Clean water soon for Bintulu residents
KUCHING: The Northern Region Water Board (Laku) will be providing clean water supply to affected areas in Bintulu district as soon as possible. Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said this is regarding the issue of dirty tap water which was experienced by residents in several areas in the district. “I have contacted Laku […]
Mobile team vaccinating OKU and bedridden patients
BINTULU: The Bintulu Division Health Office has deployed its vaccination mobile team which is going from house-to-house to inoculate people with disabilities (OKU) and bedridden patients. Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said that the team had injected ten people from Rumah Engkabang, Mile 14, Jalan Bintulu-Miri as well as other housing estates. “The […]
Disabled man with pregnant wife appeals for help
BINTULU: Anthony Munang of Rumah Suning, Nanga Nayai Ketibas, Song is appealing for help from the members of the public. He and his pregnant wife are living in a squatter house at Lampu Isyarat, ABF Housing, Jalan Tanjung Kidurong. The former carpenter became disabled after he fell down while at work recently. He stopped working […]
Woman loses over RM12k in loan scam
BINTULU: A 22 year-old woman is poorer by RM14,112 after she was duped into applying for a RM30,000 non-existent loan. Bintulu police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said the victim was interested in a loan advertisement she saw in Facebook. “She applied for a RM30,000 loan without suspecting anything amiss despite being instructed by the syndicate […]
Main suspect of murder case nabbed
BINTULU: Police have arrested the main suspect in the murder of an oil palm plantation worker at Sebauh last Tuesday. District police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said the suspect, an Indonesian national in his 30s, was arrested during a raid at the workers’ quarters in Sebauh around 8.30am on Thursday (July 8). Police seized a […]
Eight held for countryman’s death; one still at large
BINTULU: Eight foreign workers, including three women, are in custody while police are still looking for another suspect connected to a murder case that occurred on Tuesday (July 6). Bintulu OCPD Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said all eight suspects were picked up from an oil palm plantation in Sebauh after being notified of the incident. The […]
27 SOP violators in Bintulu fined
BINTULU: A total of 27 people here were compounded for violating the movement control order standard operating procedures (SOPs) recently. Bintulu police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said among the offences committed were going out for no valid reasons after 8pm (13), not wearing face masks (3) and not registering personal details via the MySejahtera app […]
RM239k in MRP grants distributed
BINTULU: A total of RM239,000 worth of minor rural project (MRP) cheques were presented to seven longhouses’ village development and security committees (JKKK) of Kakus constituency on Saturday (Jul 3). Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Native Laws and Customs) Datuk John Sikie Tayai, who is also Kakus assemblyman, presented the cheques to representatives […]
29 in Bintulu slapped with compounds
BINTULU: A total 29 people were compounded for violating the movement control order standard operating procedures (SOPs) on Saturday (Jul 3). Among the offences committed were failure to register personal details via the MySejahtera app (five); not wearing face mask (two), being outside after 8pm (13) and loitering (nine). These compounds were issued by the […]
Use funds wisely, accordingly
BINTULU: Recipients of minor rural project (MRP) grants are advised to make the best use of their funds. At the same time funds given must be used wisely and accordingly. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Native Laws and Customs) Datuk John Sikie Tayai said the grant should only be used for the benefit […]
