Author: Ellie Edward

Floods cause closure of four Sebauh schools

SEBAUH: Four schools in this district have been closed due to floods since yesterday. The four school are Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Balai, Sekolah Kebangsaan Kuala Kebulu, Sekolah Kebangsaan Sigu Binyo and Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Mawang. For SK Bukit Balai the total number of students is 362 with 201 males and

Two Indonesians arrested for drug trafficking

  BINTULU: Two Indonesian men were arrested here yesterday on suspicion of being involved in drug trafficking. Bintulu District Police chief Superintendent Zailani Amit said a raid on the suspects was carried out while they were in a rented room of a shop at Jalan Abang Galau here at 3

Five youths held in ‘Op Cantas’

  BINTULU: Five youths were arrested by police in an operation dubbed ‘Op Cantas’ in Taman Beverly Hill, Jalan Tun Hussien Onn here early yesterday. Bintulu District Police chief, Superintendent Zailanni Amit said the suspects aged between 20 and 28 were detained around 1.30am. He said during the operation eight

Errant motorcyclist dies in crash

BINTULU: A collision between a motorcyle and a 4WD vehicle, here early yesterday morning ended with the death of the motorcyclist. The fatal accident occurred in front of the Sekolah Menengah  Kebangsaan Bintulu. Bintulu District Police Chief Superintendent Zailani Amit, said the accident occurred when the motorcycle was riding against

30 students in HIP outreach activity to longhouse

  TATAU: Under the Highly Immersive Programme (H.I.P.) introduced by the Ministry of Education, Parent-Teacher Association (PIBG) and English Panel of SMK Tatau jointly organised an outreach programme to Rumah Enggul, Selitut here on 20 July. The programme involved 30 selected students of SMK Tatau and the headmaster and teachers

Oil tanker explosion kills one, burns five vehicles

BINTULU: A man was killed whereas five vehicles and one motorcycle were burnt in an explosion after an oil tanker’s load spilled when the vehicle hit the road divider and overturned  at the  traffic light junction opposite Bintulu Medical Centre (BMC), at Medan Central here in Bintulu at noon yesterday. Bintulu District Police

Ban to be imposed on selling illegal 4D at eateries

BINTULU: Bintulu Development Authority (BDA) will be enforcing a prohibition of purchase and sales of illegal lottery tickets at all eateries here beginning 10 July. BDA Assistant General Manager (environment section), Wan Ibrahim Wan Ali said the prohibition also applied to all eateries in Tatau and Sebauh. “BDA will be

Three workers’ quarters go up in smoke

BINTULU: Three workers’ quarters at Jalan Sungai Nyigu here were destroyed in a fire yesterday morning. Bintulu Fire Station chief, Di-Hatta Gobel said eight personnel led by Senior Fire Officer II Zulkifli were dispatched to the scene after they received a distress call at 10.47am. He said the quarters, measuring

SMK Tatau shine to win two gold medals

TATAU: SMK Tatau taekwondo team registered an impressive performance in the 31st Malaysian Youth Championship and 28th Penang Invitational to win two gold, two silver medal and one bronze medals recently. In the championship, Hiew Chung Lung won the gold medal in the light heavy category and silver medal in