Friday, 16 January 2026

Author: Margaret Ringgit

Preparing youths for the new era

MIRI: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg is confident that Saberkas will be able to continue playing its role in the mainstream of development in the years ahead. Describing Saberkas as a mature organisation that have gone through many development processes since its inception in 1973, Abang Johari

Abang Johari makes way

Chief Minister relinquishes Saberkas presidency to deputy MIRI: Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg is stepping down as the Sarawak National Youth Organisation (Saberkas) president after 11 years at the helm, paving the way for younger leaders to carry the torch. The chief minister made the announcement when declaring open

Abdul Karim is Saberkas new president

MIRI: Sarawak National Youth Organisation (Saberkas) deputy president, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, has been elected as its new president, taking over from the outgoing president Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. The choice of Karim was announced during Saberkas’ 16th triennial general meeting (TGM) held in Miri today. As

Man loses RM64k in scam

MIRI: A local man from Desa Indah 2 Bandar Baru Permyjaya was excited when receiving a message that cash amounting to US$2,000,000 would be sent to him. It was from his social media acquaintance. However, it later turned into a nightmare when he incurred losses of more than RM64,000 in

Liquefied gas samples sent for probe

MIRI: Several samples of liquefied gas found near the Grand Old Lady on top of Canada Hill have been collected and will be sent to relevant authorities for further investigation, Assistant Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Sebastian Ting revealed today. Ting visited the site with a retired geologist from

Samling repairs collapsed road

MIRI: The Long Pillah-Long Miri road which collapsed recently has been repaired by Samling Group of Companies. Last Sunday, following heavy rain, a portion of the road which connects Long Pillah to Long Miri leading all the way to upper Baram collapsed. Following the incident, Samling immediately mobilised their men

Hope for more development

MIRI: After a series of discussions, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) and its subsidiaries have handed over a cheque for RM2.95 billion to the Sarawak government on Thursday as payment of arrears for the state sales tax (SST) on petroleum products. This made Sarawakians smile, as they regard this as a

Man, 70, among two caught for theft

MIRI: A senior citizen was amongst two local men detained by police here for theft on Thursday (Sept 17). They were detained by the Miri Criminal Investigation department task force team for allegedly involved in stealing a total of 35 containers of pesticide from a shop selling agriculture and farming

Heavy rains not stopping rep

AREA VISITS CONTINUE MIRI: Heavy rains that flooded low-lying areas within the Telang Usan constituency for the past several days failed to dampen the spirit of its elected representative, Dennis Ngau, from visiting constituents. “Business as usual despite the wet season and flood,” he said. Dennis also reminded people in

Heavy rains continue in Northern Region

MIRI: Heavy rainfalls continued in most parts in the Northern Region during the weekend, affecting more than 12,000 people and six schools in four districts.   According to the Miri Disaster Management Committee (MDMC), 49 areas from four districts in this region, namely Subis, Beluru , Marudi and Telang Usan,