MIRI: A foreign vessel with 18 crew members from Vietnam was detained by the district Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) last Friday morning (Aug 28) at Tanjung Baram for encroaching into Malaysian waters. According to Miri MMEA director, Captain Md Fauzi Othman, the vessel was detained for suspicious activity around 135 nautical miles
MIRI: Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau on Saturday reminded the Kayan community here to discard “crab mentality” in order to be successful. “Do not undermine others, but instead help one another in order to be a successful community,” he pointed out. He said, undermining others will hinder the Kayan community
MIRI: The Kayan women in the northern region now have a new platform to market their own products with the establishment of the Doh Kayan Telang Usan (DKTU) EcoMart. The DKTU EcoMart is located within Miri Times Square building; selling a wide range of local products from the traditional Kayan
MIRI: A private higher education institution here lost more than RM24,000 when it was duped by a scammer pretending to be one of its students requesting for a refund. According to Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah, when contacted today, a police report on the matter was lodged by
MIRI: Rural folks are excited about the initiative brought by the state government through Section 6 and Section 18 of the Sarawak Land Code (SLC). With the perimeter survey carried out under Section 6 before proceeding to Section 18, majority of the native (landowners) lauded the government’s efforts. For 2019,
MIRI: A lorry driver with heart disease is believed to have collapsed at the wheel and crashed into seven parked cars near a surau and a roadside kuih stall at Kampung Lopeng Tengah. The 31-year-old died at the scene. The incident occurred around 5.30 am on Friday (Aug 28). Meanwhile,
MIRI: Since the implementation of the RM1 flat rate bus fare this year in three major places in the state, namely Miri (May 12) followed by Sibu, and May 21 in Kuching, response has been encouraging. According to Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin on Thursday (Aug 27) after
MIRI: Residents of Taman Jelita, a housing estate here, will have their own indoor integrated community centre in future. The RM6 million project, built on an eight-acre piece of land, is fully funded by the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government. It will be equipped with recreational facilities such as a playground,
MIRI: In this digital era, rumours, gossips and fake news are easily can be seen on the social media platform. On Wednesday, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg in his keynote address when presenting individual land titles under Section 18 of Sarawak Land Code to recipients at Sungai
MIRI: As of January this year, 46 vehicles have been detained at the Sungai Tujoh Customs, Immigration, Quarantine Complex (CIQ), Sarawak-Brunei border for having expired entry permits. “Most of the owners have expired entry permits and when they are about to exit Sarawak, most were unaware of the expiration date,”