Fines for vehicles on the streets after 8pm?
BINTULU: The standard operating procedure (SOP) for Covid-19 prevention in Bintulu can be further enhanced by issuing fines on vehicles found on the streets after 8pm. Bintulu MP Datuk Sri Tiong King Sing said he had recommended to the Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) to review and tighten several SOP from tomorrow (25 April) onwards. […]
Protest comes to an end
BINTULU: A dialogue session held on Friday ended a protest staged by workers of a factory in Samalaju. On Wednesday night, workers of the factory staged a protest after being confined to their dormitory quarantine facility for more than four months since January 13 this year. Following the incident, two dialogue sessions were held on […]
Earlier curfew may be imposed on Bintulu
KUCHING: The Bintulu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) will consider moving forward the curfew time in town from 8 pm to 6 pm. An alternative is to re-implement the movement control order (MCO) if members of the public continue to defy the conditional movement control order (CMCO) enhanced standard operating procedures (SOPs). Bintulu MP Datuk […]
Four more roadblocks mounted in Bintulu
BINTULU: The Bintulu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) has decided to set up four more roadblocks in the district which started today. They are placed at Jalan Sebiew, Jalan Tun Hussein Onn, Jalan Persimpangan Stadium Muhibbah and Jalan Tanjung Batu. District police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said that it will be in effect until Apr […]
Screening for entry, transit in Bintulu extended to April 27
BINTULU: The reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rT-PCR) screening test for entry and transit in Bintulu district has been extended until Apr 27. The screening requirement was supposed to end today. Bintulu Division Resident Jack Aman Luat said the Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) decided to extend the screening test period simultaneously with the CMCO […]
Bintulu to set up seventh PKRC soon
BINTULU: A Quarantine and Low-Risk Treatment Centre (PKRC) will be set up at Advanced Technology Training Centre (Adtec) Bintulu soon, making it the seventh such facility here. Currently, there are six in the division – the Bintulu Civic Centre, Muhibbah Stadium, Similajau National Park, Taman Sri Pelabuhan Bintulu, Wasan Inn and Kidurong Inn. Bintulu Resident […]
Allow urban schools to implement home-based learning
BINTULU: The Education Department should allow urban schools in Bintulu to implement learning through the Home-Based Teaching and Learning Method (PdPR). Minister in charge of Bintulu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) Datuk Sri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said this was essential following the drastic increase in positive cases involving schools in urban areas in Bintulu. […]
DDMCs empowered to decide on school reopening
KUCHING: The Sibu and Bintulu Divisional Disaster Management Committees (DDMCs) are empowered to decide on schools reopening or closure in their respective localities. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the divisional committees could come up with a recommendation if they find that the school reopening would pose a risk […]
SOPs for entry into Bintulu to be adjusted
KUCHING: The Bintulu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) is adjusting some of the standard operating procedures (SOPs) pertaining to entry into Bintulu. “For example, for lorry drivers, they are allowed to take one test within 14 days. One test covers 14 days, if they want to transit through Bintulu,” said Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) […]
Work out movement mechanism, Bintulu DDMC told
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has instructed the Bintulu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) to come up with a mechanism to facilitate movement of commuters passing through Bintulu. Its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said SDMC realised that there was an issue where people who are making their way to Miri and […]
