News near Sibu Jaya Sarawak
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Man charged in Sibu with murder of five-year-old, faces drug count
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.
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78-year-old woman missing after going to farm in Durin
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.
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Wong Soon Koh: Grassroots leaders must master rules, skills
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.
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Sibu Jaya water woes to end by year's end with new 900mm pipe
Sarawak Water Sdn Bhd says the intermittent water supply problem in Sibu Jaya is expected to be resolved by the end of this year. A larger 900mm-diameter main pipe is being installed to increase delivery capacity to 13 million litres per day. The update was given during a dialogue session with PDP Dudong, JBALB, and the Sibu Resident.
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Sibu man fined RM2,000 for defaming another on Facebook
A 33-year-old man was fined RM2,000 by the Sibu Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to defaming a man on social media. The accused, Azrie Leggan, published a post falsely implicating the victim in indecent remarks with a child. He was arrested in Marudi following an investigation by the MCMC and police.
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Contractor urged to control dust from ongoing Sibu roadworks
A DAP Sarawak committee member has called for better dust control during roadworks on Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman in Sibu, which have been causing inconvenience to residents and motorists.
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Sibu Airport flights unaffected as visibility improves amid haze
Flight operations at Sibu Airport remained unaffected on Wednesday as visibility improved despite the haze, with visibility at 3,000 metres and runway visual range at 2,000 metres. The airport manager said no flights were affected, a contrast to the previous day when thick fog and haze caused two cancellations, four delays and three diversions. The Air Pollutant Index in Sibu had decreased to 248 as of 4pm.
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Crackdown in Sibu Jaya: SRDC orders immediate halt to open burning linked to farming
The Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) has ordered an immediate halt to open burning along the Sibu Jaya bypass in Sibu, Sarawak, after another fire linked to farming activities was detected. The incident occurred while Sibu's Air Pollutant Index (API) had reached a hazardous level of 327. SRDC chairman Sempurai Petrus Ngelai called the actions of those involved irresponsible and urged landowners to check for illegal trespassing.