SIBU: Sibu Municipal Council will be taking actions soon against licensed money lenders who put up illegal advertising paraphernalia, said its chairman Datuk Tiong Thai King yesterday. He revealed at the council’s meeting that the paraphernalia included big advertisement signboards, wall banners and banners which the money lenders had put
SIBU: A 29-year-old female handphone dealer lost RM5,000 to a Macau scam. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said that at 6pm on June 18, the victim received a call from a man who identified himself as Ricky from the State Attorney-General’s office in Kuching. “Ricky told her
SIBU: A 34-year-old woman cooked up a story after losing her husband’s money totalling RM5,100 to a scammer. However, she ended up running foul of the law for making a false police report. Sibu Deputy OCPD Supt Martin Koo said the police were now investigating her under Section 182 of
SIBU: The High Court here yesterday accepted an application from native traders in Kanowit who filed a suit against Kanowit District Council (KDC) for not allowing them to trade at their old place. The suit was filed by five of the 140 traders. They were represented by See Chee How.
SIBU: The ENT (ear, nose and throat) Department of Sibu Hospital has received a boost in the form of an otoacoustic emission (OAE) machine. The equipment is used to find out how well the inner ear, or cochlea, works. It measures OAE which is a low-level sound emitted by the
SIBU: Sarawak is the only part of the country where the Housing and Local Government Ministry has not been able to build affordable homes due to problems in the allocation of land for the projects. Its minister Zuraida Kamaruddin told reporters after visiting Sungai Merah Fire Station yesterday that the
“The holders are unclear of what they can and cannot do with the identification document.” SIBU: The government has been urged to provide a comprehensive list on what a MyKAS (temporary resident card or green IC) holder can and cannot do, especially with respect to basic rights such as education,
SIBU: The 31st Brigade Infantry is always ready for operations even during major festivals. Speaking at a Gawai-Raya gathering here yesterday, its commander Brigadier General Datuk Johnny Lim Eng Seng said during the recent Gawai Dayak celebration, its personnel who were celebrating the went were off duty. “After the Gawai,
SIBU: A 52-year-old man is in police custody for allegedly injuring his future son-in-law with a machete over a debt. Sibu police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the man, who admitted to wounding his daughter’s boyfriend with a machete, was arrested yesterday morning. Stanley said in the 6.25pm incident
SIBU: A businessman and his friend were conned of RM332,702 through a non-existent business. Sibu OCPD ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said at about 7pm on May 15, the businessman met a stranger at a coffee shop in Jalan Pahlawan who offered him to become a joint-partner in a business that
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