SIBU: Members of Lions Club Sibu Queensway (LCSQ) visited Kiang Hin primary school in Teku here recently and presented free spectacles to 11 students as part of the Lions International community projects, ‘SightFirst’. Present to welcome the visitors was the school board of management chairman, Kapitan So Teck Kee. Speaking
SIBU: The Sarawak government has approved five projects totalling RM550,000 in three areas of the Bawang Assan constituency under the Special Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) fund. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Bawang Assan Community Development Team leader Councillor Kevin Lau Kor Jie said these projects include installation of road lighting,
SIBU: A 35-year-old man was sentenced to five years in prison by the Sessions Court here for possessing an offensive weapon without lawful purpose. In handing down the sentence today (Oct 9), Judge Musyiri Peet also ordered the accused to be whipped once. Earlier, Nicholas Thomas Samuel from Tatau pleaded
SIBU: A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to 26 years’ imprisonment and 23 strokes of whipping by the Sessions Court here on seven charges of sexual assault, two charges of rape and one charge each of unnatural sex and outraging of modesty. Noor Azhar Nawawi pleaded guilty to all the
SIBU: The Sibu Automobile Repairers Association (SARA) with Federation of Automobile Workshop Owners Association of Malaysia (FAWOAM) will organise a two-day National Electric Vehicle Forum and Workshop 2024 at Houng Seng Motor Trading Sdn Bhd (near Igan Bridge) in Jalan Ding Lik Kong here from Nov 8. According to SARA
SIBU: Relief aid, including cash, has been distributed by the Sarawak government to the victims of the Kampung Hilir fire, whose homes were ravaged by flames on the evening of September 22. Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah, the Minister for Women, Childhood, and Community Wellbeing Development, disclosed that the cash assistance
SIBU: The two-day Borneo International Street Dance Festival 2024 concluded successfully at Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud Chancellor Hall in University of Technology Sarawak (UTS) here on Sunday night (Oct 6). Bukit Assek assembyman Joseph Chieng Jin Ek was in attendance to hand over the prizes to the winners in various
SIBU: The Sibu Central Fire Department (SCFD) and Lanang Volunteer Fire Brigade (LVFB) conducted inspections of the fire hydrants today (Oct 7) at Lane 82, Lanang Road to ensure that the hydrants were in proper working condition. Two personnel from the units found that two fire hydrants in the area
SIBU: Sports Day is not just an opportunity to showcase athletic talents and youthful energy, but also a celebration of health, unity and the spirit of perseverance. Pointing out this, Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) Kiang Hin Board of Management chairman, Kapitan So Teck Kee stressed that a healthy body
SIBU: Sekolah Kerajaan (SK) Rantau Panjang stole the limelight by sweeping the top three prizes in the Lantern Design Competition 2024 held at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) Kiang Hin’s multi-purpose hall here on Friday (Oct 4). The champion went to Jackson Larry Fowaro while Valina Natasha Padatrski and Clorfinayana