MIRI: A man from Suai, Niah here has been detained by the police after threatening to burn down a longhouse in Sepupok, Ulu Suai. Earlier on Sunday (April 17), around 7pm, the man, 21, had walked into a ‘bilik’ of the longhouse and brought away a girl, aged 17. Brushing
MIRI: Police have seized over 5kgs of drugs which they believe were meant for distribution at entertainment premises here. A local man was arrested by a team from the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) following the discovery of the Ecstasy drug worth RM102,600 in his hotel room on Monday night.
MIRI: Seventeen community leaders from Telang Usan were reappointed yesterday. They received their letter of reappointment from Miri Division Resident Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusuf, witnessed by Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau, at the Miri Division Resident’s Office, Sarawak Islamic Complex here. Those reappointed are Temenggong Elizabeth Deng (Kampung Long Laput),
MIRI: Twelve motorists aged between 24 and 64 years were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol during ‘Ops Mabuk’ conducted at Jalan Miri-Bintulu on Saturday night and Sunday morning. A total 80 individuals were checked during the five-hour operation which kicked off at 11.30pm Saturday. During that period,
MIRI: A stray dog was rescued after falling into a drain near SMK Suai recently. Locals called up the emergency services for help after they heard the canine whimpering inside the drain around 2.19 pm that day. According to Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Miri’s acting chief senior fire Supt
BINTULU: Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) personnel have so far this year seized RM2 million worth of catches, diesel and equipment belonging to Vietnamese fishing boats as of April 17 after thy were found encroaching into the country’s waters. In a statement on Sunday Maritime Commander Bintulu Zone Commander Effendy
MIRI: A 25 year-old local man was detained on Saturday night for grabbing a housewife’s buttocks. The incident reportedly happened inside a unit of a Quadruplex flat in Permyjaya on Friday around 12.30 am. Prior to the incident, the suspect had come to look for the victim’s husband in her
MIRI: Two brothers were detained by the police this morning for stealing a cash register machine containing RM350 from an eatery at Jalan Riam here. The incident, which happened on April 14, was reported by the shop’s owner. The duo, aged 45 and 50 years old, were detained by a
MIRI: A car that was parked near a furniture and electrical premises at Jalan Datuk Edward Jeli in Piasau was completely destroyed when it caught fire on Sunday morning. According to Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operation centre, seven firemen with a fire engine from Miri Central fire station were
MIRI: Some 400 people took part in the inaugural Baram Sport Carnival (KASUBAR) 2022, which was held from Friday till yesterday at various locations in this division. Organising chairman of KASUBAR, Stephen Avun Jau, who is also the Progressive Democratic Party Mulu youth chief, said four sports were involved during
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