Monday, 15 December 2025

Author: Amyra Varkisa

SMC disposes ballot papers

SIBU: The grey, overcast sky here today did not hamper the disposal and destruction of the last state election ballot papers for the Bukit Assek constituency. A Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) lorry transported the ballot papers, which were stored in a safe, to the SMC depot at Brooke Drive escorted

Hoping 2023 Budget will bring good news

SIBU: Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) vice president Councillor Teo Boon Siew hopes there will be good news for the people of Sibu in the 2023 Budget that will be announced on October 7. He said that Deputy Finance Minister, Datuk Mohd Shahar Abdullah was here to attend a dialogue session

Jalan Oya expansion project delayed

SIBU: The Phase 1 Jalan Oya Expansion Works is 14.1 per cent behind schedule due to internal issues of the contractor, said Deputy Minister of Public Health, Housing and Local Government Michael Tiang Ming Tee. He said, in a statement, yesterday that the progress of the work on the RM30

Driver injured when car crashes onto tree

SIBU: A man sustained minor injuries in a weird crash at Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman road here on Wednesday. Sibu district police chief, ACP Zulkipli Suhaili in a statement yesterday said that the 59-year-old man was heading towards the town centre from the Sibu Airport before the accident happened around

271 vie for medals in silat championship

SIBU: A total of 271 participants throughout the state are participating in the President’s Cup Silat Championship (Kejuaraan Silat Piala Presiden) 2022 held today until Sept 9. According to its deputy general secretary, Mohd Azfar Ismail the tournament is aimed at unearthing new talents among the new players so they

GE15: PSB suspends seat talk with DAP

SIBU: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) has stopped negotiating with Democratic Action Party (DAP) on seats allocation for the upcoming 15th general election (GE15). Its president Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh said the parties could not carry on with the discussions (on seat allocation) as DAP had insisted they would not

Reliable evidence crucial to Tribunal claims

SIBU: The Consumer Claims Tribunal on Monday dismissed a houseowner’s claim after he failed to show evidence that the tiles he had bought from a company were defective. Its president, Timothy Finlayson Joel, who presided over the case on Sept 5, said the claimant, Ling Hang Wee, had did not

GE15: Wong to contest in Sibu

SIBU: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) president Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh will contest the Sibu Parliamentary seat in the upcoming 15th general election (GE15). He made the announcement at a press conference after chairing PSB’s first central committee meeting at its Bawang Assan service centre here today. Wong said it

Special workshop to identify league weakness

SIBU: A special workshop to identify the weaknesses as well as improve the Sarawak Central Zone Football League will be held soon says Dr Annuar Rapaee. The Nangka assemblyman, who is also the patron of the organising committee for the league, also said that among the improvements that had been

Gala Night a conduit for Dayak creativity

SIBU: M.O Sarawak 12th Gala Night serves as a platform not only to celebrate its anniversary but to promote Pua Kumbu fashion, said Datuk Snowdan Lawan. In a speech read by Ngemah Assemblyman, Anyi Jana, the Deputy Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry, and Performing Arts on Saturday said apart from