Author: Nurul Shima Shahminon

UPM starts sending students home

BINTULU: Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Bintulu campus began sending its students back to their respective hometowns last Saturday. Five buses took 88 students to five destinations, namely Miri, Sibu, Betong Mukah, Sarikei and Sri Aman. The first group of 18 students to Saratok and Betong left here as early as

Wristband way of fighting Covid-19

BINTULU: Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) in collaboration with Orion Social Media (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd developed an E-Health declaration and digital surveillance system to accelerate data collection of passengers at the Kuching International Airport (KIA) entrance. Bintulu Resident Jack Aman Luat said the system was applicable to all foreign and domestic

Continue to comply with MCO

BINTULU: Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has again appealed to the people of Bintulu to continue complying with the movement control order (MCO), which has entered its third phase, or face severe punishment. He said that this was to help the efforts of the government to ensure that

Enforcing MCO rules at bank

BINTULU: The police with the help of assistance of the army, auxiliary police and Bintulu People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) personel are helping to control the crowd at Simpanan Nasional (BSN) Bintulu branch as the latter dispenses Prihatin, Bantuan Sara Hidup and Sarawakku Sayang aid. Bintulu district police chief Supt Zulkipli

Workshop, salon owners and employees arrested

BINTULU: Owners and workers of two motorcycle workshops and a salon were among 17 individuals arrested for violating the movement control order (MCO) here on Wednesday. Bintulu OCPD Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said the individuals, aged between 19 and 64, comprised 12 men and five women and they were detained in

RM1,000 fine each for trio

BINTULU: Three local men aged between 18 and 32 here have been served with a compound of RM1,000 each for flouting the movement control order (MCO) at midnight on Saturday. According to Bintulu District Police Chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili, the  men were arrested at Rakawi Yusuf Road and Sultan Iskandar

RM4,000 fine for injuring cat

BINTULU: A 57-year-old man was fined RM4,000 by a Magistrate’s Court here for causing injury to a neighbour’s cat. Magistrate Zuraini Ali Musa imposed the penalty on Fung Kuat Yaw after he pleaded guilty to the charge. Fung was charged with causing injury to a cat belonging to his neighbour

Food aid for Jepak underprivileged

BINTULU: The Jepak state constituency service centre, in collaboration with its village development and security committee (JKKK) on Friday distributed food aid to those in need following the movement control order (MCO). Its assemblyman Datuk Talib Zulpilip, when contacted by a reporter, said the assistance (in the form of essential

One tabligh participant tested positive

BINTULU: A total of 23 blood samples from 84 local participants who attended a tabligh religious gathering at Seri Petaling Mosque in Kuala Lumpur were taken for examination. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said he was informed that about 90 participants from Bintulu had attended the event.

New school ready next February

BINTULU: The new Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Ulu Segan is expected to be completed on Feb 14 next year. Construction work began on Jan 24 last year. When completed, the school will have 12 classrooms, two labs, a dining hall that can accommodate 150 people and a boy dormitory and a