MIRI: The first-ever Journalism Summer Camp in Sarawak has wrapped up at Curtin University Malaysia with 23 young participants leaving more confident, skilled, and inspired to tell stories in a fast-changing media landscape. The five-day camp, a collaboration between Alpha Skills Academy and Curtin Malaysia, brought together university students and
MIRI: Sarawak Skills Miri, in partnership with the Sarawak Ministry of Education, Innovation and Talent Development (MEITD), has taken Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to the heart of the Lawas community through a two-day skills empowerment programme. Held on August 8 and 9 at Dewan Penghulu Lakai Balang,
MIRI: A three-hour marathon of intense concentration, rapid problem-solving and lightning-fast keystrokes pushed 24 Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) students to their coding limits at the Computing Nation Club’s annual Programming Competition. The cross-faculty contest drew participants from the Faculty of Engineering and Science, Faculty of Business, and the School
MIRI: Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP) Central Publicity and Information Secretary, Adam Yii Siew Sang, has accused federal leaders of making “misleading” statements that risk undermining the state’s legal authority over its oil and gas (O&G) resources. In a strongly worded statement, Yii backed Senator Ahmad Ibrahim’s view that the
BINTULU: An early morning fire damaged the rear section of a lorry carrying metal cargo along the Pan Borneo Highway near SK Sungai Anak Selangau, today. The incident was reported at 5.40 am, prompting the Tatau Fire and Rescue Station (BBP Tatau) to dispatch a team of six firefighters to
MIRI: The Miri District Education Office (PPD Miri) has received a RM10,000 contribution from Deputy Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew to support its management and operational needs. The announcement was delivered on his behalf by councillor Kelvin Chia Kah Leong during the
MIRI: A massive fire in the early hours of Thursday completely destroyed a plywood factory at Jalan Tunku, about 15km from Miri city centre. The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the alarm was raised at 2.12 am, prompting a swift response from firefighters from the Miri, Lopeng and
MIRI: Plans to build a new integrated administrative complex and government quarters for the Miri Division took a step forward yesterday as State Secretary Datuk Amar Mohamad Abu Bakar Marzuki inspected the proposed site at Tanjung Lobang. The project, known as the Miri Division Integrated Administrative Complex (MDIAC), is expected
MIRI: Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sterling Technical Services Sdn Bhd in a strategic move to strengthen industry-academia collaboration in offshore and marine engineering. The agreement, signed at Curtin Malaysia’s Miri campus, brings together Sterling Technical Services’ extensive experience in oil and
MIRI: Police have seized 11 motorcycles and issued more than 50 traffic summonses during an overnight operation targeting illegal street racing. The operation, which began at 11 pm on Aug 9 and ended at 3bam the following day, was led by the district’s Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division. Two senior