SIBU: Approximately about 7,000 households were affected due to the 450 Mild Steel Cement Lined (MSCL) pipe burst on Thursday at Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman (opposite Shell station, near Kemuyang junction) in Sibu. Deputy general manager of Sibu Water Board (SWB) Lau Pon Yin told reporters that the areas affected
KANOWIT : The body of a drown victim, Danny Manggie, 15, was found by a Special Water Rescue Unit (PPDA) team at 6.10pm on Monday. The victim was found 20 metres from the riverbank at Kanowit town and was handed over to the police at 6.20pm on Monday. Six members
KUCHING: Two helicopters will be used during the 13th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) 2017 to be held at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) from 21- 23 Nov, to enhance security. This was disclosed by State Commissioner of Police, Datuk Amer Awal during High Tea with the Media at Riverside
SIBU: Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Industrial and Entrepreneur Development, Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan has described the setting up of the Centre of Excellence in Wood Engineered Products (CeWEP) at the University of College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS) here as timely. As the supplies of timber from
PAKAN : Four centralised schools have been proposed for the Julau parliamentary constituency to deal with the problem of school with very low enrollment. Member of Parliament for Julau Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum said that a total of 43 primary schools in the constituency have been identified as facing the problem.
SIBU: In conjunction with the tabling of the 2018 Budget by the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister of Malaysia, the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) is organising the National Tax Seminar 2017. The seminar will be held from November 2-16 at 24 locations nationwide. In Sibu, the seminar
SIBU: A man was arrested at a home in Bukit Assek Road, Sibu at about 4.05pm on 30thOctober by the Sibu District Narcotics Crime Investigation Unit (BSJND). As a result of body inspection, Sibu police chief ACP Zailanni Amit said that police team found five transparent plastic packages of various
SIBU: Destiny for Children Sibu (DFCS), a non-governmental organisation here has celebrated its fifth year anniversary at its learning centre in Sibu Life Care Society yesterday. The celebration was led by its centre-in-charge, Pauline Rogers Jaban by cutting a cake. According to its administrative staff, Ching Mee Mee, DFCS, which
PAKAN: The 11th Malaysia Plan (RMK-11) is targeting 20,000 hectares of pepper planting throughout the country of which 16,000 hectares are in Sarawak. This exercise aims to increase pepper planting in the country due to the world demand, said Chairman of Malaysia Pepper Board (MPB) Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom.
SIBU: As at last 25 October the assessment rates collection for the year 2017 has reache d RM33,918,970.53. Chairman of Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) Datuk Tiong Thai King said that constituted 84.79 per cent of the total amount this year. This was revealed during the full council meeting held at
