MIRI: A 20-year-old woman was killed when a car she was in, along with five others, skidded to the left side and crashed into a road divider near an oil palm mill at Miri-Bintulu Pan Borneo highway on Sunday. A team of Batu Niah firefighters was dispatched to the accident
MIRI: Around 40,000 spectators flocked to the Marina Times Square on Saturday night for the city street parade, held in conjunction with Sarawak’s 60th independence celebration. The parade, officiated by state Minister of Transport Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin, featured 17 decorated floats and 60 contingents from various government agencies,
MIRI: The RPR Link Quadruplex Bandar Baru Permyjaya here has been adopted as the Taman Angkat Amanita Polis Sarawak under the Amanita programme. Under this programme, housewives in the neighbourhood will be assigned to a female police officer from the district police headquarters as their contact person. Sarawak Police Commissioner
MIRI: Miri Disaster Management Committee (MDMC) chairman Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin has suggested anti-rabies vaccination programmes be carried out in many different places here for the convenience of dog owners.“This is also to reduce overcrowding during a mass vaccination process,” he told local media on Saturday.Earlier, Lee who is
MIRI: A total of 119 residents from Tuai Rumah Ningkan, Lembong Suai were made homeless when fire destroyed their 22-door longhouse on Friday. According to Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (BOMBA) spokesperson, fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported in the fire incident. The longhouse has been in existence since
MIRI: Dennis Ngau, a member of the Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Sarawak board, has encouraged the younger generation to actively pursue higher education, given the formidable challenges and competition prevailing in the job market.Dennis, who is also the Telang Usan assemblyman, stressed that the youths should seize the opportunities offered
MIRI: Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, Miri is inviting children aged four to 12 years old to join in the festivities of the Sarawak Children’s Festival, scheduled for Aug 26 and 27.This annual event, tailor-made for children, consistently draws a crowd of enthusiastic young participants, offering a range of engaging activities.The upcoming
MIRI: A 32-year-old man died after sustaining severe head and chest injuries on Monday night following a motorcycle crash at Jalan Miri-Airport. Miri OCPD ACP Alexson Naga Chabu today confirmed receiving a report on the fatal crash incident on Monday at around 7.37 pm. “Preliminary investigation found that upon approaching
MIRI: Construction of the Pan Borneo Highway up to the Sungai Tangap-Pujut Link Road, except for Lambir, is expected to be completed by December this year.“The latest update on construction progress is that it is about 96.6 per cent complete,” said Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas here on
MIRI: Marudi district has been declared a rabies infected area after one stray dog was found infected at Kampung Narum on Aug 2, bringing the total number of areas declared as rabies infected to 73.Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development Minister Datuk Sri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom twho disclosed this in
