Bintulu, Malaysia

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has benefited from the proactive stance in the liberalisation of the aviation sector in Asean, said the Transport Ministry.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 -- Universiti Putra Malaysia has so far planted 8,800 trees from 130 species at its five ha arboretum in Serdang since last year.

THE quiet passing of Datuk Abang Yusuf Puteh last week closed a tumultuous chapter in the early years of the long tenure of Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud.

Two tonnes of subsidised Super Tempatan 15 rice is sold in two days at a supermarket here, which indicates the high demand for the commodity.

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Hoary but true. Perseverance in what you do is the sure way to success and happiness, insists Henry Law Ing Hua, 58, whose dogged pursuit of his dream of an agro-tourism resort has made him 'the luckiest man in the world'. Law was just eight when he was trained to follow in his father's footsteps in ...

KUCHING: Sarawak authorities have never demolished any place of worship built illegally on government land although there are now 43 of them in the state, said Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister's Department Mohd Naroden Majis.

The Sarawak Health Department has intensified efforts to contain the spread of chikungunya viral fever in the state, Environment and Public Health Minister Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh said Tuesday.

For Malaysians. The last PIKOM PC Fair of the year will be started at the end of November to December 2009.

BELAGA: The Federal Government is making good on its promise to reduce the price of diesel and petrol in rural Sarawak.

MALAYSIA LNG Tiga Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Petronas, has successfully delivered its first liquefied natural gas cargo of 60,500 metric tonnes to the Shanghai LNG Company Ltd.

BELAGA: Natives at the Bakun Dam area near here are still finding it difficult to find jobs despite the opening up of more than 50,000ha of oil palm estates.

The Sarawak Department of Environment will focus on getting more licensed facilities, especially in industrial areas in Bintulu and other major towns, to collect scheduled wastes, including electronic wastes, as part of efforts to prevent environmental pollution, its director Ismail Ithnin said on Tuesday.

ECM Libra Investment Research has estimated Petra Energy Bhd to currently have an outstanding order book of roughly RM1 billion.

PETRA Energy Bhd has bagged a RM52 million contract from Petronas Carigali to build a facility in the Kumang Cluster in Sarawak and upgrade the Bintulu Integrated facilities.

SINGAPORE: Singapore and Malaysian carriers will soon be able to fly freely between Changi and six new destinations in Malaysia after both countries agreed to expand their air services agreement.

Qatar Airways became the first airline to operate a commercial flight on a 50:50 blend with synthetic GTL Jet Fuel.

Qatar's commitment to safeguarding the global environment is clearly reflected on its developing many world scale LNG and GTL projects, HE the Deputy Premier Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah has said.

The PKFZ Scandal has caused Ong Tee Keat to embarrass the BN government on good governance, and for him to be ultimately out-voted in the MCA EGM on October 10.

SIBU : The new Chinese Yu Lung San Tien En Si Buddhist Temple at KM26 Sibu-Bintulu road is now getting its finishing touches in preparation for the much-anticipated official opening on Nov 1.The RM60 million temple will be opened by Second Finance Minister Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh, Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Robert Lau and Master Hii Siew Onn at ...

BINTULU: A woman was killed and eight people seriously injured when a bus they were travelling in plunged into a ravine near Tatau bazaar, about 50km from here early Wednesday.