Monday, 15 December 2025

Author: Margaret Ringgit

Blind masseurs face bleak future due to MCO

MIRI: The massage and reflexology business has not been spared from the effects of the movement control order (MCO) since the Covid-19 pandemic wrought havoc to the nation’s economy. Since the MCO was declared in Malaysia in March last year, it has deeply affected those in the business of touch

Assaulted and threatened because of boyfriend

MIRI: Three individuals, including a woman, broke into a rented room of a budget hotel here at Jalan Lee Tak on Monday night (1 Feb) to assault a 30-year-old female guest. The woman then proceeded to accuse the guest of trying to snatch her boyfriend. During the incident which occurred

Gabion walls in two weeks’ time

MIRI: The installation of gabion walls along Lutong beach here is expected to be completed in two weeks’ time, said Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin today. Lee said that the installation, covering a length of 140 metres near Lutong Airstrip, was being undertaken by the Public Works Department (JKR) here. Another

Council told to tighten SOPs

MIRI: Miri City Council (MCC) has been told to tighten the standard operating procedures (SOPs), especially in public areas such as in open markets and food stalls. Lee, who is Transport Minister and minister in-charge of Miri Division Disaster Management Committee, issued the order after visiting several markets and eateries in 

Driver escapes unhurt as car hits tree

MIRI: A 26-year-old man miraculously escaped unhurt when his car hit a tree near Taman Awam early this morning. The driver was trapped in his wrecked car after the accident. He was travelling from the city centre to Morsjaya when he lost control of his vehicle. Miri fire station deployed

Drive-thru pharmacy ready in March

MIRI: The drive-thru pharmacy at Tudan health clinic will be fully operational in early March, said Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin. The facility is the second to be built in Miri Division after the drive-thru pharmacy in Miri Hospital which was completed in January this year and is the

MRC training institute a blood donation centre

MIRI: The Malaysian Red Crescent, Miri District (MRC) Training Institute here has since March 25 last year, been utilised as a mobile and offsite blood donation centre in Miri City. As part of the ongoing efforts and collaboration with non-governmental organisations (NGOs), a blood donation drive was held at the

JKR Miri praised for swift response

MIRI: Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin praised the Public Works Department (JKR) Miri Division for their swift response to his request to set up safety measures following several landslides along the Miri-Marudi road. Within 24 hours of receiving Lee’s request, JKR Miri Division has set up barricades and tarpaulins

Three dialysis patients test positive

MIRI: Three patients from the Miri Red Crescent Dialysis Centre (MRCDC) have tested positive for Covid-19. This was revealed during the MRCDC management committee meeting chaired by Datuk Lee Kim Shin, who is also the chairman of the Miri Red Crescent (MRC) kidney dialysis committee, last Saturday. Two of them

Public Works Department instructed to fix road

MIRI: Minister for Transport Sarawak Datuk Lee Kim Shin has instructed the Public Works Department (JKR) Miri to carry out remedial action to prevent any further erosion along the road entrance to Rumah Lambor, Miri-Marudi road. Lee said this on Friday evening after conducted a brief visit to the site.