SIBU: Tabung Baitulmal Sarawak (TBS) has distributed financial aid totalling RM127,699 to 260 recipients here. TBS general manager Datuk Mohd Shibli Abang Mohd Nailie distributed the aid during Majlis Iftar Perdana Bersama Asnaf at the Sibu Islamic Complex here last night (Mar 22). Mohd Shibli said the aid is intended
SIBU: A financial aid totalling RM42,000 and a large amount of red dates were distributed by Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) Dudong service centre to several mosques and suraus in the Dudong constituency recently. The aid was distributed in conjunction with the holy month of Ramadan, according to a Facebook posting
SIBU: A total of 300 containers of bubur lambuk (savoury porridge) and 300 containers of kurma (dates) were distributed to residents of Kampung Usahajaya Baru, Sentosa, Salim here, last Thursday. The programme was organised by Bukit Assek Service Centre and Sarawak United National Youth Organisation (SABERKAS) Bukit Assek Branch in
SIBU: Bukit Assek assemblyman Joseph Chieng Jin Ek says several projects aimed at further developing Kampung Usahajaya Baru, Sentosa, Salim here, are currently awaiting approval. “As a representative, I am committed to ensuring proper development through Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) allocations. Currently, there are several projects awaiting approval, which will
SIBU: Phase 1 of the flood mitigation project at Taman Rimba Bukit Lima and Kampung Usahajaya Baru, Sentosa, Salim, has reached 26.81 per cent completion, says Bukit Assek assemblyman Joseph Chieng Jin Ek.He noted that the project progress is currently 7.53 per cent ahead of schedule.“Based on the project status
SIBU: An e-hailing driver here lost RM11,600 after being conned by a suspect disguising as his friend. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said on Tuesday (March 19) the 50-year-old victim received a call from an individual who claimed to be his old friend. “The suspect informed him that his
SIBU: Surau Pusat Islam University of Technology Sarawak (UTS), in collaboration with the UTS Muslim Students Association and UTS Women’s Association, distributed bubur lambuk (porridge) to the public yesterday (Mar 20). The event took place at Surau Darul Islam Sibu, Jalan Bandong, under the leadership of UTS Vice Chancellor Professor
SIBU: The Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) is scheduled to switch off lights at 12 designated locations, including street lamps, for an hour starting at 8.30 pm on Saturday (Mar 23), to observe Earth Hour. The areas affected are the Sibu Gateway and street lighting along Jalan Kampung Nyabor, Taman Ling,
SIBU: Residents of Sibu faced significant challenges yesterday as they queued up as early as 4:30 pm for the one-day gas cylinder exchange programme which started at 7 pm, highlighting the severity of the shortage of red gas cylinders in the town. Bukit Assek assemblyman Joseph Chieng Jin Ek was
SIBU: The interest rates imposed by the United States (US) are higher, ranging from 5.25 per cent to 5.5 per cent, compared to Malaysia’s 3 per cent overnight policy rate (OPR), said Senator Pele Peter Tinggom. “With this significant difference in interest rates, both foreign and local investors seize the