MIRI: More than 600 bikers from all over Borneo and countries such as Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei converged at Miri Coco Cabana on the third day of the 10th Miri Bike Week today. On Friday, on the second day of the event, more than 2,000 bike enthusiasts participated at the
MIRI: Miri City Council (MCC) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Curtin University Malaysia to transforming the city into an Age-Friendly City and Communities (AFCC) under United Nations principles for older persons.The signing ceremony was held on Wednesday here.MCC was represented by Mayor Adam Yii while Professor Simon Leunig, Pro Vice-Chancellor
MIRI: Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian believes the city can become a renowned food haven, covering traditional street grub to trendy international bites, via its food carnival event.“This carnival provides an opportunity for all 105 vendors to promote their products to the crowds during 14 days of
MIRI: The 16th Borneo International Kite Festival (BIKF) 2023 to be held from Sept 27 to Oct 1 at the Bintulu Old Airport is expected to draw 40 participants including those from abroad, after being postponed for three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Bintulu Development Authority (BDA)
MIRI: Fire broke out destroying a vacant house located in Lorong Mulia 2C2A here on Monday night. The fire also caused partial damage to a nearby house. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident. The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department’s operation centre swiftly responded to a distress call at
MIRI: The IEEE Student Branch of Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) has launched the Tech-on-Wheels initiative to promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education in secondary schools in Sarawak, particularly in underserved communities. The programme, conducted in partnership with Chumbaka Miri and All Abroad Young Leaders Centre (AAYLC), aims
MIRI: The recent ‘Bejalai’ programme saw the participation of four kindergartens in Bintulu, igniting cultural exploration and creativity among the young learners. The kindergartens were Methodist Kindergarten Bintulu, Peryatim Bintulu, Sedidik Martabat Kindergarten Bintulu, and Pimpin Kindergarten Bintulu. This collaborative initiative was spearheaded by the Sarawak State Library (Pustaka Miri)
MIRI: Deputy Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Sebastian Ting is hoping one day Sarawak’s very own Batik Linut textile will be worn by state civil servants while at work. In stating this on Sunday at the closing of a two-day Batik Linut workshop, he said as
MIRI: A ship was detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) around 17.5 nautical miles to the west of Tanjong Lobang waters on Saturday afternoon. MMEA Miri director Captain Maritime Mohd Shafie Paing said the ship didn’t have the license to operate. He said that their patrol team spotted and detained
MIRI: A man in his forties was swindled of RM27,000 of his savings in a phone scam call from a person who claimed to be his friend. According to Miri OCPD ACP Alexson Naga Chabu, in a statement, a report on the incident was received on August 24. The misfortune
