Wednesday, 18 February 2026

Author: Amyra Varkisa

Local man scammed online of RM17,900

SIBU: A local man in his 50s lost RM17,900 after falling victim to a non-existent online car sale scam recently. Sibu district police chief, ACP Zulkipli Suhaili in a statement yesterday said that the victim was attracted by a second-hand car sale advertisement from Pulau Pinang on Facebook on Jan

Shorter approval period for AP applications to be studied

SIBU: The Immigration and Labourers Management Unit under the State Secretary’s Office is looking into shortening the approval period for the application of Letter of Approval in Principle (AP). The Deputy Minister for Public Health, Housing and Local Government Michael Tiang Ming Tee said that the estimated period for AP

Tiang to investigate whether revised quit rent has exceeded 100 pct

SIBU: Deputy Public Health, Housing, and Local Government Minister Michael Tiang has pledged to look into the truth behind whether the revised quit rent that took effect on Jan 1, 2023, has exceeded a 100 per cent increment. The Pelawan assemblyman said that it was announced that the increment of

PKR Sibu holds thanksgiving event

SIBU: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sibu branch held a thanksgiving ceremony for Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s appointment as the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia yesterday. The ceremony was held at the residence of PKR Sibu branch secretary, Abang Ismail Abang Chek in Jalan Jasmine. Abang Ismail in his speech said

DAP Sibu holds gas subsidy programme

SIBU: The Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sibu Service Centre will continue to roll out more subsidy programmes in their effort to help the B40 families. Sibu MP, Oscar Ling said that his service centre will organise such a programme every month, either in the form of subsidies for essential goods,

Couple held in Sibu for obstructing cops

SIBU: A couple has been arrested after trying to obstruct police officers from carrying out their duties at Jalan Lau King Howe last night (Jan 13). Sibu district police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili, who confirmed the incident, said a team of police officers who were on a crime prevention patrol

Senator: Unwise to replace English text in Constitution

SIBU: It is not a wise move for the Attorney-General’s Chamber to replace the English text of the federal Constitution with Bahasa Malaysia translation as the authoritative text, says Senator Robert Lau Hui Yew. Lau, who was commenting on a statement made by the federal Attorney-General during the opening of

Premier a visionary leader, committed to developing Sarawak

SIBU: Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg is a visionary leader who is very committed to his mission to develop the state thus Sarawakians are lucky to have such a leader says, Safiee Ahmad. The Daro assemblyman said that Abang Johari through his wisdom is persistent

Move to help B40 and M40 groups to own houses

SIBU: Public-private sector collaboration is important to ensure more government initiatives are introduced to help every Sarawakian to own a house. Deputy Minister of Public Health, Housing and Local Government Michael Tiang Ming Tee said the Sarawak government had come up with plans to assist the B40 and M40 groups

Hotel and lodging operators urged to apply for license

SIBU: Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) has urged all the hotel and lodging operators within its area of jurisdiction to apply for a license before March 31. Its chairman, Sempurai Petrus Ngelai said that operating without a license exposes not only the operator but also the public or customers to