LIMBANG: Continuous down pour since Friday night, caused five primary schools in low-lying areas in Limbang to be flooded. However, there were no evacuations as the affected schools were closed following Covid-19 pandemic. According to Limbang district education office, the affected schools were Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Ukong, SK Kuala Penganan,
BINTULU: Heavy rain over the past 24 hours has caused floods in low-lying areas in this division. According to Sarawak Disaster Management Committee Secretariat spokesman Ismail Mahedin, one flood evacuation centre was opened this early morning at Stadium Muhibah here, accommodating 135 people from 45 families, including six babies. The
MIRI: A man is in hospital after jumping from the first floor of a budget hotel at Jalan Airport here to avoid being arrested by police on Friday night. The incident happened at about 8pm when a team of Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personnel was conducting a raid at
MIRI: The federal government allocation of RM4.5 billion to Sarawak under the 2021 budget has evidenced that Perikatan Nasional (PN) led by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin does not neglect Sarawak. Assistant Minister for Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Rosey Yunus described the allocation as equitable, even though
MIRI: A motorcyclist accidentally hit a pedestrian, after avoiding an incoming vehicle before ramming a car carrier trailer at Jalan Krokop 10 this evening. In the 1.45pm incident, both victims sustained bodily injuries and were rushed to Miri Hospital. According to Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) chief Captain (PA )
MIRI: A man here lost more than RM11,000 after being deceived into investing in a non-existent fund. Miri district police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said the man, who lodged a report on Thursday (Nov 26), claimed that he was befriended by a guy named ‘Zi Qing’ on Facebook. This
MIRI: A motorcyclist was killed and his pillion rider injured, in a collision with a car at Jalan Bulatan Park here on Thursday night. According to Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah, the collision occurred when the car was making an illegal U-turn. In the 10.10pm incident, both the
MIRI: A 22-year-old assistant lorry driver lost RM11,500 to a money-lending scam after wanting to take up a personal loan of RM10,000. Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said the victim had seen an advertisement on Nov 10 in a website on the Internet. “After he filled in the
MIRI: Two children of a daycare centre were saved from being bitten by a cobra, thanks to the quick thinking of a staff member on Friday (Nov 27). Miri APM officer Captain (PA) Usman Harto said the 45 year-old woman who works at the centre spotted the one-metre-long reptile and
MIRI: The people here displayed mixed reactions for the call to amend the Wildlife Protection Ordinance 1998. Recently, Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing has called for the amendment of the Wildlife Protection Ordinance 1998 to allow natives to sell wildlife parts, especially wild boars,
