SELANGAU: The upgrading work in Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Dijih is expected to be completed in October 2023, says Aidel Lariwoo. According to the Deputy Minister for Infrastructure and Ports Development, the project which was funded under phase 2 package 12 RM1 billion contra loan payment by the Sarawak government faced
SIBU: The police have arrested six men on Thursday for alleged involvement in a gang robbery at Jalan Khoo Peng Long. Sibu Police Chief, ASP Zulkipli Suhaili in a statement today said that all the suspects were arrested following a police report of the robbery on Oct 19 at 11.30
SIBU: The Election commission (EC) should ban cameras and handphones in voting centres to prevent vote-buying by candidates and political parties. Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) chief Voon Lee Shan said vote-buying by using a camera or a smartphone is a simple process. “The candidate who wants to buy votes may
SIBU: Some five Sarawak Independent Chinese Secondary Schools (ICSS) here and one in Sarikei received grants amounting to RM3.54 million from the Sarawak government yesterday (Oct 20). The schools in Sibu are Citizen Middle School, Sekolah Menengah (SM) Guong Ming, SM Wong Nai Siong, SM Khian Hin, and SM Catholic
SIBU: Even though we won handsomely in the last state election, I won’t say Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will come out strongly this time, pointed out Michael Tiang Ming Tee. The Deputy Minister for Public Health, Housing, and Local Government said that GPS’s landslide victory in the 2021 Sarawak State
As our ringgit falls in value, people are looking for old banknotes and coins in the hope of gaining money when they sell them in the future. Old coins — a good investment Gold coins are a viable form of investment, said Sarawak Philatelic and Numismatic Society (SPNS) president John
SIBU: A mural project as an appreciation for the struggle of the frontliners in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic has been launched today (Oct 20) at PETRONAS Raminway here. The ‘Into Ramin Way’ Mural Project featuring mural paintings of frontliners comprising policemen, health workers, firefighters, People’s Volunteer Corps (RELA) and
SIBU: It has been observed and pointed out that generally news voters are more focused on who their candidates are rather than which party the candidates belong to. “This group (voters 18 to 20) does not yet have party affiliation. Therefore, they tend to choose ‘who’ the candidates are instead
SIBU: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Vice President Datuk Dr Annuar Rapaee does not want the loss of Sibu parliamentary seat to be a “tradition” for the party concerned and the ruling coalition. The Nangka assemblyman said that the candidates of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) component parties that contested
KUCHING: Focus Point Holdings Berhad (Focus Point) is advocating eye health and the importance of caring for sight via a series of CSR initiatives and activities which kicked off starting October in conjunction with World Sight Day 2022. The campaign encompasses various initiatives aimed to bring about awareness of the