News near Sibu Airport Sibu Sarawak

1. Man charged in Sibu with murder of five-year-old, faces drug count

   4 days ago Sarawak Tribune Magistrates' Court, Sibu 2.2 km

   A 49-year-old man was charged at the Magistrates' Court in Sibu on Thursday with murdering a five-year-old boy at a house in Rantau Panjang Jaya on Aug 28. He also faces a separate drug charge for self-administering amphetamine and methamphetamine at Sibu Central Police Station. The case was fixed for Oct 22 pending forensic and psychiatric reports and the Public Prosecutor's consent.

2. 78-year-old woman missing after going to farm in Durin

   5 days ago Saluran 122 Rumah Philip Kayak, Durin, Sarawak 2.9 km

   A 78-year-old woman, Monica Delima Ubong, was reported missing after failing to return to her longhouse at Rumah Philip Kayak, Durin, Sibu. A search and rescue operation by the Sibu Jaya Fire and Rescue Station and police is under way after initial searches around the longhouse and farm failed to find her.

3. Wong Soon Koh: Grassroots leaders must master rules, skills

   5 days ago Sarawak Tribune Green EcoFarm, Sibu, Sarawak 2.8 km

   Bawang Assan assemblyman Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh said grassroots leaders need knowledge, skills and integrity to keep public services efficient and transparent. Speaking at the closing of the 2026 Professionalism Enhancement Programme for Institutions, Villages and Communities in N.53 Bawang Assan, held at Green EcoFarm in Sibu, he said the training must translate into better service and closer cooperation with government agencies.