Author: Margaret Ringgit

Esplanade upgrade likely to draw more visitors

MIRI: More facilities have been added to the Luak Bay Esplanade with the completion of the second phase of its upgrading here. Mayor Adam Yii on Wednesday thanked the state government for the allocation of RM486,000 to Miri City Council (MCC) under Projek Rakyat Sarawak for this additional development at the esplanade.

Brunei luxury car catches fire, driver escapes on time

MIRI: A luxury car with a Brunei registration plate number caught fire by the roadside of Vista-Pujut Link Road here last night. The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department Operations centre (PGO) said it received an alert regarding the incident at 11.14 pm. A team of firemen from Lopeng fire station

Python, cobra at residential homes keep APM busy

MIRI: A housewife from Kampung Lereng Bukit here has a shocking encounter early this morning when she discovered a three-metre-long python inside her chicken coop. She came across the reptile while preparing a pre-dawn meal for her family. Fortunately, none of her chickens were swallowed by the snake. “I was

Contraband beer worth over RM35k seized in Miri

MIRI: The Marine Intelligence Unit (URM) Region 5 on yesterday (April 11) seized 230 cartons of contraband beer worth RM37,597.80. Miri OCPD ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said in a statement, the contraband (beer brands Sagota and Kingway) was seized after URM officers stopped a white van at Miri Airport road.

Cobra under washing machine gives woman a fright

MIRI: A 48-year-old woman at a teachers quarters in Lutong here on Tuesday (April 11) had a fright when she encountered a cobra under her washing machine. Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) said in a statement that the poisonous snake was discovered when the woman was about to do her

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Miri cops looking for three men

MIRI: Police here are seeking the assistance of the public in locating three men. The trio, aged 29, 33 and 36 respectively, are wanted for assault and intimidation. “We are looking for Ngu Ing Khing, a suspect involved in a case under Section 324 of the Penal Code; Muhammad Hafiz

Four escape serious injuries in crash

MIRI: Four friends sustained minor injuries when the car that they were travelling in crashed into a bush along Bandar Baru Permyjaya here last night. The vehicle was foreign registered. The Fire and Rescue Department Operations Centre (PGO) said Lutong firemen and a team from the Emergency Medical Retrieval Service

Miri hosts state-level birthday for Agong

MIRI: The state-level birthday celebration of Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah this year will be held in Miri on June 4 and 5. State Transport minister and the minister in Charge Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin announced that the Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul

Traffic gardens in Sarawak to be upgraded, says minister

MIRI: The Sarawak Ministry of Transport is planning to upgrade several traffic gardens located statewide this year. According to minister Datuk Sri Lee Kim Shin, this was part of the ministry’s plan to revive traffic games and promote road safety among schoolchildren. Lee disclosed this on Monday (April 10) after

Homeless man in orange sparks panic

MIRI: The police clarified today that a man seen wandering around Taman Bumiko wearing orange clothing similar to a prison uniform, is not an escaped prisoner but rather a homeless person. Miri Police Chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu confirmed this in a statement, in response to a viral photo of