MIRI: The Miri City Council has ordered immediate cleaning and desilting of drainage channels in Piasau Utara after recent flash floods exposed weaknesses in the area’s drainage system. Mayor and Pujut assemblyman Adam Yii said on Wednesday (Jan 14) inspections carried out earlier in the afternoon in Piasau Utara and
MIRI: Police cracked a copper cable theft case involving an alleged inside job at an electrical workshop, with five local men arrested and drugs detected in most of the suspects. The theft, confirmed by Miri district police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah, was reported on Jan 5, after copper
MIRI: Mounting concerns over deteriorating school facilities here have prompted direct intervention by the constituency’s Member of Parliament, Chiew Choon Man, with RM100,000 allocated to SMK Lutong following repeated inspections that exposed maintenance shortcomings. The funding, channelled to the school’s Parent-Teacher Association on January 2, comes after a series of
MIRI: Firefighters have rescued a 72-year-old man who became trapped on a tree after falling while working in his orchard in Batu Niah. The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department said it received an emergency call shortly after 10 am on Tuesday (Jan 13) reporting that the man had fallen from
MIRI: Police arrested a local man in a raid for suspected involvement in a house break-in case. The suspect was detained at about 8.30 pm on Monday (Jan 12) along the Miri Sentral stretch of Jalan Miri Bypass during a patrol and intelligence-led operation. The arrest was led by Assistant
MIRI: Police detained two local men suspected of trespassing in a residential area in Pujut, here. The suspects were arrested at about 1.15 pm near Jalan Pujut Corner by a team led by Miri police station chief ASP Goldy Jangan, assisted by officers from the station’s Crime Prevention Unit. Clothing
MIRI: Police arrested a local man suspected of being involved in a theft at an electrical goods storage facility here. The suspect was detained at around 1.20 pm on Saturday during a raid at a house along Jalan Piasau Utara 1C. The operation was led by the officer-in-charge of the
MIRI: An elderly man suffering from a stroke was evacuated from his home after heavy rain triggered flooding in several areas of Miri, including Senadin, today. The 52-year-old man, identified as a resident of Lot 757, Harmoni 3E, Tudan Phase 6, was assisted by firefighters from the Lutong Fire and
BINTULU : Flash floods triggered by the northeast monsoon forced the evacuation of 41 residents from two rural villages in Ulu Sebauh early today as water levels continued to rise and weather conditions remained unstable. The affected areas were Kampung Olen and Kampung Selanjat, where rising floodwaters inundated low-lying homes following
MIRI: A pilot intergenerational learning and engagement programme, Bridging Generations 1.0, was held at Champs Education here on January 8 and 9, bringing together youth and senior citizens in an effort to narrow the growing generational divide driven by rapid technological change and social isolation. The two-day programme was conceptualised