MIRI: The Ministry of Transport Brunei has officially received Ministry of Transport Malaysia’s letter regarding the recent shift to digital road tax and driving licenses, according to Sarawak Transport Minister, Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin. “In a direct discussion with Her Excellency Noni Zurainah Ismi, the Consul General of Brunei
MIRI: In a harrowing incident on Monday, an Indonesian woman suffered injuries after her right hand became trapped in a bottle blowing machine. Lutong Fire and Rescue (Bomba) station chief Senior Fire Officer II Henry Jugah said the accident occurred inside a manufacturing facility located in Desa Senadin Phase 9
MIRI: A foreign man in his 40s was defrauded of RM62,000 after falling prey to a scammer posing as a Customs officer who falsely accused him of being involved in smuggling sports goods. The ordeal began when the victim purchased various sports items through the social media platform Instagram. According
MIRI: A pedestrian was struck and killed by a car while crossing Jalan Miri-Pujut here on early Monday morning. Miri OCPD ACP Alexson Naga Chabu stated that the accident occurred around 3.45 am when a 46-year-old man driving along the road hit the pedestrian, who unexpectedly crossed the road. The
MIRI: Minister for Transport, Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin has praised the community, enterprises and private sectors here for consistently organising charity events to support the less fortunate. He commended their efforts during the Miri Marriott Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Monday night (Nov 13). Cr Nicholas Toh, reading Lee’s
MIRI: Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin has called on the Ministry of Transport Sarawak (MOTS) staff to transform the organisation into one that is adaptive, responsive, flexible and focused. Stressing the need for efficient decision-making, the minister stated that leveraging digital technology as the main catalyst for service delivery is
MIRI: A one-foot-long juvenile crocodile was discovered at Esplanade beach here on Sunday, shocking beachgoers. The juvenile crocodile was spotted hiding behind a public toilet, believed to have crawled onto the beach. It was discovered by a beachgoer on his way to the toilet. He immediately alerted the Baywatch team
MIRI: A foreign man was killed instantly when a motorcycle he was riding collided with a four-wheel-drive (4WD) vehicle coming from the opposite direction near Kampung Bungai here, on Sunday afternoon. However, the identity of the deceased is yet to be determined. Meanwhile, the driver of the 4WD did not
MIRI: The 27-year-old Spanski Steven, a Kenyah/Kayan from Kampung Uma Akeh, Baram, has become synonymous with volunteerism. Since 2020, Spanski and a group of other volunteers, primarily from the Malaysian Humanitarian Movement (MYHumanitarian) and International Youth Centre (IYC) Kuala Lumpur, have been involved in completing community projects that brought clean
MIRI: DAP Sarawak needs to continue playing a constructive role for the betterment of the state. DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke said the party’s Sarawak chief Chong Chieng Jen must therefore continue to engage to be a balancing force. He said the top leadership respected DAP Sarawak’s wish to remain the
