Author: NurhauniLee Abdullah

Rifle owner arrested, phone snatcher still free

SIBU: A suspect has been arrested and another is still being hunted in connection with possession of a firearm without a valid permit and the theft of a mobile phone in Bukit Lan. Sibu District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said a rifle believed to be handmade and four

Teenager dies in road mishap

KANOWIT: A 13-year-old girl died in an accident involving a motorcycle and a four-wheel drive vehicle at Nanga Ngungun/Nanga Ngemah Road (near the Nanga Ngungun Resettlement Scheme) on Sunday afternoon. Before the accident which happened around 4.30pm, Olivia Serani and her friend Shakira Erica Durin, 16, were on a motorcycle which

100 pieces of protective clothing for Sibu Hospital

SIBU: The Sarawak E-commerce Association of Sibu has donated protective clothing to the frontliners of Sibu Hospital. The donation was presented by its chairman Chew Hoe Lee to Sibu Hospital acting director Dr Mohammad Ng Siah Huat in a brief ceremony held at Sibu Hospital yesterday. Some 100 pieces of

All quiet at Kapit passenger boat terminal

SIBU: Since the Malaysian government enacted the movement control order (MCO) in an attempt to curb the spread of Covid-19 on Wednesday, express boat operators for the Kapit-Song-Sibu route have been slowing down their operations. According to Sarawak Rivers Board (SRB) Kapit officer-in-charge Jerry Lenggir John Andrew, they had to

Ban people from Malaya, says SUPP Dudong

SIBU: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Dudong branch yesterday proposed a 30-day ban on visitors from Malaya to curb the spread of the Covid-19 virus in the state. SUPP Dudong Branch assistant secretary Dr Wong Chya Wei also said Sarawakians returning to the state from Malaya should also undergo a

Woman saves boy from burning house

SIBU: A woman ran into a burning house at Sanhill Park here to save the life of a young neighbour. In yesterday’s incident, Vanessa Julia, who is in her 40s, told reporters that she heard the child’s cries. “I ran to the (neighbour’s) house and luckily, the gate was unlocked.

Tegas holds educational outreach roadshow

KANOWIT: Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Bumiputera Sarawak (Tegas), for the first time ever, held a ‘Project of Dreams Realised’ (Pro-DR) roadshow here on Thursday. Ngemah assemblyman Alexander Vincent said that the programme would be able to expose rural students to educational information and assistance, as well as training. “This is

Fire victims receive donations from bikers

SIBU: Dayak Bikers Sarawak and Borneo Bikers of Sibu branch in collaboration with Raban Bikers Sarawak Sibu branch recently organised a charity roadshow to assist the fire victims of Rumah Dingon Megong, Sekuau Resettlement Scheme. At the event, the clubs presented their donations of food, clothes, daily necessities and cash.

Thai vessel, 10 crew members detained

TANJUNG MANIS: Ten crew members of a vessel from Thailand have been detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) for encroaching into Malaysian waters. A MMEA Tanjung Manis spokeperson in a statement yesterday said the arrest was made at 3.30pm on Wednesday some 1.8 nautical miles off the northwest

More activities in coming Earth Hour celebration

SIBU: This year’s Earth Hour and Love Earth Day themed Climate Action will see a longer list of activities which includes collaboration with various agencies and non-government organisation (NGOs) to create public awareness on preserving the environment. Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) in a press statement said that various activities will