MARUDI: The police on Tuesday arrested a 71-year-old man on suspicion of sexually molesting an eight-year-old girl in Entulang, Beluru near here. The farmer was picked up by the police at Rumah Berauh (Berauh’s longhouse) Sungai Entulang, Beluru at 3.40pm on Tuesday following a police report lodged earlier by the
MIRI: A worker was on his way to work when he stumbled upon three suspicious objects in an oil palm plantation in Niah near here at 3.20 pm on Wednesday. The objects were later confirmed by police to be homemade bombs. Miri police chief,ACP Lim Meng Seah who confirmed that
MIRI: Member of Parliament for Sibuti, Lukanisman Awang Sauni lauded the formation of the new Sarawak’s coalition party-Gabungan Parti Sarawak(GPS). “I believe through this new coalition party (Sarawak-based party) it will help to uphold and restore our(Sarawak) rights,” he said via WhatsApp message yesterday. On Tuesday, 12 June, Chief Minister,
MIRI:The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Secretary-General, Datuk Sebastian Ting Chew Yew yesterday lauded efforts made by 50 lawyers who attended a dialogue session with Chief Minister, Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg in Kuching on Thursday on the Petroleum Development Act (PDA) in 1974 and Petronas issues. “Indeed,
BATU NIAH: A badly decomposed body was found at an oil palm plantation estate located about 90km from the city, on Thursday (June 7) morning. It is understood that the discovery was made around 8.30am by one of the estate’s workers who later informed his supervisor. Prior to the discovery,
MIRI: In the act of self-defence, a 25 year-old driver lorry injured his attacker during a quarrel in his house on Saturday afternoon. Following the 3.15pm incident, the suspect sustained injuries to his left arm. He is currently being treated at Miri hospital and received 27 stitches. Prior to the
MIRI: A family of six was left homeless after a fire razed their home on Tuesday evening in Lambir. Fortunately, no casualties or injuries were reported in the 5.30pm incident. The fire was reportedly first spotted by the house owner, known as Pui Jin Hua as he was walking towards
MIRI: Rehabilitation process in order to keep and help prison inmates to be in the right path during their time serving the sentence is a complex process. “The process requires a comprehensive approache in order to achieve our goal to keep them (inmates) to be in the right path before
MIRI: Twenty six local premises have been inspected since June 1, following the nationwide removal of Goods and Services Tax (GST). Miri Branch Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry (KPDNKK) Chief, Joe Azmi Jamil, disclosed that inspections were conducted in line with the implementation of zero-rated GST and to ensure
MIRI: Almost all shopping malls and supermarkets in Miri were packed with people on June 1. A 5km long queue of cars was seen at the entrance of Miri-Brunei border checkpoint in Sungai Tujuh, Kuala Baram on Friday morning. According to sources, the long queue at the checkpoint started as
