SIBU: The grandson of the first Chief Minister of Sarawak, the late Tan Sri Datuk Amar Stephen Kalong Ningkan, was among the top scorers during the Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) announcement here yesterday. Christian Isaac Ningkan Gerald Bala from Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) St Thomas Kuching, who expressed his
SIBU: The Azman Hashim Community Sports Centre in Sibu Jaya has been identified as one of the venues for the Malaysia Games (Sukma) 2024. Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said Sukma 2024, scheduled for August 2024, would involve eight divisions, with various sports being contested primarily in Kuching due
SARIKEI: A total of 51 community leaders and village chiefs (KMKK) in Meradong received their letters of appointment/service extension at the Meradong District Office here on yesterday. Among the new appointees were five Tuai Rumah (longhouse chiefs), and the extension of service were for one Pemanca (assistant headman), two Penghulu
SIBU: Sarawak recorded a slight improvement in last year’s Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) exam with 147 candidates getting the perfect score of Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.00. State Education director Datuk Dr Azhar Ahmad said this was an increase of 1.02 per cent when compared to only
SIBU: Police issued 154 summonses for various traffic offences under an operation codenamed ‘Op Samseng Jalanan’ at Jalan Awang Ramli Amit here last Saturday (July 8). Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said 79 road users, including seven women, were checked and 44 vehicles were seized in the operation from
SIBU: Liana Sari Santud, a student of University of Technology Sarawak (UTS), has a good chance of getting her identity card application approved, including her mother and four siblings. Minister of Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said Liana has strong evidence of here status as
SIBU: The Sarawak government provides assistance to anyone, regardless of race or religion, said Minister of Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “There are misconceptions that assistance is only given to Bumiputeras. So, we need to dispel these misconceptions,” she said. Fatimah was commenting on the
SIBU: A total of 634 applications for Temporary Personal Documents for Individuals Without Citizenship in Sarawak (DSITKS) have been received by the Ministry of Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development as of June 30 this year. Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said only 289 of them met the stipulated requirements and
SIBU: The Ministry of Health (MoH) has been urged to be flexible when it comes to determining the medications that can be subsidised. Bukit Assek assemblyman Joseph Chieng Jin Ek said flexibility is needed in light of the availability of new medications that may be more suitable for patients. He
SIBU: Cancer patient Yong Chin Ping, 50, is urgently seeking donations to cover the cost of his treatment, which amounts to RM855,000. Yong, a noodle stall operator, is currently undergoing treatment in Kuching, and has been receiving treatment for the past six months, with each month’s treatment costing RM38,600. To