Saturday, 26 July 2025

Author: Margaret Ringgit

Driver injured in attack

BELURU Baram: A 65-year-old car driver was injured after he was attacked by two foreign men yesterday morning. It was believed that the two foreign men had used sharp objects to attack the driver. The incident was reported to have occurred near a junction to Loagan Bunut National Park, 117

Dayak Think-Tank Group to hold Gawai dinner May 20

MIRI: The Dayak Think-Tank Group (DTTG) Miri branch is organising a dinner in conjunction with Gawai at Pullman Hotel here on May 20 (Sunday). Expected guests are Pakatan Harapan Sarawak chairman Chong Chen Jen, Selangau MP Baru Bian, Miri MP Dr Michael Teo Yu Keng, MP Saratok Ali Biju, Pujut

Siblings injured in gas cylinder’s explosion

MIRI: Two siblings were seriously injured when a cooking gas cylinder (LPG) exploded in their house at Desa Senadin here on Tuesday evening. The two victims have been identified as Vincent Wong Hong Seng,18, and his sister Serene Wong Hong Sieng,15, were reported to have suffered 50 per cent burns

Miri crash lands three in hospital

MIRI: Two ambulances from Miri Hospital were called to lend help at a traffic collision that occurred at Saberkas flyover in Miri yesterday afternoon. In the 1pm incident, three persons were reported injured in the crash. It was understood that one of the vehicles that was coming from town area

Close shave for driver

MIRI: A 22-year-old driver was lucky to sustain only minor body injuries after his car skidded off the road and crashed onto a road sign board near Taman Bumiko here in wee hours yesterday. A team of Miri Civil Defence Department personnel was immediately mobilised to the scene after a

Two shoplifters escape

MIRI: Two men managed to cart away goods in trolleys out of a supermarket in Lutong near here on Sunday morning. CCTV installed in the supermarket managed to capture the moment the brazen thieves pushed their way past the cashier’s counter intending not to pay for the goods in their

Only S’wak Ministers, politicians involved in BN campaigns

  MIRI: Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN) has managed its own election campaigns  without the need for  Federal Ministers to come down here, says Chief Minister, Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg. “No Ministers from West Malaysia came here during this campaigns. We managed ourselves, there were only Sarawak Ministers

School given fund of RM1.5mln

MIRI: The Sarawak government has always been committed in assisting the Chinese schools in the State. On Monday, a total RM1.5 million was announced as allocation to Pei Min Middle School Miri by the Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg. This announcement was made at the earth

Indonesian man injured in robbery

  MIRI: A 22-year-old Indonesian man losses more than RM2,000 and sustained injury on the back of his head after he was robbed by a stranger inside a public toilet here last Tuesday evening. Prior to the incident, the victim and his brother had gone to the city to withdraw

Road upgrading works in accident-prone areas

MIRI: The BN government has always been concerned about the safety of the people when using the coastal roads in the State. Several accident prone areas have been identified and upgrading works are being approved with some under consideration for approval. In Sibuti district, three accident-prone areas have been identified