Tuesday, 17 March 2026

Author: Gretta Bala

Fire razes telecom substation engine room in Marudi

MARUDI: A fire tore through a telecommunications substation engine room in Bukit TV, here, on Wednesday (Jan 28), destroying the structure completely and knocking out two engine units. Firefighters from the Marudi Fire and Rescue Station were mobilised at 5.58 pm following an emergency call reporting flames at the facility

Missing hunter found dead near home

MIRI: A 41-year-old man who went missing while hunting in the forest behind his home in Kampung Sepurau, Bekenu, was found dead this morning, just 150 metres from his house. The body of the victim, identified as Zaidi Talip, was discovered at about 10.40 am by a joint search and

Man arrested over scaffold theft at unoccupied house in Miri

MIRI: Police have arrested a 35-year-old local man in connection with the theft of scaffolding from an unoccupied house under construction in Tudan. The case, investigated under Section 379 of the Penal Code for theft, relates to an incident reported on Jan 25. A total of nine sets of scaffolding,

MEA seizes smuggling boat with untaxed cigarettes, alcohol

MIRI: The Maritime Enforcement Agency (MEA) has seized a fibre boat believed to be used for smuggling hundreds of cartons of untaxed cigarettes and alcoholic beverages during an early-morning operation off Kuala Lawas. The seizure was carried out by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, Maritim Malaysia, through its Miri Maritime

Firefighters launch search operation for missing man in Bekenu forest

MIRI: Fire and rescue teams were deployed early this morning after a 41-year-old man was reported missing in a forested area behind his home in Kampung Sepurau, Bekenu, triggering a multi-agency search and rescue operation. The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department received an emergency call at 7.59 am from the

12 motorcycles seized in overnight crackdown on street racing in Miri

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 rolls out festival cleaning programme ahead of CNY surge

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

Landslide reported near homes in Limbang, firefighters issue safety advisory

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

22 organisations in Pujut receive RM70,000 under MRP

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

PBDS sets up Machan panel to strengthen grassroots drive

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