MIRI: Police here seized 12 motorcycles and issued 34 summonses during a four-hour overnight operation targeting illegal street racing. The operation, conducted by the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division of the Miri District Police Headquarters, ran from 11pm on Jan 24 until 3am the following morning. It covered several hotspots,
MIRI: The Miri City Council has launched a citywide festival cleaning programme ahead of the Chinese New Year celebration, deploying dozens of large waste containers to manage an expected spike in domestic and bulky refuse. The programme, which runs from Feb 2 to 15, will see 44 roll-on, roll-off bins
LIMBANG: A landslide was reported early today near a residential area at Pyramid Housing along Jalan Kubong, prompting an inspection and safety advisory from the Fire and Rescue Department. The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department said it received an emergency call at 8.27 am on Jan 26 reporting soil movement
MIRI: Twenty-two organisations and institutions in the Pujut constituency have received a total of RM70,000 in allocations under the Minor Rural Project (MRP). Pujut state assemblyman, Adam Yii Siew Sang, said the recipients included community associations, schools, religious bodies, sports clubs and welfare organisations serving the Pujut area and the
MIRI: Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak has moved to consolidate its grassroots machinery with the establishment of a protem committee for the Machan state constituency, signalling an early push to position the party for the next Sarawak state election. The formation of the committee underlines PBDS’ intent to tighten its organisational
MIRI: The Miri City Council (MCC) has been directed to carry out immediate cleaning works at a key drainage outfall along Jalan Pujut 7 after repeated incidents of rising water levels raised concerns over flash flooding in nearby residential areas. Pujut state assemblyman and Miri Mayor, Adam Yii Siew Sang,
MIRI: A Sarawak city council’s strategy to convert underutilised urban spaces into economic growth centres is being held up as a benchmark for local authorities across Malaysia, following a study visit by a senior district council delegation from Perak. The Yang Dipertua of Gerik District Council, Mohamad Fitri Hassan, said
MIRI: Firefighters rescued a man following a reported suicide attempt at the old wharf in Kampung Muhibbah, Kuala Baram, on Wednesday evening (Jan 21), authorities said. The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) confirmed it received an emergency call at 5.34 pm, prompting the immediate dispatch of a fire rescue
MIRI: Police here have cracked an organised theft involving a Caterpillar heavy machinery radiator stolen from a workshop in Krokop, arresting six local suspects in a series of raids. The case, investigated under Section 379 of the Penal Code, stems from a theft reported on January 14 with losses estimated
MIRI: City council officials have moved swiftly to tighten safety controls at the pavilion in Miri Public Park following an accident that left a visitor injured after stepping on a broken wooden plank. Mayor Adam Yii said the council ordered an immediate and comprehensive inspection of all timber structures in