MIRI: The Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) spent nearly one hour cutting up and removing an uprooted tree following heavy rain and thunderstorm here on today (April 24). The uprooted tree was obstructing a section of the road along Taman Desa Pujut. Fortunately, no injuries were reported in the incident.
MIRI: Two children and six adults survived in a two-vehicle collision that occurred at Miri-Bintulu Coastal road, near Bekenu junction yesterday. All injured victims were sent to Bekenu Health clinic. Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre (PGO) said, they received a distressed call on the incident at 12.31am. A
MIRI: Twenty fire victims from six households whose houses were razed by fire yesterday (Apr 24) in Pujut Corner are currently taking shelter at Kampung Lereng Bukit’s multipurpose hall. The remaining 48 victims are sheltering at their relatives’ homes. Yesterday, Miri Member of Parliament (Miri MP) Chiew Choon Man gave
MARUDI: A one-metre-long cobra was removed safely from a living room in Rh Gundang longhouse early on Wednesday morning. A team of firemen from Marudi fire station rushed to the scene after being alerted on the discovery of the reptile at 6.40am. Upon arriving at the longhouse, they found the
MIRI: It was quite a challenging task for firemen from Lutong fire station last night when they had to rescue a dog from the ledge of a third floor building that is still under construction in Lorong Perkasa 7 in Senadin here yesterday. Believed to be a stray, the stranded
MIRI: Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP) believes the state government’s intention to set up a boutique airline will bolster development in Sarawak. Its Youth Publicity and Information Secretary, Kelvin Hii, on Tuesday hoped the federal cabinet will approve of the plan. “It is reported that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar
MIRI: More than 200 people took part in the World Quran Hour 2023 here recently. This year’s event was held on April 13 and it was a programme that encouraged reading, understanding and instilling the teachings of the Quran. The programme here was organised by Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, Miri together
MIRI: The “2023 Earth Day Invest in Our Planet” blood donation drives, received sponsorship from Sarawak Oil Palm Berhad (SOPB) and Miri City Council (MCC). For the event, SOPB sponsored 150 bottles of Merris Cooking Oil, consisting of two different flavours, namely red palm oil classic and natural vegetable oil
MIRI: The Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) was on a different rescue mission this time – to set free a bird that got itself entangled in a kite string at Promin Jaya Senadin here this morning. An APM spokesman said the crane was spotted by two Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC)
MIRI: Three waitresses of an entertainment outlet here were detained by the police yesterday (Apr 17) for suspected drug trafficking. Miri OCPD ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said the suspects aged 28, 32 and 53 years were picked up by a team of officers from the Sarawak Narcotics Criminal Investigations Department
