Friday, 9 January 2026

Author: Danny Wong

UTS and SBI to mutually benefit from pact

SIBU: Collaboration between University of Technology Sarawak (UTS) and West Kalimantan’s Shanti Bhuana Institute (SBI) is expected to lead to more education and research opportunities. Rector of SBI Bapak Marianus Dinata Alnija said this collaboration could bring significant benefits to both parties. “One of the main benefits of this collaboration

Students get to grips with bamboo in construction

SIBU: Sixty-five participants from two higher learning institutions are taking part in a workshop on the use of bamboo as building material in construction. The workshop from March 6-12 is a collaboration between University of Technology Sarawak (UTS) and Nanyang Polytechnic Singapore (NPS). It was declared open by UTS Built

Five-year target to develop Sibu

SIBU: The next five years will be a critical period to develop Sibu, said Bukit Assek assemblyman Joseph Chieng Jin Ek. He said Sibu has experienced slow development for the past 10 years and this has led to negative reactions among the youth, especially young people. “However, I believe that

Subsidies for wheelchairs, medical beds

SIBU: Sibu Member of Parliament Service Centre will organise a new subsidy programme for those having medical difficulties to purchase wheelchairs and medical beds within this year. Announcing this, Sibu MP Oscar Ling Chai Yew said,”We will subsidise those who need wheelchairs RM100 each and those who need medical beds

Lions Clubs International visits local counterparts

SIBU: The current Lions Clubs International director Jeff Huang Changwei from China was here yesterday (Mar 2) to pay a courtesy call on his local counterparts. He led his delegation of 15 members from three Lions Clubs, namely Guangdong Ling Nan Lions Club, Shengyang Lions Club and Shaanxi Lions Club.

Aquaculture sector promising revenue base: Tiong

SIBU: Sarawak has great potential in the aquaculture sector to generate income for the country through the export of fishery products. “This is because Sarawak has a vast area covered by water (150,000 hectares). “The aquaculture industry is one of the important sectors that will be developed under Sarawak’s Post

School inclusion brings relief; dismay over no funding

SIBU: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) is happy that the construction of SMK Dudong has been retained under the revised Budget 2023. But its Dudong branch chairman Wong Ching Yong at the same time could not hide his disappointment over the lack of allocations for Chinese independent schools. “I was

UTS inks Mou with Press Metal Bintulu

SIBU: University of Technology Sarawak (UTS) and Press Metal Bintulu Sdn Bhd (PMB) yesterday renewed their strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in joint academic and industrial partnership at the former’s premises here. Signing the MoU on behalf of UTS was its Vice Chancellor Prof. Datuk Dr Khairuddin Ab. Hamid while

Four years’ jail for 4 am robbery

SIBU: A 26-year-old man was yesterday ordered by the Sessions Court to be imprisoned for four years for robbing a woman of RM600. In passing the sentence, Sessions Court Judge Marutin Pagan also directed that Mohd Khairul Azmi from Kpg Hilir be given two strokes of whipping. Khairul understood the

Five strokes, 12 years’ jail for robbery

SIBU: A 39-year-old man was sentenced to 12 years’ behind bars and given five strokes of the whip by the Sessions Court here yesterday for committing gang robbery. Sessions Court Judge Marutin Pagan convicted Frankie Chaong Lagi from Nanga Temiang, Song of the offence after he pleaded guilty to the