Author: Margaret Ringgit

Rural clinic gets ultrasound machine

MIRI: A portable ultrasound scan machine is now available at the remote Long Jekitan Health Clinic, thanks to the generosity of Mulu assemblyman Dato’ Gerawat Gala. He donated the much needed equipment which costs RM70,000 for the use of health personnel at the rural health clinic located in Ulu Baram.

Come and donate blood

MIRI: The Miri Hakka Association Youth Section is to host a blood donation drive on Sunday (Aug 7) in efforts to ensure the blood supply at the Miri Hospital is sufficient. According to the association’s youth section chief Andy Jong Wan Joon, the event would be held at the Malaysian

Blaze leaves 22 homeless

MIRI: Two wooden houses in Tudan 6 here were destroyed in a blaze this afternoon. It left 22 people comprising two families homeless. Fortunately, there was no report of injuries or casualties. Miri Fire and Rescue Department received a distressed called on the incident at 1.48pm. Zone 6 fire acting

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

Raining days lure snakes into homes

MIRI: The monsoon season has kept the Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) busy as snakes are spotted encroaching into houses. This morning, APM personnel were deployed to a house in Kampung Lereng Bukit after a 44-year-old woman saw a four-foot long snake slithering into her home. “She was sitting at

SK Tanjung Belipat gets MRP funds amounting to RM35k

MIRI: Datuk Rosey Yunus gave a grant of RM35,000 from her Minor Rural Project (MRP) fund to the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) of SK Tanjung Belipat. The Deputy Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development said the money was to help the school organise its athletics events and to purchase

Auxiliary firefighters to beef-up ten fire stations

MIRI: A total 43 new auxiliary firefighter recruits will be deployed to 10 fire stations across the state, including the Lutong fire station which will commence operations on Oct 10 this year. Sarawak Bomba director Datu Khirudin Drahman said that these recruits would be placed at the Kidurong, Lopeng, Lawas,

Rosey pledges eWASH machines for rural areas

MIRI: Two eWASH machines will be handed to the Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) in Sarawak to ensure people especially in the rural areas have access to safe water supply. The contribution was pledged by Deputy Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Development I (Women and Childhood Development) Datuk Rosey

Cobra in drain gives banana fritter seller a fright

MIRI: A cobra measuring about 1m was found near a stall selling banana fritters, prompting the owner to seek help from the Civil Defence Force (APM). The snake was found slithering in the monsoon drain in Jalan Aru Holiday Park here around 2.57pm on Monday (July 25). It was understood

Curtin Malaysia’s Faculty of Business welcomes new students

MIRI: The Faculty of Business at Curtin University Malaysia recently held a ‘faculty session’ for its new undergraduate students to welcome them to the faculty and the new semester. On hand to welcome them was Dean of the Faculty of Business, Professor Andreas Zins. He said the situation on campus