series of robberies and housebreaking have finally been caught. Last March 12 the group robbed the proprietor of an electrical repair shop at Jalan Khoo Peng Loong of RM1,000 in goods and cash. Sibu
SIBU: More than 50 landowners, who had formed an umbrella body called the Rantau Panjang Landowners Rights Committee, reiterated that they want the government to compensate them fairly should their 250 acres of land be acquired for the expansion of the Rantau Panjang industrial estate. They had on March 2
SIBU: A businessman has been released on a RM12,500 bail in two sureties after he pleaded not guilty to five charges of cheating. The accused, Die Sing Kwong, 60, was slapped with five charges under Section 417 of the Penal Code today. The offence carries a jail sentence of not
SIBU: SMK Sacred Heart, which topped the nation in 2016 and ranked top five in 2017, performed even better in the 2018 STPM exams. Its overall Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.46 is way better than 2016’s 3.36 and 2017’s 3.35. A total of 124 students (40 Science stream
SIBU: Traders at the decade old food and drinks market in Jalan Khoo Peng Loong finally have a sense of belonging as the place has been given a name — Khoo Peng Loong Food Garden. Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) has responded to their requests to give the market a proper
SIBU: With its huge development spending of RM9 bln Sarawak is expected to register a growth of 5 per cent this year. This growth is made possible by the government’s development plan of focusing mostly on infrastructure development. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg made this known at a
SIBU: There is money in honey pineapple farming and Emang Jana, 57, and his wife Lenok Saging, 49, can attest to that. Every weekend, the couple can be seen selling the fruit at the Sunday Market here. Met at 10am last Saturday, Emang and Lenok were smiling happily as they had
SIBU: A soldier, who printed counterfeit notes amounting to RM4,000, has been sentenced by the Sessions Court to two years in jail. Abdul Shahmi Syafiq Abdul Rahman fromTanjung Manis was charged under Section 489C of the Penal Code for possessing counterfeit notes. The offence provides for a jail term of
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