Busy night for Bintulu’s firemen
BINTULU: Two wooden houses were engulfed in flames simultaneously at separate locations on Thursday. Bintulu fire chief Christus Buson pointed out that no casualties reported at both scenes. The first incident took place at Kampung Sungai Plan, Jalan Tanjung Kidurong involving a single-storey house. Six firemen from Bintulu station rushed to the scene after receiving […]
Newborn among 44 new Covid-19 cases in Bintulu
KUCHING: A newborn was among the 44 new Covid-19 cases reported in Bintulu district today (Aug 24). Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing, in disclosing this, said there were also other young children aged two to four who were infected. “The pandemic in Bintulu is still on a high trend today (Aug 24), and […]
Bikers get 58 summonses during Ops Bersepadu
BINTULU: Using motorcycles without licences and/or with number plates not conforming to regulations were found to have topped the lists of offences when police carried out their Ops Bersepadu last Sunday night. This piece of information has just been released by the police whose operations were carried out at Pantai ABF, Jalan Hospital Columbia and […]
Partial lockdowns in Bintulu planned
KUCHING: The Bintulu Division Disaster Management Committee (BDDMC), particularly the Health Department, is planning to implement partial lockdowns to respond to the Covid-19 data and trend in residential areas. Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said the lockdown must be strictly implemented to contain and eliminate outbreaks. “All residents in the affected housing areas […]
Employer letters make it easier to trace foreign workers
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has proposed to the Bintulu Division Disaster Management Committee (BDDMC) to make it compulsory for foreign workers to have letters from their employers in order for clinics or hospitals to verify their status before taking a RT-PCR test. The Bintulu MP said this would make sure that employers have […]
Tugboat, crew detained for operating without licence
BINTULU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Bintulu Zone has detained a tugboat, some 1.9 nautical miles off Muara Sungai Kemena with three crew on-board for operating with expired licence. Bintulu MMEA deputy operation director Effendy Mohamed Fadil said the tugboat was detained around 1.20pm during a routine patrol after in the area last Saturday. […]
Marine police seize diesel worth RM163,000
BINTULU: The Sarawak Marine Police Region Five thwarted two attempts of transporting 20,000 litres of diesel worth RM163,000 without valid documents in separate operations. Its commander ACP Zulfikar Mohd Ghazali, who confirmed the cases, said the first operation took place on Wednesday (Aug 18) at Jalan Bintulu-Bakun. “In the operation codenamed ‘Op Kontraban’, the team detained […]
Vehicle burst into flames
BINTULU: A vehicle burst into flames after it hit the curb on the side of the road. The State Fire and Rescue operations centre said that it received the emergency call at 8.21am this morning (Aug 20). “Firefighters from Bintulu Bomba station were despatched to the scene at Jalan Tun Hussein Onn in front of […]
Venture expected to boost value of NCR land
BINTULU: The native customary rights (NCR) land around five longhouses in Rantau Belak Nyala, Tatau will be worth more following the implementation of a joint venture between the owners and an agricultural development company, Asia Borneo Enterprise Sdn Bhd. The joint venture (JV) signing ceremony on Sunday was witnessed by Assistant Minister of Native Laws […]
Two motorcyclists killed in crash
BINTULU: Two motorcyclists were killed when their machines collided at Jalan Lot Pembesaran Kampung Jepak, here on Saturday evening (Aug 14). Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said 21-year-old Mohammad Nur’Qayyim Iqfan Qasimi Dinie died at the scene in the 10.15pm incident. The second victim, Muhammad Najib Narizan, 18, was confirmed […]
