MIRI: A house in Lorong J/4 Jalan Tudan Phase 2A here was partially damaged, after an air conditioner in the building caught fire last night. Fortunately, no injuries were reported in the incident. The affected house was occupied by a family of four. Firemen from Lutong station were alerted to
MIRI: A 70-year-old man was cleaning his house yesterday morning when he was startled by a snake slithering over a photo frame. This happened in a house at Kampung Haji Waheed at 11.26am. Terrified, he called Miri Civil Defence Force for help. The half-metre-long reptile, identified as Liopeltis tricolor or
MIRI: In a bid to foster stronger ties between academia and industry and government partners, a delegation of 20 academics from the departments of the Faculty of Engineering and Science at Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) went on a five-day engagement visit to various organisations in Kuching recently. Leading the
MIRI: A 26 year-old motorcyclist was injured in a suspected hit-and-run incident yesterday morning. The incident occurred at around 9.21am near Jalan Lutong , Kuala Baran Kampung Tudan A Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) team, mobilised to the scene, helped to rush the injured rider to Miri Hospital for further
MIRI: Telang Usan assemblyman Dato Dennis Ngau has urged committee members of Sarawak Kayan Association (PKS) branches in the state to play a more active role in reaching out to the rural Kayans. “One of the aims is to promote the government’s development agenda; this includes the just recently launched
MIRI: City mayor Adam Yii Siew Sang has conducted a surprise inspection of the rural transformation development projects in the Pujut constituency this morning, ensuring that basic development facilities such as solar lights meet standards. He instructed contractors to replace any projects that did not meet the standards. Accompanied by
MIRI: Minister for Transport Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin is optimistic that Miri Hospital Blood Bank will manage to achieve its target, in collecting 10,000 pints of blood this year, following the strong support received from the local community. “We are very appreciative of the Miri community’s strong support in
MIRI: Deputy Minister of Health Malaysia cum Sibuti MP Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni wants Miri City Council (MCC) to organise more comprehensive development programmes to include all races, this year. Lukanisman believed it would help to strengthen Miri as a vibrant city which could benefit the local community here. Speaking
MIRI: Minister for Transport Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin handed over his donation in support of the joint blood donation campaign to be held tomorrow (Jan 7) in Lutong today. Lee will officiate at the event, which starts at 9.30 am at MYY Mall shopping complex, Lutong. Co-organising chairman and
MIRI: Students, who will be sitting for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination end of this January, are reminded to stay focus and calm. The SPM 2023 is scheduled to take place from January 30 until March 7 this year. “SPM is very important, with good results in SPM it