Tuesday, 9 December 2025

Author: Amyra Varkisa

Selangau’s cleanliness everyone’s responsibility, not council’s alone

SIBU: Keeping Selangau clean rests on the shoulders of everyone and not just the Sibu Rural District Council’s (SRDC), Senator Rita Sarimah Patrick Insol has reminded. he officiated the Selangau Bazaar Landscape Beautification Programme with the Community with SRDC, on yesterday (June 17), and reiterated that “all parties, including the

Demanding FELCRA to leave for good

SIBU: A total of 404 residents of the Sekuau Resettlement Scheme are calling for the FELCRA (Federal Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority) to stop their operation and move out within seven days. This was demanded by them due to FELCRA’s failure in paying the dividend from their participation in an

Man, 20, held for drugs

SIBU: A 20-year-old man was arrested today for possession of drugs at a house in Sungai Bidut here. Sibu district police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili in a statement today, said the man was detained at about 9.30am by a team of Narcotics Crime Investigation Division (NCID) here. “As a result

Some people turning event into racial issue

SIBU: The raunchy dance show staged at a Gawai Dayak gathering here recently took a fresh twist when Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) president Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing defended the event, accusing certain quarters of turning it into a racial issue. “Unfortunately, it has been mutated into a racial issue

15th TGM a meaningful one for delegates

KUCHING: The three-day15th Triennial General Meeting (TGM) of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) from June 17-19 will be a very meaningful affair as the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition notched an overwhelming victory in last December’s 12th state polls. “GPS won 76 of the 82 seats with PBB winning all

Prowira Badminton Academy a force to be reckoned with

SIBU: The Prowira Badminton Academy has received a grant amounting to RM7,000 in conjunction with the inauguration of its badminton courts located at Catholic High School, yesterday. Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the establishment of the academy was aimed at producing more

Passengers advised to complain to Mavcom, not ministry

KUCHING: Passengers are advised to lodge their complaints with the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) and not the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) if they have any issues regarding aviation services. On Thursday (June 16), KPDNHEP informed that from March 1, 2016, through the Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act

TEGAS doing a superb job

KUCHING: The Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Sarawak (TEGAS) has done a superb job in promoting Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and Science, technology, engineering, and mathematic (STEM) education. TEGAS deputy chairman, Datuk Dr Jerip Susil said this in his speech when officiating at the TEGAS 10TH Anniversary Roadshow

So far, so good, says rep of initiative to alleviate jam

SIBU: The traffic committee here has come out with a pilot project involving three schools to curb traffic congestion. The schools are SMK Sacred Heart, SK Sacred Heart English and Catholic High School. This was revealed by Bukit Assek assemblyman Joseph Chieng Jin Ek during an inspection on Monday (June

Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman part of Red Line project

SIBU: Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman here will be upgraded as part of the Red Line project. Bukit Assek Assemblyman revealed that the Senior Work Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof was currently looking into the matter. “A few days ago, I talked to Datuk Seri Fadillah about the upgrading of Jalan