MIRI: A 21-year-old motorcyclist has been killed in a road crash involving a pick-up truck and two motorcycles in Permyjaya here. The collision occurred at about 6.30 pm yesterday (April 3) along Jalan Indah 2. Miri district police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said a report was received shortly
MIRI: A remote secondary school in northern Sarawak has delivered a standout academic performance, recording a 100 per cent pass rate in Geography in the 2025 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination. The remarkable result challenges long-held assumptions about rural education outcomes. SMK Tutoh Apoh, a school better known for operating
MIRI: Police here have arrested a local man in connection with a motorcycle theft reported earlier this week, recovering the stolen vehicle in the process. The case began on Mar 30, when officers received a report at around 6am of a missing motorcycle from the Mosjaya Commercial area, a busy
BARIO: Bario marked the 81st anniversary of a covert Allied parachute mission last Friday, a wartime operation that helped turn the tide against Japanese forces in Borneo and reshaped the once-isolated Kelabit Highlands. The commemoration honours members of the Z Special Unit, who were deployed into the interior in March
MIRI: A crocodile measuring about 2.5 metres was captured inside an unoccupied house under construction here, today. The reptile, identified as a “buaya katak” or estuarine crocodile, was discovered by a member of the public who alerted authorities after spotting it inside the partially built structure. The house, which is
MIRI: The Miri branch of Dayak Bidayuh National Association (DBNA) has returned Simon Ilus as chairman for a second term, following an uncontested election at its triennial general meeting on Mar 28. The meeting, held at the Imperial Palace Hotel here, appointed the new executive committee (exco) that blends experienced
MIRI: Police here have arrested four local men, aged between 16 and 30, in connection with a series of thefts involving vehicle batteries and copper wiring in the Batu Niah area. The arrests were made during a targeted operation led by the Crime Prevention Unit from Batu Niah police station
MIRI: Police have detained a local man suspected of stealing gas cylinders in a late afternoon operation in the district on Saturday. The arrest was carried out at about 4.40 pm along Jalan Padang Kerbau by a team led by ASP Goldy Jangan, chief of the Miri Central Police Station,
MIRI: Deep in the interior of Baram, where access is shaped as much by rivers and logging roads as by policy, a familiar gap persists: students in rural Sarawak are still catching up in a digital world moving at speed. The state government now says it is moving decisively to
MIRI: Authorities in Miri have escalated their campaign against illegal online gambling, cutting electricity supply to a string of suspected premises in coordinated enforcement operations that signal a tougher, more disruptive approach. The operations, led by the Criminal Investigation Department of Miri District Police Headquarters, was carried out in close
