MIRI: Firemen today retrieved a cobra hiding inside a power amplifier speaker from a house at Jalan Yong Seng, Batu Niah. According to the Miri Fire and Rescue Department, a team of firemen from Batu Niah was sent to the scene upon receiving a call on the discovery at 9.52
MIRI: The Sarawak Oil Palm (SOP) Foundation reaffirms its commitment to community development by providing 157 residents from three longhouses in Suai here with brand new eyeglasses. This initiative falls under the ongoing Vision Care Project, a programme aimed at promoting eye health and enhancing the quality of life for
MIRI: The Wildlife Crime Bureau under the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) together with the 12th Battalion of the General Operations Force (GOF) has seized illicit cigarettes and beer in two separate operations here last Monday. Miri Police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu, said, in a statement, eight individuals, aged between
MIRI: Drug arrests in this division have increased in the course of 11 months of this year, with 1,026 individuals detained for various drugs-related offences, compared to the corresponding period last year. According to Miri OCPD ACP Alexon Naga Chabu, this was an increase of 30 per cent. “For the
MIRI: The body of a man was found lying on the floor of a bus stop at GK Jalan Pujut 4 here, early this morning. Police and medical personnel from Miri Hospital responded to a distress call at around 7.30 am. The 51-year-old man was discovered unresponsive on the bus
MIRI: Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, Miri, is offering a variety of engaging activities for children during the upcoming school holidays, scheduled from December 16 to December 30. These events, specifically designed for children aged 6 to 12, will focus on Gastrospace-related activities. Children aged 4 to 12 are welcome to participate
MIRI: A man suspected of being intoxicated was detained following a collision that injured a pedestrian here on Sunday. Miri OCPD ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said the incident occurred around 1.10 am in front of a hotel along Jalan Miri Pujut, in the Pelita Commercial Centre. “The suspect, a 57-year-old
MIRI: The implementation of a Projek Rakyat to upgrade a section of the existing road at Tudan Resettlement Scheme area, involving road widening, is expected to free up more space for stage buses and increase road capacity, according to Minister for Transport, Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin. “Once completed, it
MIRI: Murum assemblyman Kennedy Chukpai Ugon has called for the inclusion of the Sarawak Kenyah Culture Festival (SKCF) in the state and national tourism calendar. Chukpai who is president of the Federation of Orang Ulu Association Malaysia said doing so could see it becoming the signature event to promote Kenyah
MIRI: A 51-year-old man was killed instantly, while his brother miraculously survived after their car veered off the road and crashed into a slope at Jalan Pan Borneo, adjacent to Ladang Chart, on Sunday. The incident, which occurred around 3.30 pm, involved a white Proton Saga FLX which crashed and
