Author: Margaret Ringgit

Road collapses, one lane closed

MIRI: A section of the road at Jalan Miri -Bintulu or Beluru , has collapsed, early this morning, following a heavy rain since last Thursday night (Nov 17). This led to an immediate closure of one lane that collapsed for repair work. According to the Public Works Department (JKR) Northern

Marudi town hit by floods

MARUDI: Marudi town is hit by floods following heavy rains since Thursday. Miri Civil Defence Force officer in-charge Lt (PA) Mirwan Shah Masri said they have received information that the town and several surrounding villages were flooded, but there were no need for evacuation. “We have mobilised our men to

Miri police say no report yet on alleged unsavoury incident

MIRI: An unsavoury incident allegedly occurred at the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) election operations room in Kampung Haji Wahed here. According to sources, the incident happened around 12pm, Wednesday (Nov 16), where a group of supporters, believed to be from the opposition, came to the operations room. Meanwhile, Miri OCPD

Curtin Malaysia bags Malaysia Technology Expo gold

MIRI: The Smart World Sustainability (SWS) project team of Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) comprising 15 students and alumni recently won the Gold Award at the Malaysia Technology Expo 2022 – Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) International Innovation Awards and Expo, which was held virtually. Their winning submission was the ‘MyCleanCity’

Pipeline blast kills one, injures two

LAWAS: At least one person was killed and two injured when a pipeline of Sabah-Sarawak Gas Pipeline (SSPG) in Long Ugui exploded today. The two injured suffered burns on their bodies. According to Sarawak Fire and Rescued Department (Bomba) operation centre, they were notified on the incident at 2 .49pm

Miri hospice centre on the cards

MIRI: Palliative Care Association Miri (PCAM) which cares for terminally ill patients was recently licensed to run a hospice centre by the Ministry of Health. ospice services are available to patients who can no longer benefit from curative treatment. Hospice responds to the unique needs of the terminally ill by

Kpg Long Bemang inundated by floods

MIRI: Flood waters continued to rise in Kampung Long Bemang, in Ulu Baram, following heavy rains that occurred since Tuesday. Situated at about five to six hours drive from Miri City via logging road, the village is occupied by 530 villagers and is one of the flood- prone areas. According

Vote GPS for stability and prosperity, says PDP sec-gen

MIRI: Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) secretary-general and Ba’Kelalan chairman Datuk Nelson Balang Rining has advised voters in the constituency to vote for Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) to ensure political stability and continuous development. He said GPS had a clear vision for the future of Sarawak. “We must vote for a

1,333 police and army personnel cast early votes for Sibuti, Miri

MIRI: A total of 1,333 police and army personnel together with their spouses cast their votes yesterday (Nov 15) for the Sibuti and Miri parliamentary constituencies in the 15th general election (GE15). Seven polling channels were opened during the process which started at 8am at three stations, namely the Miri