Sunday, 10 August 2025

Author: Margaret Ringgit

Making slow internet connection to be history

MIRI: Slow internet connections or limited access from homes in Bekenu constituency will be a thing of the past. On Friday, Bekenu assemblywoman, Datuk Rosey Yunus during a meeting held at Miri Resident’s Office urged Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) to improve internet connection in her constituency. Also in attendance were

Oil and gas job priority to Sarawakians: Gerawat

MIRI: The State government is giving priority to locals in securing jobs in the oil and gas industry, assured Deputy Minister in Premier’s Department (Labour, Immigration and Project Monitoring) Datuk Gerawat Gala. “Rest assured that my Ministry’s role is to ensure eligible and available Sarawakians are given opportunity and priority

Ministry to probe incident on wheelchair bound passenger

MIRI: Ministry of Transport Sarawak (MOTS) will further investigate an incident involving a wheelchair-bound AirAsia passenger who was reportedly injured while boarding an aircraft that was about to leave for Kota Kinabalu from here. Its minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin said he received a local newspaper report from his

RM68mil Ulu Suai road completed

MIRI: The 18.99km-long Ulu Suai Road project near here costing RM68mil has been completed. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas visited the former gravel/earth road, now a JKR R3 standard road, to check on its new condition on Wednesday (Feb 15). The upgrading work used the Cold in-situ Pavement

Almost 99 pct enrolment in early education

BINTULU: Sarawak recorded an enrolment rate of 98.92 per cent involving Year 1 children attending kindergarten, preschool and nursery education last year. Deputy Minister of Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Datuk Rosey Yunus said the high enrolment rate reflected the State government’s commitment in ensuring that every child

Nauseating smell plaguing Lambir residents for two decades

MIRI: For two decades, residents of Kampung Desa Jaya and the surrounding areas, including Lambir Prison and Sekolah Tunas Bakti (juvenile detention centre) in Lambir have been waking up to a nauseating smell. The source is none other than the Lambir Solid Waste Transfer station, which has been there since

Water supply projects to meet Miri’s growing demand

MIRI: The implementation of two high-impact water supply projects worth around RM266 million is currently being carried out in efforts to improve the infrastructure and water supply system in Miri Division. According to Minister of Utilities and Telecommunication Datuk Julaihi Narawi, these water supply projects are planned by the Sarawak

Pipe installation works face delays

MIRI: The pipe installation works undertaken by Sarawak Rural Water Supply Department (JBALB) within the Sungai Tangap-Pujut Link Road works package (WPC11) covering Sibuti parliamentary contituency, Bekenu, Lambir, Senadin and Samalaju state constituencies are facing some delays. Minister for Utility and Telecommunication Datuk Julaihi Narawi said this was following the

Five Penan kindergartens in Baram interior built

MIRI: Five Penan kindergartens in the interior of Baram, to be managed by Sedidik Sdn Bhd, have been completed. Construction was funded by Petronas via its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme and the Sarawak government to the tune of RM2.75mil. This was disclosed by Sarawak Deputy Minister for Women, Childhood

New pineapple variety promises sweet deal for farmers

MIRI: Pineapple farming can be a sweet deal for farmers especially those residing in the rural area. Speaking at the unveiling of new variety of pineapple known as Sarawak Gold 1 (SG1) or AC 16, Minister for Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development Dato Sri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said