Tuesday, 17 March 2026

Author: Gretta Bala

Toddler rescued after being locked inside car

MIRI: A one-year-old girl was rescued by firefighters after becoming trapped inside a locked car at a petrol station in Tudan on Wednesday afternoon, triggering an urgent response from the Fire and Rescue Department. The incident occurred at a fuel station in Tudan shortly after 3 pm when the toddler,

Police crack down on noisy, modified vehicles

MIRI: Police issued 20 summonses during a compliance operation targeting noisy and modified vehicles at Taman Bulatan here following complaints from the public. The operation was carried out on Jan 31 by the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division of the Miri district police headquarters at a public parking area frequented

Man arrested over building theft case

MIRI: Police here have arrested a local man suspected of involvement in a theft case at the Seberkas Commercial Centre, in the latest operation to curb property crime in the city. The suspect was detained at 9.40 am following an operation led by the Officer-in-Charge of the Miri Police Station,

Repeat offender held as police recover stolen motorcycle within days

MIRI: Police have solved a motorcycle theft case within five days, arresting a 43 year old local man with a criminal record and recovering the stolen vehicle after it was modified in an apparent attempt to evade detection. The theft was reported on Jan 27 after a Honda NF110 motorcycle

Man arrested over alleged theft

MIRI: Police arrested a man suspected of stealing from a building in the Jalan Permaisuri area, following an operation on Sunday evening. The suspect was detained at about 5.50pm at Tepi Jalan Cina by officers from the Miri Central Police Station, led by the station chief ASP Goldy Jangan. Investigators

Fire damages furniture outlet in Miri

MIRI: A fire broke out at a furniture business along Jalan Miri-Lutong in the early hours of Monday, damaging about 30 per cent of a ground floor unit before firefighters brought the situation under control. The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department said it received an emergency call at 12.10am reporting

Two dead in early-morning blaze at Bintulu workers’ quarters

BINTULU: Two people, including a 15-year-old boy, were killed after a fire razed a workers’ housing block in Bintulu in the early hours of today. The victims were found dead at the scene after the blaze destroyed a two-storey block of non-permanent workers’ quarters along Jalan Nyigu. Firefighters received the

RM139,000 disbursed to non-Muslim houses of worship

MIRI: A total of RM139,000 in funding has been approved under Phase 4 of the 2025 allocation for non-Muslim houses of worship in the Piasau state constituency. The funds were approved for two recipients in Piasau. The Full Gospel Church Miri Branch Sarawak received RM90,000 to upgrade its audio-visual infrastructure,