MIRI: A terrified housewife from Batu Niah found a 0.5 metre-long Asian whip snake hiding inside the air conditioning unit of her living room this afternoon. According to Acting Miri Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) chief Ahmad Nizam Sapaiee, prior to the discovery, the housewife had heard strange hissing sound
MIRI: Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate Chiew Choon Man who is also the Angkatan Muda Keadilan (AMK) Miri chief won the Miri seat in the 15th General Election (GE15) with a majority of 6,159 votes. He polled 39,549 votes against the GPS-SUPP’s Cr Jeffery Phang 33,390 and Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB)
MIRI: A 53-year-old security guard of a government office at Sarawak Islamic Complex here sustained head injuries after he accidentally smashed his head on the ledge of a toilet door. According to Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) officer in charge Lt (PA) Mirwan Shah Masri, they were notified of the
MIRI: The Election Commission (EC) today has decided to postpone polling for Baram due to bad weather conditions that hampered its officers from being deployed to the remaining 11 polling stations. The new date of voting for Baram will be announced later when the commission decides on a new date
MIRI: Voters began arriving at the Miri polling centre as early as 6.45am today. Chai Leong Fa, 88, was the oldest voter who arrived at SJK(C) Chung San polling centre at 7.15am while the youngest voter was 18-year-old Grace Ling. “I’m excited and fortunate to be able to vote for
MIRI: Floods in several areas in Baram have not dampened the spirit of voters in the constituency to cast their votes in this 15th general election (GE15). On Saturday morning, people from Kampung Long Bemang, waded through the floodwaters to exercise their right as voters and cast their ballots GE15
MARUDI: Election Commission (EC) workers will fly the remaining ballot boxes to 18 polling stations today for Baram constituency. It was reported yesterday (Nov 18) that inclement weather had delayed the transportation of ballot boxes to polling stations in Baram. EC workers were reportedly stranded at Marudi Airport for two
MIRI: A section of the road at Jalan Miri -Bintulu or Beluru , has collapsed, early this morning, following a heavy rain since last Thursday night (Nov 17). This led to an immediate closure of one lane that collapsed for repair work. According to the Public Works Department (JKR) Northern
MARUDI: Marudi town is hit by floods following heavy rains since Thursday. Miri Civil Defence Force officer in-charge Lt (PA) Mirwan Shah Masri said they have received information that the town and several surrounding villages were flooded, but there were no need for evacuation. “We have mobilised our men to
MIRI: An unsavoury incident allegedly occurred at the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) election operations room in Kampung Haji Wahed here. According to sources, the incident happened around 12pm, Wednesday (Nov 16), where a group of supporters, believed to be from the opposition, came to the operations room. Meanwhile, Miri OCPD
