MIRI: Sarawak Deputy Premier Sim Kui Hian visited the Kenyalang Smart City (KSC) development site here on Saturday to review progress on the project. He was joined by Transport Minister, Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin; Deputy Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew; and Miri Mayor
MIRI: Sarawak is positioning itself for a strategic leap into global academia and healthcare, with plans to host a branch campus of Fudan University now edging closer to execution after receiving the green light from Malaysia’s Ministry of Higher Education. The approval marks more than administrative progress. It signals a
MIRI: The Sarawak Government is preparing a targeted support package to cushion households from rising living costs, as food prices and fuel expenses continue to climb. Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said the State Cabinet is refining the scope and delivery mechanism of the assistance
MIRI: Authorities here have uncovered what they believed to be a small-scale fuel diversion operation following a targeted enforcement raid on a suspicious private vehicle. Officers from the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) enforcement division moved in after observing unusual refuelling activity involving controlled goods, specifically
MIRI: Authorities are investigating suspected diesel diversion after a viral video prompted a raid on a petrol station in Miri, raising fresh concerns over the misuse of subsidised fuel and possible syndicate involvement. Enforcement officers from the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) moved in on the station
MIRI: Firefighters battled through the night to contain a fast-moving forest fire that swept across more than four hectares of land in Similajau, Bintulu, highlighting the speed at which such blazes can escalate under dry conditions. The fire was reported at 7pm on Tuesday (Mar 24), prompting an immediate deployment
MIRI: A hornbill, Sarawak’s most recognisable wildlife symbol, was rescued from an industrial site in Miri today after it was believed to have flown into a factory wall and collapsed from heat exhaustion. Firefighters from the Lutong station were deployed at 4.30 pm to the factory located in Kuala Baram
MIRI: A man was arrested after allegedly stealing electrical cables here. Police say the theft disrupted power supply and posed a significant risk to public safety. The suspect, a local man believed to be in his 30s, was detained on Mar 23 in Marina area, following a tip-off from members
MIRI: A late-night fire here destroyed part of a family home and reduced two vehicles to wreckage, forcing nine occupants to flee but leaving all unharmed, authorities said. Emergency services were alerted at 9.29 pm on Saturday to reports of a blaze at a single-storey house in Tudan Desaras. Fire
MIRI: A 19-year-old young man was injured after the car he was driving rammed into a stationary trailer on a roadside in Bintulu early today, emergency services said. The incident occurred at about 6:23 am along Jalan Setian-Kuala Tatau in Bintulu. Fire and Rescue Department personnel from Tatau, assisted by
