MIRI: In conjunction with the coming Chinese New Year celebration, the Northern Sarawak Journalists Association (NSJA) is organising a photography contest. According to NJSA president Andy Jong Wan Joon, the contest, titled ‘Sayangi Miri Tahun Baru Cina 2022’, would open for entry submission from Jan 18 to Feb 18. “All
MARUDI: Movement restrictions in light of the Covid-19 pandemic helped to keep a lid on crime here last year. “The number of cases dropped by 10 per cent to 66 last year compared to 73 in 2020,” said district police chief DSP Mohd Ruslan Mat Kib. “The pandemic and restrictions
MIRI: Non-profit organisation Wishesland Miri started its operations at Piasau Camp here last Dec 28. According to a statement on Monday (Jan 17), it disclosed that children would start getting treatment at the centre and under Covid-19 prevention standard operating procedure compliance. Parents of cerebral palsy children are to contact
MIRI: Following the confusion over the boundaries for fishing activities within the Miri-Sibuti Coral Reef National Park, a dialogue was held on Monday (Jan 17). The meeting was chaired by Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin. It involved the Sarawak Fishing Vessels Association (SFVA), the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA),
MIRI: A 39-year-old man turned to police for help after an acquaintance threatened to punch the lights out of him if he failed to repay his debt. He told police the trouble was he did not owe anything to the 52-year-old suspect whom he had got to know in 2014
MIRI: A local man was detained on Friday for allegedly fondling the breast of a female cashier early this week in Bekenu. Miri Police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said the man was arrested by a team from the Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Bekenu police following a report lodged
MIRI: A 24-year-old mechanic went berserk after his wife refused to allow him to take their two sons, aged five and six, out on Friday night. The angry man had reportedly punched the main door of a house occupied by his wife in Kampung Pasir Lutong after she turned down
MIRI: Miri City Council (MCC), anticipating huge volumes of domestic and bulky waste in the coming Chinese New Year celebration, has allocated 49 Roll-On Roll-Off (RORO) bins to housing estates. According to MCC in a statement on Saturday (Jan 15), the bins had been placed at 36 strategic locations to
MIRI: The ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government is committed to providing disabled people (OKU) the best support system, said Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “In fact, in GPS’s manifesto for the 12th Sarawak state election, out of 34 lists, some were on OKU’s
MIRI: Another temporary transit centre will be set up, this time in this division, to help those living life on the periphery to get back on the rails. Women, Childhood and Community Well-being Development Minister Datuk Sri Fatimah Abdullah who disclosed this here Saturday (Jan 15) said the first was
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