BINTULU: Eight individuals, including six foreign women, were arrested for suspected involvement in vice-related activities in a hotel here during a raid dubbed Ops Noda, conducted between 4.30pm and 7.30pm last Saturday (Oct 17). The women, aged between 22 and 30, and two local men, aged 29 and 59, believed
BINTULU: Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Bandar Bintulu will be reopen this Monday (Oct 19), after it was forced to close for a week due to a Covid-19 case detection at the school. The school’s principal Patrick Philip Moss said Bintulu Division Health Office has carried out disinfection work at the
BINTULU: SMK Bandar Bintulu is still open as usual although a student’s parent tested positive for Covid-19 last Friday (Oct 9). The principal, Patrick Philip Moss, said any further action such as closing the school would be based on advice from the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Ministry of
BINTULU: Visitors who come to relax with their families at Tanjung Batu Beach are reminded to keep the surrounding area clean after the picnic. Samalaju assemblyman Majang Renggi said the public should be more responsible and not leave rubbish at the recreational area. “Taking care and preserving the cleanliness of
RESTAURANT RAID BINTULU: A restaurant that stores and offers for sale meat of unlicensed exotic animals at Jalan Tanjung Kidurong was raided by enforcement forces in an integrated operation last Monday (Sept 28). Bintulu district police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said the 9pm operation involved personnel from Bintulu district police
BINTULU: Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Integrity and Ombudsman) Datuk Talib Zulpilip has slammed allegations by some quarters that the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) funds went into the personal accounts of elected representatives either at the parliament or state legislative assembly (DUN) level. Describing the allegation as “untrue and
BINTULU: Borneo Evangelical Mission (BEM) Church Rumah Gelayan and BEM Church Kelompok Kampung Senep in Tubau here recently received grants from the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) amounting to RM180,000. The cheques were presented to the churches today (Sept 30) by Murum assemblyman Kennedy Chuk Pai Ugon. BEM Church Rumah Gelayan
BINTULU: There is still a small group of people here who are unclear on the implementation of rural transformation programme (RTP) projects. Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Integrity and Ombudsman) Datuk Talib Zulpilip in confirming this, emphasised that the group of people were relatively small. “They can refer to
BINTULU: An unemployed youth was nabbed by police for possessing 5.2g of drugs suspected to be syabu or methamphetamine on Friday (Sept 25). District police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili pointed out that the 19-year-old man was arrested by the narcotics police team in a house at Jalan Masjid, here. He
BINTULU: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government has introduced various initiatives for the wellbeing of the people which reflected its commitment in helping the rakyat. Native Laws and Customs Assistant Minister Datuk John Sikie Tayai said the initiatives and assistance were given to all walks of life from newborns to
