Sunday, 15 March 2026

Author: Danny Wong

Lions Club’s esteemed event July 30

SIBU: Lions Club of Sibu Pahlawan here will hold its prestigious’ 24th Installation of new Board Cabinet officers cum Fund Raising Banquet.This will be held at Kingwood Hotel’s Regalia Ballroom, here on July 30 at 6.30pm. According to the Club’s president-elect Dr David Ling Sien Ngan, overseas special guests included

Jailed three months for illegal possession of protected plants

SIBU: Nine Indonesians aged between 20 and 39 were each sentenced to three months’ jail and fined RM500 in default two weeks’ jail by the Kapit Sessions Court yesterday for keeping protected plants without permit. Judge Marutin Pagan handed down the sentence after the accused pleaded guilty to the joint

Labourer gets 8 years jail

SIBU: An amorous labourer who caused grievous hurt to a 30-year-old woman will have to spend eight years behind bars. And that’s not all, he will also receive three lashes of the cane. The Kapit Sessions Court imposed the sentence on the accused. Sibu-based Sessions Court Judge Marutin Pagan, who

Colouring contest for primary school pupils in conjunction with Sarawak Day

SIBU: Sri Minyak Group Berhad (Sri Minyak) and United Overseas Bank (UOB) here will jointly organise a colouring contest for primary school pupils in conjunction with Sarawak Day. According to Sri Minyak general manager Amelia Tiu Siew Yian, the competition would be held at the first floor of Wisma Sri

RM5k fine for illegal online gambling

SIBU: A 48-year-old man was fined RM5,000, in default three months’ imprisonment, by the Magistrates’ Court here for illegal online gambling. Magistrate Mohd Syukri handed down the sentence after the accused pleaded no contest to the charge. According to the charge sheet, Ho Boon Liang from Jalan Aman here was

Don’t deny applicants their MyKads, JPN told

SIBU: The National Registration Department (JPN) is urged to explain and justify its basis for the delay in issuing MyKads to applicants who have been successfully granted citizenship. Sarawak Democratic Action Party (DAP) Political Education Bureau director Irene Chang said two of such cases—which DAP helped to apply and successfully

Wishesland Sibu comes to aid of member

SIBU: Wishesland Sibu has sponsored a wheelchair to its member Samuel Mudin to help him move around more easily at home and outside. According to its pro tem president Kevin Yeo, the sponsoring of wheelchairs and other welfare support were part of the purpose for setting up Wishesland Sibu. He

Wishesland Sibu comes to aid of member

SIBU: Wishesland Sibu has sponsored a wheelchair to its member Samuel Mudin to help him move around more easily at home and outside. According to its pro tem president Kevin Yeo, the sponsoring of wheelchairs and other welfare support were part of the purpose for setting up Wishesland Sibu. He

Two years’ imprisonment for housebreaking and theft

SIBU: The Magistrates’ Court here today sentenced a man to two years’ imprisonment for housebreaking and theft. Shayrul, from Kampung Nangka pleaded guilty to two charges before magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhtar, who ordered the sentences to run concurrently. The accused was charged with breaking into a house in Jalan Lucky, an

Encouraging youth to showcase talents in short filmmaking

SIBU: In line with efforts to produce creative and competitive local youth in short film-making, Junior Chamber International (JCI) Mandarin Sibu in collaboration with University Technology of Sarawak (UTS) is currently holding the “The Take” Project. According to Bukit Assek assemblyman Joseph Chieng Jin Ek who inspired the “The Take”