MIRI: A 49-year-old man here found himself over RM300,000 poorer after falling victim to a fraudulent scheme by an individual posing as his old friend. The unsuspecting victim, who also owns a company, was enticed by the suspect’s offer of discounted beer and cigarettes, which he claimed were available at
MIRI: Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) projects worth RM1.05 million are being undertaken to improve infrastructure at Long Banga in the Baram area this year. Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Labour, Immigration and Project Monitoring) Datuk Gerawat Gala said these projects include the construction of tarred roads (RM200,000); Long Banga
MIRI: Senadin Constituency Service Centre Mobile Service 2U Team led by Senadin assemblyman Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin met the people during a walkabout at a food court and business outlets in Riam this morning. Members of the team comprised councillors, Kapitan, youth and women leaders from Sarawak United People’s
MARUDI: A team of firemen from Marudi fire station successfully removed a 10-foot-long king cobra from a house in Kampung Baru here last night. According to the Fire and Rescue department spokesperson, Awangku Mohd Hazmin Awang Zainal, one of the house’s residents spotted the reptile in the kitchen area. The
MIRI: The remaining 4.5km Lambir section of the Pan Borneo highway is expected to be completed in stages by 2026. According to Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi, due to some concerns on that particular section, they have decided to build a viaduct there. “We decided to build viaduct
MIRI: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah is scheduled to drive along the Pan Borneo Highway September this year. This was disclosed by Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi during his inspection of the WPC 11 (Sungai Tangap-Pujut Link Road works package) of the highway here.
MIRI: Students and staff of the School of Pre-U and Continuing Education (SPACE) at Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) recently undertook a cleaning event at Lutong Beach about 10 kilometres from its campus. A total 45 students and 12 lecturers from SPACE’s foundation and diploma programmes were joined by staff
MIRI: Five squatter house in Pujut Corner here went up in flames, leaving 10 people homeless last night (May 23). Miri Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) spokesman Awang Mohd Hazmin Awang Zainal said firemen from both Lopeng and Miri Sentral stations were despatched to the scene after they were alerted
MIRI: Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ESG Malaysia for collaboration in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives. ESG Malaysia was represented by its president, Steven Lee while acting chief operating officer Associate Professor Pieter Willem Pottas signed for Curtin. As leading organisations
MIRI: In anticipation of the upcoming Gawai Dayak celebration, Yayasan Petronas and Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd Sarawak Asset (PCSB-SKA) collaborated with the Sarawak Welfare Department (JKM) to provide essential food supplies to 300 underprivileged families from Miri and Bintulu. Through their “Memacu Kehidupan: Hari Gawai Dayak 2023” programme (formerly known
