SIBU: Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has allocated RM260,000 to Sibu Hospital for facility upgrades, focusing on improving patient comfort and working conditions for healthcare personnel. Tiong, who is also the Dudong assemblyman, said the funds will be used to install 37 air conditioners
SIBU: The Road Transport Department (RTD) Sibu Recreation Club distributed more than 500 packs of bubur lambuk here today. They distributed them to customers at the RTD Sibu Branch office and road users along Jalan Oya Lama. “The porridge was prepared through a communal cooking effort by RTD Sibu staff,”
KUCHING: The number of flood and landslide victims at temporary evacuation centres (PPS) across Sarawak continues to rise. However, two PPS recorded a decrease in evacuees compared to this morning. As of 4 pm today (March 22), the total number of evacuees due to floods and landslides stood at 1,293,
SIBU: Federal Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing hopes that the federal government will assist with dredging work on the Rajang and Igan rivers. Tiong, who is also the Dudong assemblyman, said that he recently discussed the matter with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “We
SIBU: The Public Works Department (PWD) is studying the cause of the flooding that affected the Durin Bridge which is part of the Pan Borneo Highway, said Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. The Infrastructure and Port Development Minister said that he had also instructed the PWD to propose a solution
SIBU: The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Bawang Assan branch installed red-and-white safety warning lines today to mark hazardous sections of the flooded road at Sungai Sadit here. Its chairman Kevin Lau Kor Jie said they received calls from villagers yesterday about rising water levels and severe flooding in low-lying
SIBU: The swift response of the fire department successfully evacuated four individuals after their homes were inundated by floodwaters in separate incidents today. In the first incident at Kilometre Two, Jalan Durin-Kanowit, an elderly woman and two adult women were rescued after their house was submerged. Sibu Fire and Rescue
SERIAN: Three sustained injuries in a single-vehicle crash at the Sungai Batu Bridge, Kampung Tapah in Siburan here today. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) deployed a team from the Siburan fire station after receiving an emergency call at 4.16 am. “The driver was trapped in his seat while the
SIBU: Deputy Minister of Public Health, Housing and Local Government Datuk Michael Tiang Ming Tee has urged the federal government to approve the fifth phase of the flood mitigation pump project. He said the project, which involves constructing three pump stations along Sungai Seduan, is estimated to cost more than
SIBU: The road upgrading project for Jalan Ling Kai Cheng will begin as soon as the floodwaters recede, assures Deputy Minister of Public Health, Housing and Local Government Datuk Michael Tiang Ming Tee. He said discussions had been held with Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh to
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