MIRI: The Sarawak Customs Department Kuching and Miri enforcement operation units on last Sunday afternoon (Sept 4) seized 752,000 sticks of cigarettes and 36 litres of liquor worth RM179,820 at a storage room of a house in Miri during an operation with unpaid tax worth RM516,733.44. The cigarettes, consisting of
MIRI: Niah National Park, which is bidding for World Heritage Site status, has what it takes to become a new tourism hotspot. Deputy Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Sebastian Ting said with its unique geological formations, cultural significance and vast areas of primary rainforest, it can play
MIRI: A total 35 high-impact Water Supply Projects worth RM887 million are currently being implemented to improve the infrastructure and water supply system for Miri Division. “So far, 17 of these water supply projects which are funded by the Sarawak and Federal governments amounting to RM201 million have been completed
MIRI: Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) recently hosted 27 students and three teachers from Knewton National School here for a ‘Biodiversity in Campus and Methods of Flora Identification’ activity. The activity, which was part of Curtin Malaysia’s ongoing community engagement and school immersion programme initiatives, was designed to teach the
MIRI: The president of the Federation of Sarawak Journalists Association (FSJA) and Northern Sarawak Journalists Association (NSJA) Andy Jong Wan Joon participated in this year’s Go Bald event to help raise fund for the Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society (SCCS). This was Jong’s second time participation in the event. Jong fulfilled
BINTULU: A barge laden with sand and a tugboat together with a crew of five Indonesians, including the skipper, sailed right into the arms of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) at 1.6 nautical miles off Tanjong Kidurong Bintulu, yesterday. The crew members, aged between 31 and 56 years, were
MIRI: Fifty infrastructure projects which are now in various stages of implementation within the Highland Development Agency (HDA) jurisdiction are expected to pave the way for better days ahead for the rural communities in the area. These will lay the foundation for the state government to implement various socio-economic programmes to
MIRI: A 22 year-old motorist had a lucky escape after his car burst into flames at Jalan Bakam in the wee hours today. A team of firemen from Miri central was despatched to the scene after receiving a report at 2.38 am. The car was 80 per cent destroyed in
BINTULU: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is placing high hopes on winning all 31 parliamentary seats, including the opposition held Selangau seat in the coming 15th General Election (GE15). “We need to win back the Selangau parliamentary seat in order to secure all 31 seats,” said Minister in the Premier’s Department
MIRI: Transport Minister, Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin, who is also Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Senadin chairman, and his team this morning continued their weekend programme of going out to meet the public. Lee was accompanied by SUPP Senadin branch secretary Cr Jeffery Phang, other councillors and SUPP Riam
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