SIBU: The electricity and water bill discount extension announced by Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg in Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS) 9.0 yesterday has been given the thumbs up by the public. Domestic, commercial and industrial consumers of electricity are given a five to 25 per
SIBU: Youths aged 18 to 28 should not be taken for granted especially in the upcoming 15th General Election (GE15) said Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice president, Dr Annuar Rapaee. He believes that youths in this age bracket have their own set of criteria for the prospective leaders they
SIBU: The Sarawak government allocated a total of RM300 million for the State Disaster Management Committee’s (SDMC) effort to combat Covid-19 in the state since its outbreak. According to its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas the fund was for backup facilities such as hotels for quarantine, transportation for vaccination
SIBU: People eligible for the Covid-19 second booster dose have been urged to take their shots as soon as possible. In making the appeal State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) Chairman, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas expressed concern over the state recording only 7.1 per cent turnout for the injection thus
SIBU: Free education for all citizens in the state is expected to become a reality with the establishment of a sovereign fund in Sarawak. The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government is expected to present a new Bill for its establishment the State Legislative Assembly sitting this November. According to Deputy
SIBU: The state police are roping in housewives in Taman Kemuyang here as members of Amanita or ‘peace-loving women’ in crime preventive efforts. Sarawak Police Commissioner CP Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri said that the adoption of park programme aims to increase the involvement of police officers closer to the
SIBU: The second series of the programme initiated as a platform for local youth is called theStage 2.0 which will be held on Aug 27-28. According to Bukit Assek Assemblyman, Joseph Chieng, a total of 35 stalls – 15 more than the first one – will be operating during the
Due to her passion for cooking, Wong Jiu Leng, 57, inherited her father-in- law’s kompia (Foochow bagel) business. Wong said that it took her 12 years of following her father-in-law operating the business and learning all the recipes before he entrusted the business to her six months ago. “The kompia
SIBU: A 30-year-old local man was arrested in a shop at Jalan Kampung Nangka for possessing 96.73 grams of cannabis worth RM1,750 on Wednesday (Aug 24). Sibu District Police Chief, ACP Zulkipli Suhaili in a statement yesterday said that the suspect was arrested approximately at 1.50 pm. “As a result
SIBU: Poor students who received aid from the Sacred Heart School Old Students Association (SHOSA) recently have been told to be brave and to move forward with courage. The advice came from the president of the association, Yong King Sung, during a simple presentation ceremony at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK)