SIBU: People here have been reminded to take drug abuse in the community seriously, especially the use of the substance among the youth. In making the call, Sibu Deputy Resident, Christopher Ranggau Unting said the people need to take a ‘jaga tepi kain orang’ attitude, meaning thy should take note
SIBU: Women, Early Childhood, and Community Well-being Development Minister, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said ten workplace nurseries have been established in the state. She said in complementing the Ministry of Health’s efforts on promoting, protecting, and supporting breastfeeding her ministry had been actively encouraging government or private departments to create
BELAGA: Residents in Murum are asked to use alternative routes following the Murum-Belaga road getting cut off due to a landslide on Friday. According to Belaga Fire and Rescue Department chief, Helman Main in a statement yesterday, the landslide which was occurred due to continuous rains happened at about 5pm
KAPIT: People who work in a country with a malaria problem or work in a forest area for a long period of time need to seek advice from the nearest Health Office. According to Deputy Health Minister, Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang when returning from abroad they need to undergo a
SIBU: Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation and Talent Development Dr Annuar Rapa has approved RM57,000 to help almost 1,000 students master reading and arithmetic in Nangka. The Nangka assemblyman said the Year 2 and 3 students from nine schools in his area were having problem in catching up on their
SIBU: An initiative emphasising on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education will be launched in the Nangka constituency next month. Assemblyman Dr Annuar Rapaee said the programme would be known as STEM50, in which he would adopt 50 students from three secondary schools in his constituency. “I will adopt
SIBU: University of Technology Sarawak (UTS) could achieve its goal of 4,000 students by 2024 earlier than expected, says Dr Annuar Rapaee. According to the UTS Board of Directors chairman, UTS is excited with this latest improvement regarding the number of student admissions. “A total of 750 students have already
SIBU: The memorandum of understanding (MoU) inked between University of Technology Sarawak (UTS) and Hock Peng is a long overdue collaboration, says Professor Datuk Dr Khairuddin Abdul Hamid. The UTS vice-chancellor said the Hong Peng Group had contributed immensely to the university’s growth since its inception. “Hock Peng Group has
SIBU: A special operation was mounted here on Monday night (Aug 1) to rescue the homeless, particularly the mentally challenged, from the streets. It was a pilot exchange project between Sibu Hospital and the Temporary Transit Centre for the Homeless (TTG) Sibu. Women, Early Childhood, and Community Well-being Development Minister,
SIBU: The Ministry for Women, Childhood, and Community Wellbeing Development has been helping children who graduate from the Department of Social Welfare institutions since 2017. Its Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said this in response to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s recent announcement that a special team with
