Author: Gerald Lawson

Roadblocks at all entry points into Sibu

SIBU: Those intending to enter Sibu town have been warned not to do so as police have closed all entry points. Sibu OCPD ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit confirmed this, saying police personnel manning roadblocks during the conditional movement control order (CMCO) would ask motorists with no valid travel permits to

Positive case forces boats to stop Sarikei-Tanjung Manis route

SIBU: The Sarawak Rivers Board (SRB) has ordered that passengers boat owners to stop plying the Sarikei-Tanjung Manis route with immediate effect today. SRB Sarikei assistant controller Hazizan Sapiee said the directive was issued after a woman in Tanjung Manis was tested positive for Covid-19. Currently only speedboats are operating

Bus commuters are smiling, but not bus operators

SIBU: Stage buses here are back in business after a break of more than two months following the movement control order (MCO) which was enforced on March 18 to control the spread of Covid-19. There is good news for commuters. They get to enjoy a flat rate fare of RM1

Boy, 5, bitten by family dog

SIBU: A pet dog turned on one of its owners, a young boy aged five-and-a-half years old, giving him nasty bite wounds on his left leg. The unexpected incident happened on Sunday (May 24) at the family home around 3pm in Taman Sanhill Barat, here. The doctor who attended to

Give rebates to these firms

SIBU: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has been urged to give rebates to all companies for the 50 per cent penalty they pay while renewing their trade licences. Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman, Councillor Clarence Ting, who made the call, said after the reopening of the Urban Transformation Centre

Chamber proposes six SME aid

SIBU: Sibu Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI), in joining the call for the government to assist small and medium enterprises during the movement control order (MCO), has proposed six types of aid for the SMEs. In a statement, it said SMEs were already feeling the effects of the

Unemployed gets eight years for hurting guard

SIBU: A jobless man was sentenced to eight years’ jail and two strokes of the rotan by the Sessions Court yesterday for voluntarily causing hurt to a security guard during an attempted robbery. Justice Caroline Bee Majail ordered the accused, Nelson Tungku of Rumah Gramong Pasir Putih Agam Tiga, Jln

Allocate special fund to all state reps

SIBU: DAP Sarawak has called on the chief minister to emulate the federal government in giving special funding of RM100,000 to all state assemblymen to assist people in their respective constituencies. “This is the time to unite all Sarawakians and treat ‘All as One and One for All’. Our chief

‘Disburse cash handouts earlier’

SIBU: The federal government is urged to release the cash handouts in early April, and second phase ― end of April ― instead of end of April and end of May, which will be too late for most of those in need. Sibu MP Oscar Ling in saying this yesterday mentioned

‘Triggered’ Pasar Tamu trader goes viral

SIBU: The stress of having to obey the movement control order (MCO) could have triggered a trader to finally lose his temper at Sibu Jaya Pasar Tamu. According to the current rule, only wet and dry goods traders market are allowed to open their stalls until 7pm daily, but the