MIRI: A trailer truck heading for Miri from Bintulu crashed into a stationary four wheel drive (4WD) near Bukit Song along the Miri – Bintulu road this morning. Fortunately, no one was injured in the 11am incident. According to sources, the truck’s driver was believed to have lost control of
MIRI: Sixty-three cases of housing disputes have been reported to the Sarawak Housing Purchaser Claims Tribunal between January and August this year. “Most of the cases involved property defect through poor workmanship and developers’ failure to hand over the house to their buyers,” said permanent secretary to the Ministry of
MANAGEMENT OF HAZE, BUSH FIRES MIRI: Three task forces have been set up by Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (MDDMC) with various government agencies to minimise and manage the impact of haze and bush fires here. Minister in-charge of MDDMC Datuk Lee Kim Shin revealed the set up of three
BINTULU: Sarawak Oil Palms Berhad (SOPB) recently donated the sum of RM9,025.10 to Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Sebauh in Bintulu and its fire victims through its Disaster Relief Fund. An early morning fire burnt down a two-storey student dormitory block and two pre-school classes of SK Sebauh on August 5. SOPB
MIRI: A pistol caused quite a stir early Thursday (Aug 13) after it was discovered at the scene of a collision between a motorcycle and a car near the Jalan Bintang traffic light intersection. The pistol was later found to be a toy. Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah
MIRI: The body of a foreign worker was found hanged with a wire around his neck inside the workers’ quarters of an oil palm plantation in Sungai Uban Bekenu, on Wednesday evening. According to Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah when contacted on Thursday, the body of the Indonesian
MIRI: With the dry weather approaching and expected to remain until next month, people, especially senior citizens and young children, have been reminded to stay indoors. “Cut down on unnecessary outdoor activities and drink more water. If the dry weather persists and the haze comes, do take precautionary measures ,
MARUDI: Leaders must always instil the spirit of patriotism and love for the country among the people through patriotic programmes and community activities. Highlighting this during an “Info on wheel Merdeka programme” here last Tuesday, Marudi Fire and Rescue (Bomba) chief Maureen Sim Ah Lian said, a united society, regardless
MIRI: A man, who was arrested for drug-related offences, escaped police custody while waiting to be taken to a temporary lock-up at the Miri Court complex here today. His hands were cuffed when the incident occurred. It was learnt that before the incident, 25-year-old Boniface Lagil of Bandar Baru Permyjaya, had just
MIRI: Thirty-two people were arrested for drug related offences in an operation dubbed Ops Sarang on Tuesday. Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah, said the suspects were rounded up in a raid conducted between 4pm and 5.40pm at a workshop house at Jalan Padang Kerbau here. “During the operation, drugs,