Thursday, 1 January 2026

Author: Danny Wong

Inaugural pickleball competition among secondary schools on Sept 5-6

SIBU: A total of 16 teams from 13 secondary schools will compete and showcase their skills in the first-ever Sibu Division Inter-School Pickleball Competition to be held at SMI Pickleball Centre here on September 5 to 6. The tournament will be hosted by Sibu Pickleball Association (SPA) and is supported

Senator calls for fair resource distribution

SIBU: Senator Robert Lau Hui Yew welcomes the support from former Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department for Legal Affairs and Judicial Reform, Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, for a royal commission on how the wealth from Petronas was used and how to improve the management, transparency and fairness in the resources

S’wakians urged to come home after studies

SIBU: The Sarawak government is calling on young people who are pursuing their studies abroad to return home after their studies and contribute to the state’s rapidly developing development. Minister of Education, Innovation and Talent Development, Datuk Seri Roland Sagah Wee Inn, stressed that the state government was committed to

Teachers play crucial role in building quality future generations

SIBU: Minister in the Sarawak Premier’s Department, Datuk Seri John Sikie Tayai, emphasised that in order for Sarawak to produce a competitive and quality young generation, education must be parallel with the change of time. He pointed out that the role of teachers today is no longer limited to delivering

PETROS safeguards the future of ‘the goose that lays the golden eggs’

SIBU: Sarawak is merely pursuing its rights to fair distribution and safeguarding the state’s future through the formation of Petroleum Sarawak Bhd (PETROS). Pointing this out, Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Central Youth Chairman, Councillor Kevin Lau Kor Jie, said recent remarks by the former Minister in the Prime Minister’s

Prison staff’s association presents donations at welfare event

SIBU: The Sarawak Zone 2025 ‘Ziarah Kasih Programme’ of the Persatuan Isteri, Anak-anak dan Anggota Penjara Malaysia (PERSIAP) was held at the Sibu Central Prison (PPS) Staff Hall on Wednesday. The programme was officiated by PERSIAP’s president, Datin Rosnani Mohamed, who was accompanied by the PERSIAP Sarawak’s chairperson, Melissa Anne

Pustaka Sibu hosts children’s festival

SIBU: The Sarawak State Library (Pustaka) here will be organising a two-day Sarawak Children’s Arts and Literature Festival 2025 starting September 6. The festival, which will take place at its premises onTun Tuanku Bujang Road, Sungai Merah, from 9 am to 5 pm, is expected to attract participation of hundreds

Alan wins ‘Essence of Sarawak’ Video Content competition 2025

SIBU: Alan Ting Judson who produced a video content entitled, ‘Sarawak Chapter One’ was adjudged the grand winner in the ‘Essence of Sarawak’ Video Content competition 2025 organised by Persatuan Pengamal Digital Multimedia Sibu (PPDMS) held at a prominent hotel here recently. For the win, he took home cash prize

Sarawak Customs seizes smuggled goods worth RM2.3 million

SIBU: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department Sarawak (Sarawak Customs) seized contraband goods estimated to be worth RM2.3 million, inclusive of unpaid duties. Sarawak Customs’ Director, Datuk Norizan Yahya, said the seizure of contraband cigarettes, liquor and frozen goods were done at three different locations here from July 30 to 31.