SIBU: A 37-year-old man was sentenced to three years behind bars and given three strokes of the rotan by the Sessions Court here for a sexual offence.Sessions Court judge Marutin Pagan convicted Osman Abu Bakar on Wednesday (Feb 1) after he pleaded no contest to the charge.In addition, Judge Marutin
SIBU: A police personnel was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment and fined RM10,000, in default to six months’ jail by the High Court here Tuesday (Jan 31) for negligently causing the death of his colleague. Justice Datuk Christoper Chin convicted Nur Aliff Mazlan, 30, of the offence after he pleaded
SIBU: The Lions Clubs under Region 1, 2, 3 & 4 have responded swiftly by collecting a sum of RM4,320 to assist two Chinese families whose houses were razed by fire on the first day of Chinese New Year. The 16 fire victims comprised family members of two brothers. The
SIBU: About 2,000 visitors thronged the Chinese New Year (CNY) open house held at the open space in front of Sibu Democratic Action Party (DAP) headquarters in Rejang Park here yesterday. The CNY open house was jointly organised by Lanang MP Alice Lau Kiong Yieng and Sibu MP Oscar Ling
SIBU: A local prominent business figure is quite optimistic about the economic outlook this year. According to Datuk Seri Lau Kueng Chai, the unity government under Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is now very stable. “I believe it will definitely bring considerable foreign exchange to our country,” he pointed
SIBU: United Chinese Association (UCA) Sibu appreciates the efforts of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government in fighting for Sarawak’s rights. Sibu UCA president Lau Ing Chiong also praised GPS for joining Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s unity government in order to stabilise the federal government for the
SIBU: A man who attempted to flee from a police inspection after ramming into a police car recently was today (Jan 19) fined RM1,800 in default one month’s jail by the Magistrate’s Court here. Magistrate Oon Kork Chern meted out the sentence after Akmal, 23, from Jalan Oya pleaded guilty
SIBU: A 37-year-old man who vented his anger on a cash deposit machine (CDM) and two automated teller machines (ATM) will spend the next three years behind bars reflecting on his bizarre action after he pleaded guilty to a charge of committing mischief. The Magistrate’s Court here today also fined
SIBU: Brooke Drive Neighbourhood Committee under the Ministry of National Unity in collaboration with National Population And Family Development (NPFDB) under the Ministry of Women, Family And Community Development (KPWKM) successfully carried out a Cervical Cancer Awareness Programme. The programme held recently in front of Nur Sejahtera Clinc in Jalan
SIBU: STM Lottery Sdn Bhd is ushering in the Year of the Rabbit with an angpow donation campaign which will benefit over 19,000 needy senior citizens in the country. The company formerly known as Sports Toto Malaysia Sdn Bhd is resuming its donation campaign in a big way this year.