Thursday, 15 January 2026

Author: Margaret Ringgit

Two cars destroyed in separate fires

MIRI: A car was destroyed after being engulfed in a fire at a car park. The unfortunate incident occurred nearby a hotel at Jalan Exora here on Tuesday night. The Zone 6 Miri Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) chief Supt Law Poh Kiong said one fire engine with eight firefighters

Be vigilant, Penan community told

MIRI: Members of the Penan community have been reminded to be always vigilant. They should not let irresponsible non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to mislead and exploit them with negative agenda to go against the government. “These people often make promises which they are not able to fulfil to the Penans, and

Don’t exploit smallholders

LADANG 3, Miri: Unscrupulous oil palm middlemen or those acting as brokers have been reminded not to exploit smallholders in the sector by buying the commodity at very low prices. Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Willie Mongin said the ministry would not hesitate to revoke their licences if

RC Miri receives two patrol cars

MIRI: The Residents Committee (RC) here recently received two units of used patrol cars (Perodua Rusa) to help boost and increase their vigilance in the city. The symbolic handing over of the vehicles was held on Wednesday night. RC chairman Malateh Mahmud said the vehicles would be utilised for patrol

Trapped crash victim freed

MIRI: A collision between a car and four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicle caused the car driver to be trapped inside the vehicle. He was freed by firemen and members of the public who were nearby the accident site at Jalan Gunung Subis in Niah on Thursday night (Sept 24). The driver

Driver unhurt in car mishap

MIRI: A driver of a car luckily escapes from injuries after the vehicle he was travelling on skidded along the Airport Miri road on Friday morning (September 25). The mishap occurred around 10am after heavy downpours. Prior to this incident, the car was heading towards the city centre from the

Anwar’s quirky claim

MIRI: Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau describes Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s claim of having a strong and formidable majority to form a new government as ‘quirky’. “It was a very strange announcement, when there were no political party representatives or leaders whom he claimed supported

People of other religions cared for

MIRI: Huge allocations set aside by the Unit For other Religions or Unifor since its inception in 2017 are proofs of the state government’s commitment to assist other religions apart from playing its role in further enhancing solidarity among Sarawakians, said Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau. “For the period of

Search continues for men missing at sea

BINTULU: Search and rescue efforts will continue on Friday (Sept 25) for two men who went missing during a fishing trip near the Temana A platform. Day 8 (Thursday, Sept 24) of operations started at 8am to look for Kinminsna Kassim, 58, and his Indonesian employee Pendi Salim Husin, 38.

Arrested for stealing cash register

MIRI: A 25-year-old local man was detained by the cops here for stealing a cash register machine at a 24-hour convenience store in Centre Point in the wee hours of Wednesday.   The suspect was picked up near the Visitors Information Centre building at Jalan Padang. Also seized was the cash