Duo busted for smuggling LPG tanks
SRI AMAN: Two men were busted by the General Operations Force (GOF) for attempting to smuggle 20 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanks out to Indonesia on Tuesday (June 29). GOF Sarawak Brigade commander SAC Saini Bongkek who confirmed the case, said the incident happened around 7pm when a patrol team from Sungai Paku Post detained […]
Goods worth over RM400,000 seized by ministry
MUKAH: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Sarawak has seized goods worth RM437,832 involving compounds totalling RM11,900 following checks at 10,208 business premises statewide from January 1 to March 1 this year. Its enforcement head, Mogan Arumugam, said the businesses ranged from plantation, manufacturing, import, wholesaling to retailing, and covered urban and […]
Ministry lauds LPG traders for price compliance
MUKAH: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Sarawak has given a thumbs-up to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) traders in Daro near here for complying with the price fixed by the ministry. Its enforcement head Mogan Arumugam said the price was fixed at RM26.60 per tank for direct buying from the shops. He […]
Smuggled LPG tanks handed over to Sarawak KPDNHEP
KUCHING: Thirty-one liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanks, seized on Jan 23, have been handed over to the Sarawak Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP). Last Saturday, the General Operations Force (GOF) arrested a local man and seized a four-wheel-drive (4WD) vehicle used for transporting the LPG tanks, at Kampung Raso, Jalan Ladang Sawit, […]
Petros LPG available in Kuching, Samarahan
KUCHING: State-owned oil and gas company Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (Petros) will start supplying its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for the first time in Kuching and Samarahan divisions from next year. Its chairman Tan Sri Hamid Bugo said the supply of domestic gas to homes, businesses and industries will cover other parts of Sarawak in the following year. […]
Smaller Petros LPG cylinders easier to transport
KUCHING: For the first time, the rural people will soon be able to use modern fuel for cooking – switching from wood, charcoal, dung and other traditional fuels to use liquified petroleum gas (LPG). The gas will both change and improve their livelihood, said State Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom. “With the […]
