Death plunge from waterfall
BINTANGOR: What was supposed to be a great day out turned into a horrific incident when a 33-year-old man was killed after he jumped down from Wong Kuji Waterfall at Mile 8, Jalan Engkamop on Sunday (Aug 2). After receiving a distress call pertaining to the 3.37pm incident, the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) […]
Woman rider killed in collision
SIBU: A woman died after her motorcycle collided with a car in Bintangor on Sunday (July 12) night. Meradong OCPD, Deputy Supt Sekam Anoi said the victim has been identified as Nur Syahadah Abdullah, 27, from Jalan Drahman Keria, Sarikei. He said in the 8.45pm accident, it was believed that the driver of the car […]
Contraband items worth over RM75k seized
BINTANGOR: The Sarawak Marine Police have arrested a man and seized duty-unpaid liquor and cigarettes worth RM79,728 in an operation here. Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 commander ACP Shamsol Kassim said the operations took place at a residential house at 11.30am last Friday. “During the ‘Ops Landai Covid’, a team of four personnel carried out […]
Police intensify MCO operations
BINTANGOR: Meradong police (IPD Meradong) is intensifying operations to ensure that folk comply with the movement control order (MCO) in the district. Meradong district police chief DSP Sekam Anoi is leading the operation and assisted by Rela members. The operation aimed at restricting movements of people into and out of Bintangor town, as well residential […]
Fire damages two houses in Bintangor
BINTANGOR: Two houses at Taman Bintang here were damaged by a fire yesterday. Personnel from Bintangor Fire and Rescue Station (Bomba) rushed to the scene after receiving a phone call around 11.24am. “The fire affected two single-storey terraced houses. The first house was empty, and the fire started in the living room and the other […]
