SIBU: Celebrating its 21st year, the Borneo Cultural Festival (BCF) here stands as a symbol of resilience, heritage and togetherness. Pointing out this, Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts, Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said over the past two decades, it had grown from a humble local
SIBU: The Lions Club of Sibu Pahlawan (LCSP) enters a new fiscal year, with Lion James Wong Ha Seng taking the helm from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. The immediate outgoing president is Lion Steady Tiau Kiu Ung. The Club recently held a Joint Board Meeting of outgoing
SIBU: Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) Sibu branch in collaboration with Sibu General Hospital is set to organise World Blood Donor Day 2025 at Kingwood Hotel here on July 6. Organising chairperson, Dr Rachel Teng Li Cin said other partners for the event include Liangtye Trading Sdn Bhd, Lions Club
SIBU: The organising of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Carnival at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Rosli Dhoby here is seen as a proactive step in producing a young generation who are tech-savvy and innovative, in line with the needs of today’s digital era.Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education,
SIBU: The Sarawak State Library (Pustaka) here, in collaboration with the Sibu Melanau Association, will take part in the Borneo Cultural Festival (BCF) 2025 by organising a series of engaging activities at the Sibu Town Square from July 3 to 12.The 10-day programme will be held at the Malay/Melanau Pavilion,
SIBU: A swift action of the Lanang Volunteer Fire Brigade (LVFB) had prevented a potential fire tragedy when fire suddenly broke out in the kitchen of a residence in Lanang on Tuesday (July 1). The fire which occurred around 4 pm believed to have started due to unattended cooking equipment,
SIBU: A married couple believed to be the masterminds behind a major drug trafficking syndicate were charged in the Magistrates’ Court here today with multiple counts of drug trafficking and possession of dangerous drugs. However, no plea was taken after the charges against them were read and explained to them
SIBU: An Indonesian man was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment by the Magistrates’ Court here on Wednesday for escaping from lawful custody. Magistrate Oon Kerk Chern imposed the sentence on the accused, named as only Buni, 25 after he pleaded guilty to the charge. According to the charge, he had
SIBU: A 25-year-old Indonesian was sentenced to a total of 16 years’ jail and three strokes of whipping by the Sessions Court here on Wednesday for sexually abusing a teenage girl. Session’s Court Judge Musyiri Peet sentenced the accused named only as Buni to eight years’ jail for the first
SIBU: The Magistrates’ Court here yesterday granted the police application to extend the remand period of a foreign couple for another seven days to assist in the investigation into the murder of an Indonesian man. The remand extension order was issued by magistrate Oon Kork Chern after allowing an application