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
MIRI: The morning heat shimmered over Kuala Baram on Saturday, but it was not the weather that raised the temperature. Just after 10am, the stillness of the Miri Fuel Terminal was shattered by the wail of sirens and the growl of an approaching fire engine. This was Ops Kilat, a
MIRI: Each year, tucked away in the cool highlands of Sarawak, a quiet miracle takes place. It’s not flashy, it doesn’t scream for attention, but its echoes carry far-across valleys, across time, and now, increasingly, across borders. Pesta Nukenen, Bario’s iconic food and cultural festival, may seem on the surface
MIRI: Sarawak’s young people have been urged to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool for innovation and progress, while avoiding the temptation to misuse it in education and daily life. The call came from Saberkas president Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, who is also Minister for Tourism, Creative
Velosolutions Pump Track MIRI: At Taman Bulatan, the once-quiet urban park now pulses with the energy of spinning wheels, bursts of laughter, and youth in full motion. This is the site of Malaysia’s first international-standard Velosolutions Pump Track — a game-changing development that is reshaping the city’s recreational landscape and
MIRI: When I first learned to walk the streets of Miri, the city felt like a small town that knew its own story. Every lane, jetty and cinema held a chapter. Today those chapters are being rewritten. Not always badly, but often in ways that make the past harder to
MIRI: One of Miri’s oldest religious landmarks, Tokong Tua Pek Kong, will receive RM500,000 under the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) for the Piasau constituency. The allocation will fund crucial restoration and enhancement works on the historic structure, which has stood as a silent witness to Miri’s transformation from a quiet