SIBU: Racial harmony and mutual respect are among the unique hallmarks of Sarawak. The Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to China, Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said this has given Chinese culture room to flourish and the people to pass it on to their descendants. “Because of this, the Sarawak Premier
SIBU: To do their bit to protect the earth, the Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) will organise a series of activities this year in conjunction with Earth Day 2022, themed ‘Invest in our planet’. Earth Day is celebrated around the world annually on April 22. Organising committee chairman Cr Ling Hua
SIBU: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Bukit Assek branch yesterday distributed 250 sets of dates and 20 boxes of mineral water to two mosques in Kampung Sentosa here. Bukit Assek assemblyman Joseph Chieng Jin Ek said the recipients were Masjid Al-Muhajirin and Masjid Al-Anshar. The distribution is in conjunction with
SIBU: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) is hoping to alleviate the plight facing Malaysians who obtained their dentistry degrees from seven universities in Taiwan. Presently they are required to have at least two years’ work experience before they can be considered to be registered as dental surgeons in the country.
SIBU: The decision to issue temporary documentation to eligible stateless children to enable them access to education and health facilities is a laudable effort by the state government. Democractic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak Political Education Bureau director Irene Chang Oi Ling said hopefully it would help reduce the number of
SIBU: A 30-year-old man claimed trial in the Sessions Court today to two charges of raping a teenage girl. When the charges were read and explained to Yong Jin Fu, he entered his plea of not guilty. Sessions Court Judge Marutin Pagan scheduled the pre-trial case management to June 15
SIBU: An elderly man was yesterday (April 12) sentenced to a total of 30 years’ imprisonment and 12 strokes of whippings by the Sessions Court for three charges of raping an underage girl. The 60-year-old from a longhouse not far from here, pleaded guilty to the charges read by deputy
SIBU: Five hundred packs of ‘bubur lambuk’ (savoury porridge) were distributed to local residents in Kemuyang near here on Saturday evening. The programme, held in conjunction with the holy month of Ramadan, was organized by the Village Development and Security Committee (JKKK) of Desa Kemuyang in cooperation with Surau Darul
SIBU: The Magistrate’s Court today fined a 31-year-old man RM1,200, in default two months’ imprisonment, for stealing a mobile phone. Dickson Jeleman from Bawang Assan pleaded guilty to the charge before Magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhtar. He opted to go to jail as he could not pay the fine. He was
KAPIT: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) has warned individuals or traders here against raising prices or hoarding controlled items during the Ramadan and Aidilfitri season. The branch head here, Englebert Inggath Desmond Japar, urged traders in Kapit Division to conduct their business ethically by using legal
