Author: Nurul Shima Shahminon

Car park at Bintulu Hospital nearing completion

BINTULU: The temporary car park construction project for the use of staff and the public at Bintulu Hospital is now almost completed. A construction project that includes five sites with two sites for the use of hospital residents while the other three for the public is under the Tanjong Batu

Promoting CPR literacy

BINTULU: A total of 240 people participated in the Mega CPR Programme 2023 organised by the Bintulu Hospital Academic Club and Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Campus (UPMKB) in collaboration with Bintulu Hospital here. The programme themed ‘Bintulu Celik CPR’ is one of the largest community-based programmes organised after the end

Indon succumbs to rabies; five hotspots declared

BINTULU: Rabies has claimed a life in the district, according to Bintulu Health Officer, Dr. Melvin Chung. The victim, an Indonesian citizen who worked at a logging factory in the Kemena Industrial Area, was confirmed positive in early January and later died while receiving treatment at Bintulu Hospital. “The victim

Perimeter survey of NCR land makes headway

BINTULU: Perimeter survey work on 1,076,435 hectares or 2.6 million acres of Native Customary Rights (NCR) land has been done under the New NCR Initiative Measurement Programme as of January 31. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said of the total approximately 814,428 hectares or 2.01 million acres

Beef up knowledge and skills, YB tells headmen

BINTULU: Community leaders at the grassroots level need to equip themselves with knowledge and skills in tandem with current development needs. This is because leaders are in a position of trust to bring about a fair and equitable society, in this instance, in ensuring the welfare of those under them,

Bridge construction slightly ahead of new schedule

BINTULU: A bridge project which will see travel distance from town to the airport cut from 25km to 10km once completed is coming along despite a slight delay caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas who inspected the latest the Bintulu-Jepak Bridge construction was pleased

Call to maintain spirit of unity, harmony

BINTULU: Maintain the spirit of unity and harmony in the multi-racial and religious community in this state. This was pointed out by Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas at the inauguration ceremony of the new building of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Bintulu, yesterday. Uggah, who was represented

Rep suggests three steps to reduce traffic jam

BINTULU: Tanjung Batu assemblyman Johnny Pang Leong Ming has suggested three steps to reduce the traffic jam at Jalan Bakeri Ting heading towards Jalan Tun Razak in order to ease the moving of the vehicles. He said that Tanjung Batu community service centre received a number of complaints from residents

Promoting Sarawak’s culinary products via food fest

BINTULU: The organising of the Food Festival is seen as the best platform to promote Sarawak’s culinary products, especially for the local community, which at the same time contributes to economic growth directly for the local traders and hawkers. Bintulu Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said now

Talented young golfers shine at Bintulu Invitational

BINTULU: The 2023 Bintulu Golf Club Junior Invitational Golf Tournament was a thrilling two-day event that showcased the talent of young golfers from across the region. Dynneva Joyce Donni from Kota Kinabalu Golf Club emerged as the overall champion of the Girls’ Junior category, while Koo Zheng Xi from Miri