Fire ravages longhouse in Batu Niah
MIRI: A devastating fire engulfed Tuai Rumah Chengki longhouse in Jalan Rancangan Sepupok Batu Niah today, just hours before New Year’s Eve celebrations. The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Operations Centre confirmed receiving a distress call at 4.25 pm. Firefighters from the Batu Niah Fire and Rescue Station led by operations commander Rary Binjie were dispatched […]
Police seize meth in Batu Niah raid
MIRI: Police have seized 13 straw tubes containing suspected methamphetamine during a raid in Batu Niah town, leading to the arrest of two men. The drugs, weighing 5 grams in total, are estimated to have a street value of RM550, according to Miri District Police Chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu. He said the arrests were […]
One dead, three injured in road accident near Batu Niah
MIRI: A fatal accident near Rumah Panjang Maxwell, Simpang Batu Niah, along Jalan Pan Borneo yesterday evening (Aug 30) claimed the life of one person and left three others injured. The accident happened at 6.12pm when a Toyota Hilux, carrying three passengers and travelling from Miri to Bintulu, attempted a U-turn and collided with a […]
Early NY cheer for the needy
MIRI: Lions Club of Batu Niah held its CNY Caring Love Programme at PPDK Batu Niah in conjunction with the upcoming 2023 Chinese New Year (CNY) festival celebration yesterday. ‘Angpow’ (red packets containing cash) and food baskets were distributed to the needy during the programme. Lions Club of Batu Niah president, Andy Jong Wan Joon […]
Miri Volunteer Fire Brigades receive grants
MIRI : All six existing Volunteer Fire Brigades (PBS) in Miri Division, namely Batu Niah, Long Bemang, Long Kevok, Long Ikang, Long Laput and Long Lama received grants worth RM3,000 each from the government. The grants were presented by Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department director Datuk Khirudin Drahman during an engagement programme held on Tuesday […]
Partial closure of Samalaju road
MIRI: A temporary partial closure of Jalan Samalaju towards Batu Niah will be carried out to make room for culvert replacement work from June 13 to October 13. The work to replace the culvert involves two different locations namely at Culvert 1 (KM74) before WTK Agriculture and Culvert 2 oil palm plantations (KM75) before the […]
Four arrested for stealing cable
MIRI: Four local men were arrested by the police here on Tuesday to help with the investigation into the theft of Telekom Malaysia’s cable in Batu Niah. On March 30, a 60-meter long cable worth RM10,000 was reported missing from a power station. According to Miri deputy district police chief Supt Mohd Sabri Zainol, the […]
450 households receive food aid from Lions Clubs
MIRI: Four hundred and fifty households from Miri, Batu Niah and Marudi have been receiving food aid for the past these three months from the Lions Clubs International of District 308 via its ‘Feed the Hunger’ project. “On July 31, we completed the distribution to low-income households,” said a spokesperson of the Lions Clubs International […]
Buddies in crime nabbed
MIRI: Two friends were arrested early Monday (June 21) in Batu Niah near here for allegedly stealing 11 oil palm fresh fruit bunches (FFB). “The suspects were spotted harvesting the FFBs from an oil palm orchard belonging to a villager from Kampung Lajong Kuala Niah,” said Miri OCPD ACP Hakemal Hawari. He added that the […]
Mega-size mural painting proposed
BATU NIAH: A mega-size mural painting themed with various uniqueness in the Subis district has been proposed. This special item is to be set up here in Batu Niah. Assistant Minister for Women, Family and Childhood Development Assistant Minister Rosey Yunus who disclosed this on Friday, said the proposal to set up a mural painting […]
