SIBU: The rapid pace of development that is occurring throughout the state has contributed greatly to Sarawak’s prosperity. Minister of Women, Early Childhood, and Community Wellbeing Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said relentless development reached every nook and corner of Sarawak be it urban areas and rural. This, she said
SIBU: Maintaining the cleanliness and beautification of Sibu is a shared responsibility between the public and the local council, said Deputy Minister of Public Health, Housing and Local Government, Michael Tiang Ming Tee. Tiang said many people simply put the responsibility on the government agencies to do the enforcement and
SIBU: A total of 25 non-governmental organisations (NGO) in the Bukit Assek constituency received minor rural project (MRP) funds here. The initiative was initiated by Bukit Assek assemblyman Joseph Chieng Jin Ek to help the NGOs from different agencies to run their community project “We would like to support NGO,
SIBU: Dayak non-governmental organisations (NGOs) should set up a mini cultural village to attract tourists. Tamin assemblyman Christopher Gira Sambang said the NGOs could submit their proposal to the state government for consideration. “Other races like the Chinese already have their cultural village in Sibu but we Dayaks still do
SIBU: Students who achieved good results in the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) examination at the Catholic High School here will be given incentives. Bukit Assek sssemblyman, Joseph Chieng said it was a way to encourage students in their studies as well as his way of showing that the government is
SIBU: Plans to redevelop the Bukit Assek area may draw a leaf from Singapore’s experience in its Ang Mo Kio area. Its assemblyman Joseph Chieng said it would be a good reference for his constituency’s redevelopment plan which is now in its planning stage. Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri
SIBU: A senior citizen here lost RM3,000 to a scammer who posed as her neighbour through the WeChat application. District Police Chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili in a statement today (Monday) said that on July 15, the 60-year-old woman received a message on the WeChat application from someone who pretended to
SIBU: Veteran politician Datuk Peter Minos is seeing light at the end of the tunnel at long last. Should the anti-hop law become a reality – and some quarters expect it will by September – it will bring the curtains down on the free-wheeling days of switching party allegiance without
SIBU: Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) is keeping a close eye on contractors who are not up to mark. Its Chairman, Clarence Ting said they would be hauled up and given a warning if they cannot fulfill their duty. “We have always been like that and lately, in one area, we have
SIBU: Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) Chairman Clarence Ting is not letting Sibu’s recognition as one of the ten cleanest places in Malaysia get to his head. And he feels neither should residents here for the simple reason that this is a work in progress. “This is only a good start,
