Fire leaves three homeless
BINTULU: A wooden house at Kampung Sungai Plan, Jalan Coastal here was razed in a fire on Sunday (Nov 22) and has left three people homeless. Bintulu fire chief TPgB I Cristus Buson said an emergency call on the incident was received at 7.38pm. Upon firemen’s arrival, the 10×20 square feet house was already destroyed. […]
BDA shows appreciation for frontliners
BINTULU: The high commitment of frontliners in the face of the Covid-19 epidemic has touched the hearts of many and received attention from all Malaysians. For that, the Bintulu Development Authority (BDA) had contributed by purchasing necessities such as canopies, chairs and other materials for Bintulu Division Health Office Recreation Club. At a simple ceremony […]
Boy, 3, trapped inside car rescued
BINTULU: A three-year-old boy was traumatised when he got trapped inside a car. It was said that he could not get out of the car after an accident that occurred at RPR Tanjung Kidurong, Jalan Tanjung Kidurong yesterday (Nov 16). The State Fire and Rescue Department’s operations centre received a distress call on the incident […]
Contraband cigarettes worth RM437,710 seized
BINTULU: The Marine Police (PPM) seized uncustomed cigarettes worth RM437,710.40 kept in a van near Bintulu Night Market, Jalan Pedada here in an operations on Monday (Nov 16). PPM Region 5 Bintulu commanding officer ASP Ezuandi Bahadin said the operation, dubbed Ops Landai Covid-19, was carried out around 11.30am. Inspections conducted by the marine intelligence […]
Illicit fags, beer smuggling thwarted
BINTULU: The Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle in various illicit cigarettes and beer during a raid behind a premises at Boulevard Setia Raja, Mukah on Wednesday. Its commanding officer ASP Ezuandi Bahadin said the raid took place around 3.30pm and the team managed to seize items worth RM121,836.80. Four […]
Foreigner detained for drug possession
BINTULU: An unemployed foreigner was nabbed for possessing drugs believed to be methamphetamine worth RM1,000 last Sunday. The 21-year-old man, who rented a shophouse here at Jalan Sommerville, was acting suspiciously and had his house raided by the police on Sunday morning. District police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili, said the arrest was made by a […]
Firefighters’ swift response saves the day
BINTULU: Smokes were seen coming out from the top floor of the house in Happy Garden, Taman Putrajaya here yesterday. Bintulu fire station deployed firefighters to the scene after receiving a distress call around 7.34am on the incident. The firefighters discovered that an air conditioner was on fire and successfully put out the blaze at […]
Vacancies at Techlee Engineering in Bintulu
Double effort to help less fortunate, big companies urged
BINTULU: Big businesses here have been urged to extend their assistance to society’s less fortunate. Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad (BPHB) group chief executive officer Datuk Medan Abdullah said well-to-do corporations and companies should double their efforts to show that “we do care for others, especially during hard times like now.” “We need more organisations and […]
Male foreigner held for drugs
BINTULU: A foreigner was nabbed by narcotic police team in a raid. This was after drugs worth RM5,000 was found in a hut near Sungai Kemena, Jalan Sebungan-Sebauh on Monday (Nov 2). District police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said during the raid a male suspect, aged 40, found at the premises, was arrested around 4pm. […]
