SIBU: Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Agama here is in dire need of a new dining hall and treated water supply. Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation and Talent Development Datuk Dr Annuar Rapaee said he personally inspected the condition of the school during his visit for sahur with the students there
MUKAH: The relevant agencies are urged to take immediate action on issues pertaining to the non-functioning communication towers in Bekakong, Tanjong Manis. According to Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Office (Corporate Affairs, Information and UKAS) Datuk Abdullah Saidol, the weak telecommunications line due to these issues had caused concern among
BARAM: The fifth Sarawak Highland Folk Music and Dance Festival will be held from April 27 to 29 this year in Long Bedian, Apoh. The festival is a joint effort between Telang Usan District Office, Long Bedian Sub-District Office, Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performance Arts and Long Bedian
SIBU: An underage rider was among two arrested after using Jalan Awang Ramli Amit at Dataran Sibu as their racing circuit. Sibu district police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the operation, codenamed Ops Samseng Jalanan, was carried out by the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department from 10pm to 2.30am last
SIBU: Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) is currently working to restore electricity supply to several areas that have been affected by heavy rains and storms. The Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Wong Hie Sieng said, SEB has informed him that they are gradually restoring power to the affected areas.
SIBU: The Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has yet to confirm the exact number of people affected by the recent thunderstorm. Its chairman Wong Hee Sieng said that the degree of damage experienced by each individual is different, which makes it difficult to provide an accurate estimate. “So far,
SIBU: The Chinese community here on yesterday (April 5) celebrated the Ching Ming Festival or Tomb-Sweeping Day. Most cemeteries were crowded with people, cleaning the graves of their loved ones and burning paper money as offering. A tutor, Albert Tay, and his family were among those at the Teochew cemetery,
SIBU: A man was killed instantly when the four-wheel drive (4WD) he was driving was involved in an accident at Jalan Wong King Huo here yesterday. Sibu district police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the incident happened around 5.53 pm. “The 48-year-old victim lost control of his vehicle near a
SIBU: Deputy Minister for Education, Innovation, and Talent Development Datuk Dr Annuar Rapaee will assist traders at the Dataran Tun Tuanku Bujang Phase 2 Ramadan Bazaar who were affected by heavy rain and thunderstorms here yesterday. The Nangka assemblyman said he and Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Youth members will
SIBU: Heavy rain and thunderstorms here wreaked havoc, causing at least 15 trees to fall in several parts of the town yesterday. It was a situation rarely seen by residents of the town, prompting Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting to describe one affected area at Jalan Merdeka Barat