MIRI: Stand-up comedian, Harith Iskander, will take centre stage at the 2025 JCI Malaysia Ten Outstanding Young Malaysian (TOYM) Forum here later this month. The internationally acclaimed comedian is set to appear as a special guest on Sept 19, from 1pm to 4pm, at the Meritz Hotel. The JCI TOYM
MIRI: The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Miri (Piasau) Branch is urging the public to support its upcoming Blood Donation Drive on Nov 15, aimed at boosting hospital reserves and encouraging greater community participation in healthcare. The event will take place from 8 am to 1 pm at the Malaysia
MIRI: Twenty-five aspiring seafarers have begun their training at the Pelita Maslaut Marine Academy in Lutong here, marking the start of the academy’s 44th Marine Deck Apprentice course. The three-month programme, which runs until the end of November, opened yesterday morning with an induction briefing attended by parents who had
MIRI: A 22-year-old university student was rescued on Sunday afternoon (Sept 7) after falling and injuring her back on a steep slope at Batu Niah National Park. The Fire and Rescue Department in Batu Niah received a distress call at 3.47 pm that a young woman had slipped and been
AS night descends over Miri, incense smoke drifts lazily through housing estates and temple courtyards. At the corner of a narrow lane in Krokop, a small fire crackles in a tin barrel. Flames lick at sheets of paper shaped like banknotes, cars, and even mobile phones, all destined for the
MIRI: The next generation of accountants is urged to look beyond traditional number-crunching, and position themselves as strategic leaders in an era of sustainability and digital disruption. That was the central message at the CPA Undergraduate Business Conference 2025, hosted by Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) and CPA Australia, where
MIRI: A late-night fire has destroyed much of a village church in Sibuti, Miri Division, in an incident that fortunately claimed no lives. The blaze broke out at the Borneo Evangelical Mission (Sidang Injil Borneo) Church in Sungai Bakas just before midnight on Tuesday (Sept 2). A distressed resident, made
MIRI: In Miri, where food delivery riders weave through traffic and e-hailing drivers are part of everyday life, the passing of the Gig Workers Bill 2025 has struck a chord. For the Sarawak Bumiputera Entrepreneurs Chamber (DUBS), the legislation is more than just new rules on paper — it is
MIRI: Nineteen motorcycles were seized during a police operation targeting illegal street racing in Miri late Saturday night (Aug 30), as authorities stepped up enforcement on the eve of Malaysia’s National Day. The six-hour operation, codenamed Ops Samseng Jalanan Ambang Merdeka, ran from 10 pm on Aug 30 until 4
MIRI: A deputy minister has called on local authorities (PBT) to move beyond traditional dependence on government allocations and embrace innovation in revenue generation to better serve the people. Speaking at the closing of the Sarawak Local Authority Assessment and Taxation Workshop 2025 here on Friday, Datuk Dr Penguang Manggil,