Saturday, 14 February 2026

Author: Nurul Shima Shahminon

MP donates dates to villagers

TATAU: In conjunction with the Ramadan celebration this year, Selangau Member of Parliament, Edwin Banta, did not want to miss the opportunity to celebrate it by donating 241 boxes of dates to the residents of Kampung Baharu and Kampung Dagang Tatau. The dates’ donation was handed over by the staff

Keep your prices affordable, assemblyman tells traders

BINTULU: Ramadan bazaar traders are reminded not to raise food prices throughout this holy month. Instead, they should sell food at reasonable prices, said Tanjung Batu assemblyman Johnny Pang Leong Ming. He believes that if food or beverage prices are too high, it will scare away customers and affect businesses.

Go for regular health screening, residents advised

TATAU: Residents of Tatau and Kakus districts are advised to undergo a health screening at least once a year to reduce the risk of non-communicable and other chronic diseases. Minister in the Sarawak Chief Minister’s Department, Datuk John Sikie Tayai, said this is important as our health status is greatly

Always adhere to SOPs, traders and visitors reminded

BINTULU: Traders and visitors are reminded to always adhere to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) set while at the Ramadan Bazaar. The reminder was voiced by Jepak assemblyman Datuk Talib Zulpilip during the launching of the Bintulu Ramadan Bazaar 2023 at the Bintulu Central Ramadan Bazaar site yesterday afternoon. He

Hadi, Nur Syakura of Kuching state-level competition’s best Quran reciters

BINTULU: Hadi Mohd Sharkawi and Nur Syakura Mohamad Musa, both representing Kuching, emerged champions in the Qari (male reciter) and Qariah (female reciter) categories of the 62nd state-level Al-Quran recitation and memorisation ceremony at the Bintulu Auditorium here last night (March 18). Each of them received a cash prize of RM10,000,

Indonesia recognises Sarawak’s renewable energy expertise

BINTULU: Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) recognises Sarawak’s experience and expertise in the renewable energy industry. As such, he is keen to collaborate with Sarawak to generate clean energy.  Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said three ways ago, Jokowi invited him to continue working with Indonesia to

UPM Bintulu to host international confab Sept 26 and 27

BINTULU: Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Bintulu Campus will host the Third International Conference on Science, Social Sciences and Humanities on September 26 and 27. The two-day event themed “Towards Cultural Sustainability in Borneo” will take place at the Pullman Hotel, Miri. With sub-themes in science and mathematics, engineering and technology,

SOCSO beneficiaries receive payments

BINTULU: The Bintulu Security Organisation (SOCSO) together with members of the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Bintulu Branch recently visited the recipients of the SOCSO benefits to hand over the funeral management benefits (FPM). The first beneficiary visited was the mother of the insured (OB), the late Lee Guang Kiong.

Car park at Bintulu Hospital nearing completion

BINTULU: The temporary car park construction project for the use of staff and the public at Bintulu Hospital is now almost completed. A construction project that includes five sites with two sites for the use of hospital residents while the other three for the public is under the Tanjong Batu

Promoting CPR literacy

BINTULU: A total of 240 people participated in the Mega CPR Programme 2023 organised by the Bintulu Hospital Academic Club and Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Campus (UPMKB) in collaboration with Bintulu Hospital here. The programme themed ‘Bintulu Celik CPR’ is one of the largest community-based programmes organised after the end