Monday, 11 August 2025

Author: Margaret Ringgit

Mayor gives assurance on rates overpayment

MIRI: Ratepayers who have overpaid their assessment bills this year will see it rationalised in next year’s property assessment. The issue arose after the state government offered 25 per cent discounts on the first half and second half of assessment bills this year as part of its post Covid-19 initiatives

Best platform to expose, identify potentially talented athletes

MIRI: The Youth Sport Talent 2022 by Youth, Sport and Entrepreneur Development Ministry (MYSED) held in Miri yesterday was seen as one of the best platform to expose and identify potentially talented teens in sports. It involved a total of 14 entries from various agencies and schools. Deputy Minister for

Local man held for drugs

MIRI: A 28 year-old local man, believed to be a drug runner was arrested with RM5,100 worth of drugs at a parking space in Lorong 5/3 Marina Park on late Friday afternoon. Miri district police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu, said, the unemployed suspect was detained by Miri Narcotics Criminal

Curtin and SK Tudan stage HIP Funtastic STEAM

MIRI: Students and staff of the School of Pre-U and Continuing Education (SPACE) and Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics of the Faculty of Business of Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) took part in the Highly Immersive Programme (HIP) Funtastic STEAM event at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Tudan recently. In addition to

Miri incumbent buys 2 nomination forms

MIRI: The incumbent MP for Miri, Dr Michael Teo Yu Keng, was among the first local aspiring candidates to purchase nomination forms for the 15th General Election. Nomination is fixed for Nov 5 while polling is on Nov 19. The Sabah and Sarawak Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice president was

Pustaka to hold knowledge enhancement activities

MIRI: A knowledge-based programme aptly called ‘Jum Nambah Ilmu’ by the Miri branch of Pustaka Negeri Sarawak (Pustaka) will be held this weekend in Bintulu from October 29 to 31. It is aimed at promoting knowledge acquisition in building a community that is knowledgeable in line with the present IT

Pustaka Negeri to host Sarawak Authors Festival in Miri

MIRI: Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, Miri will be hosting the Sarawak Authors Festival (SAF) from Oct 27 to 29, featuring various activities related to writing and book publishing. The event was first held in 2017, and this year’s would be its fourth edition. ‘Legacy’ is this year’s theme, focusing on heritage

Students get to grips with Petroleum Experts

MIRI: Third and final-year petroleum engineering students of Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) recently attended a technical workshop on the use of the ‘Petroleum Experts’ (PROSPER) software as part of their Bachelor of Engineering in Petroleum Engineering (Honours) course. The workshop was conducted by Graeme Rae, Director of Engineering at

A whopping 10kg python caught, released

MIRI: At the wee hours this morning, a 67 year-old man was awaken by his pet dog who was barking at the front porch next to his orchard in Jalan Acorus Taman Delight Lorong Sakura 1A/1. The man then walked towards the front porch where his orchard located and spotted

Call to include initiatives in election manifesto

MIRI: The Chamber of Sarawak Bumiputera Entrepreneurs (DUBS) Miri has suggested six initiatives that should be in the federal government’s election manifesto for the coming 15th General Election. These initiatives, it said, would empower small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). They are as follows: Putting a standard that needs to be