MIRI: A wooden house in Jalan Poyut Lubuk Nibong Kampung Sengkabang in Marudi was destroyed in a fire on Saturday, leaving two elderly aged 70 and a 19 year-old lad homeless. Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre (Bomba) said they received a distressed call around 3.48 pm from villagers
MIRI: An elderly man from Kampung Tiris Masjid in Bekenu, who has been missing since Monday (March 20) while walking towards his orchard, has been found alive today (March 25). Zone 6 Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) chief Awangku Mohd Hazmin Awang Zainal said the victim, Salim Idris, was found
MIRI: Strong winds accompanied by heavy rains which occurred on Friday afternoon, ripped off the roof structures of a building near Park Hotel Miri. The incident happened at 12.30 pm and caused metal debris to fly and land in the middle of Jalan Melayu. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.
MIRI: In a bid to assist the 12 families affected by the recent fire at Kampung Wireless, here, Interhill Group of Companies has offered employment opportunities to the fire victims, besides handing over financial and non-financial contributions to them. Interhill’a Group executive director, Albert Hu Yun Chai expressed his hope
MIRI: Authorities seized RM7,700,400 worth of diesel from an oil tanker and a tugboat which were allegedly transferring the subsidised item illegally at the Sungai Baong river bank here yesterday. General Operations Force (GOF) 12th Battalion and Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) also detained the two
MIRI: Everyone is responsible for the community’s safety and not only the police, said Deputy Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Development I Datuk Rosey Yunus. She said a more dynamic crime prevention concept requires the active involvement of the community to jointly identify and deal with issues related to
MIRI: Miri City Council (MCC) launched an operation to ensure the cleanliness around Old Man Street and Taman Bunga here yesterday. The two-hour operation kicked off at 9 am, comprising the council’s enforcement team, police and Welfare Department officers. Their main focus was to ensure that the pavements within these
MIRI: Finance students and lecturers at Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) recently attended a talk on stock trading to understand the buying and selling of stocks. The talk entitled ‘Trading 101: Stock Trading for Beginners’ was conducted by the Curtin Finance and Investment Club (CFIC), the student-run club. Finance lecturer
MIRI: The new Malaysia Red Crescent (MRC) Miri chapter’s second dialysis centre in Permyjaya which could accommodate a maximum 40 (haemodialysis machines) inaugurated its operation yesterday. Minister for Transport Sarawak Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin cum Senadin assemblyman said the establishment of the centre would benefit those residing in the
MIRI: More than a third or 5,950 cases registered with the Native Courts are categorised as ‘still pending’, said Datuk Gerawat Gala. The Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Immigration, Labour and Project Monitoring) said the government is concerned with the high number of unsettled cases. He said there were
