MIRI: The forest and timber sector should adapt to new technologies as Sarawak is embracing the industrial revolution (IR) 4.0 era, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. The state government, he said, was willing to consider allocating more funds to ensure that departments and related industries
MIRI: The state government is committed to efforts of accelerating the planted forest programme to ensure a sustainable supply of forest products in the future. “The timber industry is a spin-off to various industries, be it down stream or upstream, and we want to ensure the continued contribution of planted
MIRI: The Sarawak government plans to provide better facilities to the Sarawak Forest Department (SFD) enforcement unit and adopt new technologies that can help combat illegal logging activities, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. “The state government is encouraging the SFD enforcement staff to use technology
MIRI: Firefighters from Miri Fire Station on Thursday rushed to Sri Miri Army Camp to protect the camp’s barracks from a raging bushfire. According to Miri Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) chief, Supt Law Poh Kiong, six firemen in a fire engine and an Emergency medical rescue services (EMRS) vehicle
MIRI: A maid got the shock of her life when she saw a snake in the kitchen while cooking on Tuesday evening. Terrified by the presence of the reptile, she immediately alerted her 71-year-old employer who then called the Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) for help. Four APM personnel were
MIRI: The business events segment is vital to the transformation of the state’s tourism industry, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. “Everything we do in the business events industry today is an investment. The value of business events is greater than the tip of the
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LONG LAMA: Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau thanked Samling Group of Companies for its continuous support for communities in his constituency via their corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes. “Despite its heavy responsibilities, Samling Corporation has always come forward in desperate situations when we, the representatives and longhouse
MIRI: After a student of the National Youth Training Institute (IKBN) Miri was found Covid-19 positive locals have been urged to remain vigilant. “Continue observing the standard operating procedures (SOPs) during the ongoing recovery movement control order (RMCO),” said chairman of Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (MDDMC), Datuk Lee Kim
MIRI: A man was detained after police found illegal substances believed to be syabu, weighing 51g, on him last Tuesday (Sept 29). Miri deputy police chief Supt Mohd Sabri Zainol, in a statement, said that the suspect was arrested by a team of personnel of the Miri Narcotics Crime Investigation
MIRI: A 34-year-old man died from electrocution while harvesting coconuts near an orchard at Kampung Pujut Padang Kerbau here around 12pm last Tuesday (Sept 29). According to the police, an alloy pole, used by the victim to harvest the coconuts, had accidently touched a utility power cable, which is about