Author: Nurul Shima Shahminon

Don’t share confidential information

BINTULU: Don’t share any confidential information such as passwords, OTPs and identity card numbers to anyone through any phone calls or messages that may be received, especially from the WhatsApp application. District police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said members of the public who received such calls should not follow the

Ops Khazanah nets illegal logs worth RM20K

BINTULU: Marine police seized 86 logs of various species worth more than RM20,000 in an operations dubbed ‘Ops Khazanah’ last Saturday (Feb 6). Marine Police Region 5 commanding officer ASP Ezuandi Bahadin said its intelligence unit carried out the operations at Batu 28, Bintulu-Miri road. During the operations, the team

Datuk Dr Wong Aik Loung

Increase tax deductions on donations for Covid-19 relief

BINTULU: The Federation of Chinese Associations Malaysia (Huazong) has called on the federal government to increase tax deductions on donations and cash contributions given for Covid-19 relief to encourage more individuals and companies to step up and donate. Its secretary general Datuk Dr Wong Aik Loung said the move would

Welfare distributes food aid to flood victims

BINTULU: The Social Welfare Department (JKM) Bintulu provide immediate assistance of dry food to 71 heads of families from three longhouses in the Ulu Segan area due to the floods on Saturday (Jan 23). The aid was delivered by Civil Defense Department (APM) and Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia

Offices at Wisma Bintulu sanitised

BINTULU: As one of the initiatives to convince the public of the cleanliness of its premises, the Bintulu Land and Survey Department on Tuesday (Jan 19) has sanitised its offices at Wisma Bintulu. According to its superintendent Mohammad Zunica Mohamad Sapi’ee in a statement today, the sanitisation process, carried out

Preserve Dayak culture and customs

BINTULU: The Dayak community especially the Iban are urged to continue to preserves the culture and customs that has been inherited from generation to generation. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Native Law and Customs) Datuk John Sikie Tayai said it is a loss if the culture and tradition

Jepak included in state development agenda

BINTULU: The constituency of Jepak is part of the state government’s development agenda, said Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Integrity and Ombudsman) Datuk Talib Zulpilip. He said under the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government, the area will be developed to the same level as other areas in the

Work with government to ensure prosperity

BINTULU: Non-government organisations (NGOs) in Bintulu are urged work with the state government to ensure continued prosperity and development in the state. Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Integrity and Ombudsman) Datuk Talib Zulpilip, said this was because there are still a lot of development to be made for the

Recipients to put grants to good use

BINTULU: The recipients of the Minor Rural Project (MRP) grants in the Jepak constituency here are grateful to the state government for the assistance allocated to them. Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Integrity and Ombudsman) Datuk Talib Zulpilip had presented an MRP grant of RM227,500 to 31 recipients representing

Use grants wisely, says Talib

BINTULU: Recipients of the Minor Rural Project (MRP) grants have been advised to put the grants to good use. Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Integrity and Ombudsman) Datuk Talib Zulpilip said the grants approved by the Sarawak government should be used for the benefit of the community and not