Serba Dinamik sets up integrated energy hub in Bintulu
MIRI: Sarawak’s major energy services group, Serba Dinamik Holdings Bhd, plans to reinforce its local presence by having a new integrated energy hub in Tanjung Kidurong Bintulu, with investments worth at RM300 million. According to Serba Dinamik Holdings Bhd managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Dr Ir Mohd Abdul Karim Abdullah, the Bintulu Integrated […]
Man succumbs to injuries after crash
BINTULU: A motorcyclist succumbed to his injuries after he was involved in a road accident with a lorry six hours earlier at Jalan Pesisir Bintulu-Tatau last Saturday (Sept 5). Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said both the motorcycle and lorry were heading to Kuching from Bintulu before the accident occurred […]
Swiftlet farming, mushroom cultivation lucrative
BINTULU: Rural folk in Selangau are urged to take advantage of the agriculture schemes provided by the state government to help increase their household incomes. Citing swiftlet farming and mushroom cultivation, Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Native Laws and Customs), Datuk John Sikie Tayai said these two activities were capable of generating lucrative […]
Contraband worth RM32k seized
BINTULU: Sarawak Marine Police arrested a premises owner and seized contraband cigarettes and liquor worth RM32,881.60 in an operation on Saturday. Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 commander ACP Shamsol Kassim revealed the arrest was made around 1.30pm on a premises at Sungai Nyigu. “A team inspected the premises and seized 125 cartons of various brands […]
Crew rescued from sinking ship
BINTULU: Eight crew members of a cargo ship nearly drowned when their ship almost sank following a storm about 17 nautical miles from Bintulu Port on Saturday. Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Bintulu Zone acting director Effendy Mohamed Fadil said that the operations centre received information on the 9.50am incident. A search and rescue (SAR) […]
Carnival offers 2,688 jobs
KUCHING: Ten employers will be offering 2,688 vacancies to job seekers during the Bintulu Division Mini Career Carnival. The carnival will take place at Bintulu Civic Centre.tomorrow (Saturday) from 8am to 5pm Sarawak Labour Department director. Awang Raduan Awang Omar said, “The carnival will feature two types of interviews. namely, face-to-face interview and virtual interview […]
402 units in Sri Pertiwi Housing Scheme
BINTULU: The Tanjung Kidurong Sri Pertiwi Housing Scheme here will provide 402 units of single-storey terrace houses in a 30.5 acre area, said Bintulu Development Authority (BDA) general manager Rodziah Morshidi. She said all housing units constructed under this scheme are strictly controlled by the implementation policy set by the state government to ensure comfort, […]
Helping Sarawakians own houses
BINTULU: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government is committed to building affordable houses to enable Sarawakians to have their own homes. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the cost of houses in Bintulu is high and most of them were developed by the private sector. “That is why when I took […]
Five more positive cases
KUCHING: Five new locally transmitted cases of Covid-19 were detected in the state on Monday, bringing the total number of cases up to 696. State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said of the five, three were detected in Kuching and two in Bintulu, adding that all five were asymptomatic. “Case 692 […]
Bintulu turns yellow
KUCHING: Bintulu district has been declared a Covid-19 yellow zone following the detection of two locally transmitted cases in the area on Monday (Aug 24). In announcing this, State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said Kuching district remains a yellow zone with four Covid-19 cases, after the addition of three […]
