Bintulu, Malaysia

For the time being, Sarawakians studying in Australia should not return home, as part of precautionary measures to contain local transmission of Influenza A in the state.

Junaidi Pauzan, 57, is eyeing a spot in the Malaysia Book of Records when he starts his journey in the "Racing Wheelchair Long Distance Solo Expedition" from Miri to here, a distance of 900km, tomorrow.

Sarawak police commissioner Datuk Mohamad Salleh wants Bintulu Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing to furnish information on his claim that gangsterism was rearing its ugly face yet again in Sarawak and that police had refused to accept reports related to such incidents.

By Sh Nur Shahrizad Sy Mohamed Sharer KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 -- Three issues -- the Port Klang Free Zone , DNA Identification Bill 2008 and the unity government -- are among the topics heating up the Dewan Rakyat this week.

THE controversial Port Klang Free Zone issue dominated house proceedings most of this week with the opposition determined to bring it up whenever it had floor time.

BACKBENCHERS Club chairman Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing lost his cool with veteran MP Lim Kit Siang over the Port Klang Free Zone issue, even challenging the DAP adviser to repeat his allegations outside the House "if he dares". The Ipoh Timur MP had spoken at length about the issue when Tiong came into the House to interject.

THE air quality in several areas in the country remained at the moderate level although the Air Pollutant Index reading in other areas had increased.

Malaysian shipowners are appealing to the government to defer its unexpected decision to relax the national cabotage shipping policy.

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Australian exploration and production company Santos has signed a binding heads of agreement to sell 2 million mt/year of LNG from its Gladstone coal seam gas-based project to partner Petronas, starting 2014, the companies said Thursday.

A 24-YEAR-OLD primary school teacher allegedly forced four pupils to perform oral sex on him and made them pose for pictures in their school in Bintulu, Sarawak, reported Sin Chew Daily.

A 24-YEAR-OLD primary school teacher allegedly forced four pupils to perform oral sex on him and made them pose for pictures in their school in Bintulu, Sarawak, reported Sin Chew Daily .

KUALA LUMPUR : The hazy conditions in the country has improved, resulting in better visibility.

The government is considering better incentives to attract more foreign investors to the country, said the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department,Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop here today.

Kota Kinabalu: The Federation of Sabah Manufacturers on Wednesday thanked the Government for taking the first step to liberalise the cabotage policy which has been in existence for almost 30 years but said it did not go far enough.

Petronas is on schedule to raise the capacity of its Malaysia LNG Dua plant at Bintulu through debottlenecking to 9 million mt/year by the end of this year, a senior company official said Tuesday.

Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur Composite Index was little changed at 1,075.87 at 9.34am. June index futures dropped 0.3 per cent to 1,073.50. MISC Bhd added 0.6 per cent to RM8.60. The Malaysian shipping group may form a venture with China LNG Shipping C to build a tanker to transport liquefied natural gas, the a financial weekly reported, without saying ...

Sarawak's "Buy Malaysia" campaign will begin with a fair at the Sibu Trade and Exhibition Centre here on June 26-28. State Director of the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Department Awang Ahmad Khosri said the fair would also be held in Bintulu and Miri before ending with the national-level closing ceremony in Kuching on Nov 2. He told the ...

PETALING JAYA: Construction group Hock Seng Lee Berhad on Thursday said that it was awarded a RM125.746mil sub-contract by Pembinaan Nomisual Sdn Bhd to build 1,000 affordable homes in Bintulu, Sarawak.

MIRI: Sarawak has attracted the highest level of foreign direct investments in the country over the past year.