Saturday, 13 December 2025

Author: Nurul Shima Shahminon

Druggie nabbed at car park

BINTULU: A technician at a private company here, was arrested by police at a car park at Mile 5, Bintulu-Miri Road today. District police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said the 28-year-old is believed to be involved in drug distribution activities around Bintulu. “Inspections found four straw tubes containing crystalline lumps

Folk with no identity document, citizenship still eligible for vaccine

BINTULU: Individuals with no identification, or citizenship, documentation are also eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, says Bintulu health officer Dr Melvin Chung. They can go to any health facility or nearby district office to register for the vaccine, by giving their name and date of birth. Further elaborating, he

Minister hands over MRP cheques

BINTULU: Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom today handed over minor rural project (MRP) cheques  for the Kemena state constituency at the Rural Water Supply Department Office here. Among the 22 recipients who received the MRP grants totalling RM28,000  were representatives of Village Security and Development Committees, Women’s

Bintulu to set up two new vaccination centres

BINTULU: Two more vaccination centres will be set up here namely at the Bintulu Development Authority (BDA) auditorium and BDA Sports Centre in Tanjung Kidurong to accelerate the Bintulu Covid-19 immunisation programme. According to Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing, the vaccination centre at the BDA auditorium is specifically

All types of vaccines serve same purpose

BINTULU: All types of Covid-19 vaccine, including Sinovac and Pfizer-BioNTech, used in the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme serve the same purpose, said Bintulu Division Health Officer Dr Melvin Chung Hsien Liang. He said however, his party would be powerless to intervene on the public’s choice of vaccine. “If they are

Another vaccination centre to be set up in Bintulu

BINTULU: An industrial vaccination centre (PPV) will be set up at Press Metal Bintulu Sdn Bhd to help expedite the Covid-19 National Immunisation Programme here. According to Bintulu Health officer Dr Melvin Chung Hsien Liang, the PPV is specifically for industrial sector workers operating in the Samalaju industrial area. For

Gawai celebrators advised not to go home

BINTULU: Those wanting to return to their villages or longhouses for Gawai Dayak are advised not to do so as Covid-19 cases still soaring in Sarawak. Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has urged the Dayak community, especially those living in the city, to postpone their plans to return

RM520k for Bintulu Divisional Disaster Management Committee

BINTULU: Petronas, through its subsidiaries, Kumpulan Syarikat Malaysia LNG and Petronas LNG 9 Sdn Bhd, contributed RM520,000 to the Bintulu Divisional Disaster Management Committee for the use of the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) laboratory at the Bintulu Divisional Health Office. A mock cheque for the amount was presented by Malaysia

Barbed wires surround residents under lockdown

BINTULU: Several areas of Sungai Plan, Jalan Tanjung Kidurong here were ringed with barbed wire after the area was declared under lockdown following implementation of enhanced movement control order (EMCO) effective May 22 to June 3. Among the affected areas include the entire block of Sungai Plan flats, RPR Sungai

Seven fined for flouting SOPs in longhouse

BINTULU: There is no sparing of longhouse dwellers pertaining to being compounded for acting against restricted guidelines. On Thursday seven people were each issued compound for violating the conditional movement control order (CMCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs) by gathering and drinking alcohol in a community dwelling premises. District police chief