Wednesday, 31 December 2025

Author: NurhauniLee Abdullah

Call to arrange for walk-in appointments

SIBU: Members of the public aged 18 and above here who have yet to receive their Covid-19 vaccine are urged to call the nearby vaccination centre (PPV) immediately to arrange for walk-in vaccination appointment. Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee chairman Wong Hee Sieng said the PPVs recommended for this registration

More than 80 percent in Sibu receive first dose

SIBU: Around 84.3 percent of the Sibu population have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. This was said by Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee during a livestream session on Sibu’s Covid-19 update last Saturday. “Based on the data recorded on July 22,

Sibu in full swing to get residents inoculated

KUCHING: The tireless efforts of all parties involved in enrolling residents to receive vaccinations from house to house have boosted the vaccine immunisation rate in Sibu. This was stated by the coordinator of the mobile vaccine centre (PPV) for the Bukit Assek zone Councillor Joseph Chieng when met by the

Three projects not fully completed due to pandemic

SIBU: Three Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) projects involving the construction of two wet markets and a food court could not be fully completed this year due to the Covid-19 movement control order (MCO). The projects are the Pasar Sungai Merah, Pasar Jalan Tiong Hua and the Taman Muhibbah food court,

Council to issue vaccination certificate to businesses

SIBU: The Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) must strive to restore the community’s confidence and trust in the effort to revive the economy, which has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Its chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh said the council would be issuing vaccination confirmation certificate to its traders who have

Senator helps with vaccination process

SIBU: Senator Robert Lau Hui Yew and his team have worked hard to ensure that the vaccination process runs smoothly at two different centres on Saturday (July 17). He said his team has helped the staff from the Ministry of Health to manage the vaccination process for residents in Selalo

Business premises’ jab compliance almost 100 pct

SIBU: Almost 100 percent of traders and employees at business premises in Sibu have obtained at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine, said Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee. He said this while conducting a survey and reaching out to the business community around Sibu in

Truck thief caught red-handed

SIBU: A former prisoner’s attempt to run from the police with a stolen truck in Sibu Jaya was short-lived as the police managed to arrest him early this morning.  District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said that the 21-year-old suspect was previously jailed for three years for stealing a

Another PPV in Sibu to expedite vaccination process

SIBU: To expedite the Covid-19 vaccination of residents in the Tiong Hua and Tong Sang zones, another PPV (vaccination centre) has been set up at the Xin Fu Yuan Methodist Church, Jalan Brooke Drive here. According to Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Bukit Assek Youth chief Joseph Chieng, the two

Rain no deterrent for JaPen’s IOW campaign

SIBU: Despite the heavy rain on Wednesday (July 14), the Sibu Information Department (JaPen) remained committed in disseminating information on vaccination to all parts of the district through its Info On Wheels (IOW) campaign. Conducted at the Dewan Persatuan Foochow Sibu PPV (vaccination centre), Wednesday was the third and final