MIRI: The Miri City Council (MCC) has seized items from six food outlets in the city centre as part of an ongoing crackdown on businesses encroaching on public spaces. The enforcement operation, carried out under the Cleanliness Bylaw (Sections 18 and 26), targeted premises that had turned parking bays, walkways
MIRI: The police have arrested ten local men after they tested positive for methamphetamine during a late-night raid on an entertainment outlet here. The operation, led by Insp. Stiffan Lawler Ateng, and a team from the district police headquarters’ Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division, took place at around 12:15 am on
MIRI: A young motorcyclist who pulled a dangerous wheelie on the streets of Miri has been jailed, fined and stripped of his driving rights in a ruling aimed at sending a strong message to would-be road hooligans. The 20-year-old local was caught red-handed during a police street racing crackdown on
MIRI: A police narcotics operation here has netted eight men, including a foreign national. Methamphetamine worth nearly RM700 was also seized. Acting on intelligence, officers from the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division of Miri district police headquarters moved in on the rear of a shoplot at Jalan Desa Pujut, Permyjaya, on
MIRI: Police in Miri have handed over four new motorcycles to boost patrol capabilities in the rural outposts of Bekenu and Batu Niah, strengthening security presence in the two fast-growing communities. The motorcycles, part of the Unit Rondaan Bermotosikal (URB) fleet under the Miri Police Community Safety and Crime Prevention
MIRI: Fire and Rescue personnel last night recovered the body of a 70-year-old man from a ravine at the city’s iconic Grand Old Lady landmark. The victim, identified as Wong Ted Voon, was found at a depth of about 30 metres. A distress call was received at 5.06 pm on
MIRI: The long-awaited Phase Four of the Miri Public Park, under the Projek Rakyat initiative, will open its doors to visitors soon as it is now at 97 per cent completion. The RM1.5 million project, covering the Rock Cliff and Forest Park zone along Jalan Hills, has been billed as
MIRI: Miri Airport is set for a major facelift that will transform it into an international gateway capable of handling wide-body aircraft, in a bid to ease congestion that has been mounting year after year. Sarawak’s Transport Minister, Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin, said the upgrade is expected to begin
MIRI: The Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) Miri District has reached out to families in need in the Lambir area with a community service programme that blended practical support with a spirit of solidarity. The initiative, organised through the branch’s Community Service and Welfare Committee, underscored MRCS’s long-standing role as
MIRI : Police in Miri have intensified their crackdown on illegal street racing, issuing a total of 34 summonses during a late-night operation across several hotspots in the city. The enforcement exercise, known as Op Samseng Jalanan, was mounted by the Miri District Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division between 11pm