Wednesday, 17 December 2025

Author: Danny Wong

Mobile app to raise environmental awareness

SIBU: The EcoPlus, a ground-breaking mobile application that embodies the essence of environmental awareness and community collaboration marked its soft launching at the premises of University of Technology Sarawak (UTS) here today (Oct 17). UTS’s deputy Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mohammad Shahril Osman and chairman of Sibu Municipal Council Clarence

Mental health open day Oct 21

SIBU: The Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Sibu Hospital will organise World Mental Health Day 2023 on Oct 21, from 8am to 1pm, at the Rejang Hall and Sibu Hospital Specialist Clinic’s ground.Organising chairman Dr Daniel Wong Teck Lung said the programme will incorporate an ‘open day’ clinic concept

Fatimah: Collaborative efforts needed to address complex social issues

SIBU: Social issues and problems are too complex to be addressed in silos.In this regard, Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development (KPWK), Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah pointed out that integrated, collaborative and holistic approaches are required from all walks of life.“Be it government agencies, private and commercial organisations,

The therapeutic effects of singing

SIBU: Singing is more than just a beautiful form of art but a way to express emotions and find relief from daily stress. Sibu Labourers Association (SLA) chairlady Kapitan Kho Chu Ing said that singing serves as a therapeutic outlet for many. “Singing not only boosts mood but can also

Learn to grow sour eggplants via fertigation

SIBU: Pustaka Negeri Sarawak (PNS) Sibu will be holding a Fertigation Workshop on Sour Eggplant Planting and Foliar Fertilizer Making in conjunction with the Makersmeet X Borneo Makers Festival 2023 programme on Oct 21. According to PNS Sibu in a press statement today (Oct 15), the workshop would will take

18 women attend China conference

SIBU: Members of the Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce Women Entrepreneurs (Sarawak Branch) are on their way to Hainan, China to attend an entrepreneurship conference. Eighteen women members led by Charter Chairman Jamie Tiew Yen Houng will attend the conference from Oct 18 to 21. According to Tiew in a press

Maker programme at PNS Sibu SIBU

The public is invited to attend en masse to enliven the atmosphere of the Makersmeet X Borneo Makers Festival programme which will take place at the premises of Pusaka Negeri Sarawak (PNS) Sibu from Oct 21 – 22. The two-day programme organised by PNS Sibu in collaboration with the Sarawak

Nangka club invites fans to dart competition

SIBU: Darts enthusiasts are invited to participate in the 2023 Double Open Dart Competition, which will take place on Nov 11 and 12 at the Teku Community Hall. The competition, organised by the Nangka Recreational Sports Club, is divided into two categories and offers attractive prizes to the winners. For

Leadership in tandem with party’s aspirations

SIBU: Under the leadership of Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, the state is moving towards what the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) is striving for. Stating this, SUPP Central Education Bureau chairman Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing pointed out that Sarawak has not been affected by extreme

Flyover to ease traffic woes proposed

SIBU: Deputy Minister for Housing, Public Health and Local Government, Michael Tiang Ming Tee will propose the construction of a flyover here to be included in the 13th Malaysian Plan. Stating this, he said he has asked the relevant authorities to start doing surveying and planning works to find the