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Petronas delegation calls on BDA CEO

BINTULU: Bintulu Development Authority (BDA) chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Muhammad Yakup Kari received a visit from a Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd – Sarawak Asset delegation at Wisma Bintulu here on Wednesday (April 12). The delegation was led by senior general manager Anuar Ismail. The visit was aimed at introducing the management team of Petronas […]

Hawkers associations invited to hold Ramadan Bazaar

BINTULU: Bintulu Development Authority (BDA) has invited eligible hawkers associations and organisers that are interested to organise Ramadan Bazaar in the Bintulu area to submit their applications. In a statement here yesterday, spokesperson for BDA Mangga Nyuyang said that the application is opened until January 30. “The Ramadan Bazaar application needs to be sent to […]

Sarawak mulls importing cement from Thailand

BANGKOK: A Sarawak delegation to Thailand led by the Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) and the Bintulu Development Authority (BDA) visited the Siam Cement Group (SCG) headquarters here for a study visit. The study visit on Dec 19 led by SEDC chairman Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr Abdul Aziz Husain and BDA general manager Datuk […]

Using drones to monitor deforestation, illegal logging

KOTA SAMARAHAN: It was mentioned that the drone industry in Malaysia had the potential to generate RM50.71bil to the gross domestic product (GDP) and capable of creating 100,000 jobs by 2030. Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Sarawak rector Professor Datuk Dr Jamil Hamali also pointed out that through the use of drones, Sarawak had been successful […]

Scarce allocations, the bane of municipal councils

A shortage of allocations is preventing the municipal councils from carrying out their duties, including maintenance and development, says Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. The Dudong assemblyman said the matter should be raised with the respective ministries to be discussed in Cabinet in order to overcome their problems. “Do not let the people feel like […]

Association to ensure progress of Vaie children

BINTULU: Persatuan Anaq Vaie Bintulu (PAVB) will support any organisation with the same goal of ensuring children in the community are not marginalised in the process of development. PAVB president Pandi Suhaili emphasised that with the participation of many Vaie children, the voice of ‘Vaie’ will be heard more by the relevant parties. He, however, […]

Tiong hopes UTC plan materialises in Bintulu after GE15

BINTULU: Acknowledging the importance of the Urban Transformation Centre (UTC), incumbent Bintulu MP Dato Sri Tiong King Sing said folk here would get to see a UTC established after the 15th general election (GE15). He said the Barisan Nasional (BN) government had approved the construction of a UTC in 2018 near the Bintulu Old Bus […]

39 BDA staff get letters of appointment

BINTULU: Bintulu Development Authority (BDA) assistant general manager (Corporate Services) Hasiah Morshidi led the list of 39 recipients who received their letters of appointment for promotion and appointment to permanent positions yesterday. The brief ceremony of handing over the appointment letters was officiated by BDA deputy chairman, Datuk Haidar Khan Asghar Khan. Earlier, BDA general […]

School road partially done after nine months

BINTULU: A nine-month wait has come to an end with the partial reopening of Jalan Kemena 2 Jalan SMK Baru here. Another portion of the road is still not fully completed, according to the Sarawak Public Communication Unit (UKAS). But the partial reopening, though long awaited, has also raised concerns, especially with associated amenities still […]

Parking in Bintulu goes ticketless, cashless

BINTULU: The Bintulu Development Authority (BDA) has introduced a ticketless parking system to facilitate payment for parking in gazetted zones in Bintulu city. The Sarawak Public Communication Unit (UKAS) in a news report quoted BDA general manager Datuk Muhammad Yakup Kari as saying that  the introduction of digital parking was in line with the state […]