Author: Nurul Shima Shahminon

Integrated ops to ensure peaceful Ramadan

BINTULU: Police conducted an integrated operation in collaboration with the Bintulu Development Authority, Civil Defence Force and the police reserve volunteers to ensure a peaceful Ramadan. Bintulu police chief, Superintendent Zulkipli Suhaili said during the operation, a series of roadblocks including snap checks were conducted in hotspots to check and

RM32 billion timber exports in 2030

BINTULU: The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (KPPK) is targeting the export market value for timber and timber products in 2030 to be RM32.8 billion, with 70 per cent of exports from downstream products. Its Deputy Minister Datuk Willie Mongin said last year, the timber industry was the third

Timber licensees must obtain certification

BINTULU: Sarawak has the largest forest plantation management unit (FPMU) in Malaysia, said Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Willie Mongin. He said a total of 1.178 million hectares of forest areas in Sarawak had been certified under the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) which included six FPMUs

Tanjong Batu rep donates dates to four villages

BINTULU: In conjunction with Ramadan, Tanjong Batu assemblyman Johnny Pang Leong Meng has donated dates to four villages in his constituency. More than 600 packets of dates were distributed to families at Kampung Assyakirin Fasa 1, Kampung Assyakirin Fasa 2, Kampung Assyakirin Fasa 3 and Kampung Jabai. Besides dates, he

Rice, kitchen supplies and cash for the needy

BINTULU: Jepak assemblyman Datuk Talib Zulpilip and his wife, Datuk Dr Zaliha Abdullah yesterday officiated at a Ramadan donation programme organised by the Sarawak Federation of Women’s Institutes (SFWI) Bintulu Division at the association’s building here. In his brief speech, Talib applauded the  SFWI members for holding such a programme

Cheques, aid for five

BINTULU: The Bintulu Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) yesterday handed over cheques and aid to five individuals. The brief handover ceremony was officiated by the Agriculture Moderniaation and Regional Development minister Datuk Sri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom in conjunction with the SOCSO and Sarawak Petchem Sdn.Bhd Career Carnival at the Bintulu

Man arrested for causing public nuisance

BINTULU: A man was arrested for public nuisance at the Bintulu Market today. Bintulu OCPD Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said the man was detained after members of the public reported him for making a nuisance of himself. “We detained him to prevent any untoward incident from happening – to himself and

Detained for performing dangerous stunts

BINTULU: Police have detained a motorcyclist for performing dangerous stunts at Jalan Paragon here during a compliance monitoring operation. Bintulu district police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said the stunts performed by the suspect was dangerous and endangered himself and members of the public. The police was able to arrest the

Duo hurt in road mishap

BINTULU: A man and a woman sustained injuries after the car they were travelling in collided with a lorry here on Friday night. Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Bintulu Zone chief Wan Kamarudin Wan Ahmad said the mishap took place at Jalan Bintulu-Tatau. “A firefighter team was deployed from the

Special ops haul in 21 on drug rap

BINTULU: A total of 21 people, two of them foreigners, were rounded up by the district’s narcotic police in a three-day operation codenamed ‘Ops Tapis Khas’ from Feb 23 to 25. District police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said the suspects, comprising 20 men and a woman aged between 16 and