MIRI: Malaysian immigration authorities have detained six foreign nationals during a late-night raid on a reflexology centre here, in what officials describe as part of a sustained crackdown on illegal employment and document fraud. The operations, known as ‘Ops Gegar’, were carried out on April 24 following intelligence gathered on
MIRI: Two cars were gutted and flames spread to adjacent houses in an early morning fire at a residential area here today (Apr 26). The incident occurred at about 2.29 am at Pineville 3, South Lake, according to the Fire and Rescue Department. Firefighters from Lopeng Fire and Rescue Station
MIRI: A man was arrested in northern Sarawak after allegedly threatening to kill his sister with a machete in a dispute at a plantation settlement near Niah. The suspect, a 37-year-old foreign national, was detained following a police report lodged by his 35-year-old sister on Wednesday afternoon. The woman told
MIRI: A family of six escaped unharmed after a fire destroyed their wooden home in Kampung Sealine, Lutong, within minutes on Thursday (Apr 23) evening, firefighters said. The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department said crews from the Lutong station were alerted at 7.48pm and arrived at the scene five minutes
MIRI: A driver escaped with minor injuries after the car he drove overturned in a single-vehicle crash in Niah here yesterday afternoon. According to the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) spokeperson, the incident occurred at Kampung Bukit Bom along Jalan Sepupuk at about 2:36 pm. Firefighters from the Batu
MIRI: A driver escaped with minor injuries after a car plunged into a ravine in northern Sarawak this morning (Apr 23). Emergency crews were called at 7:40 am to Kampung Pelabi Bekenu, near Batu Niah, where a Perodua Axia had veered off the road and fallen into a slope about
MIRI: Firefighters in Miri contained a scrub fire near Jalan Airport within two hours of receiving an emergency call, preventing it from spreading further amid hot and dry conditions. The blaze, which affected about 0.2 hectares of land — roughly the size of a small football pitch — was reported
MIRI: A double-storey semi-detached house in Miri was destroyed in a fire on Tuesday afternoon (21 April), although no casualties were reported. Firefighters received an emergency call at 2.55pm and were dispatched to Jalan Muria 10 in Pujut 2B, a residential area. Crews arrived within eight minutes to find the
MIRI: Two 15-year-old boys were killed after a motorcycle was struck from behind by a car on the Pan Borneo Highway in Miri. The crash occurred at about 7.45pm on 19 April near the junction to Jalan Simpang Alam Bumi in Suai. Police said the motorcycle, carrying the two teenagers,
MIRI: Local authorities here have intensified efforts to curb the spread of illegal advertising linked to unlicensed money lenders, removing more than 3,000 illicit posters and banners in an ongoing enforcement drive across the city. Miri City Council (MCC) said a total of 3,060 unauthorised advertisements had been taken down
