Author: Margaret Ringgit

Sports, games mark National Sports Day do

MIRI: Some 50 people took part in the district-level National Sports Day 2021 at the Youth Skill Training Institute (IKBN) here yesterday (Oct 10). The programme which kicked off at 9am was declared open by Rose Edward Tarang who represented Miri Resident Abdul Aziz Mohamad Yusuf. Rose described the programme

Sarawak Oil Palms Berhad donates to needy

MIRI: Sarawak Oil Palms Berhad (SOPB) recently donated essential food items to the community through its special relief fund. Folks from Rumah Edwin Gaun in Sebauh, Uma Badeng Apau Urun and SK Long Urun in Murum were the recipients. Each family received essentials such as rice, cooking oil, flour, canned

Journalists give back to society

MIRI: The Northern Sarawak Journalists Association (NSJA) remains committed to easing the burden of families from the B40 group that were badly affected by movement restrictions during the pandemic. The association helps through the food assistance programme under the National People’s Well-Being and Economic Recovery Package (Pemulih). Yesterday (Oct 5),

RM25 mln project set to benefit 200 fishermen

MIRI: The construction work of a 200-metre wave breaker project worth RM25 million at Kampung Batu 1, Kuala Baram is expected to be completed by the end of next year. “Construction is progressing well and is currently at 30 percent completion,” said Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin, adding that

Miri plans integrated waste management complex

MIRI: The Miri City Council (MCC) is looking at various potential recycling activities, says Mayor Adam Yii. “MCC is now planning to build a new integrated waste management complex or facility with recycling activities being designed and provided for,” he said on Monday (Oct 4) during a webinar on green

RM7.76 mln approved for 652 youth entrepreneurs

MIRI: Up to August this year, the state government had approved a total of RM7.76 million for 652 youth entrepreneurs throughout Sarawak via the Graduates Towards Entrepreneurship (GERAK) and Technical and Vocational Entrepreneurships (USTEV) programmes. This was revealed by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan who is

Don’t be greedy, NCR land owners told

MIRI: Native Customary Right land owners (NCR) have been told not to let their greed control them when asking for their land to be surveyed. “Please, do not make false claims over the boundaries just because you want to have a bigger size of land when the perimeter survey is

Mini parks, recreational facilities built in residential areas

MIRI: A total of 13 mini parks and recreational facilities in open spaces within the residential areas of Senadin constituency have been built under the local assemblyman’s Rural Transformation Programme. Datuk Lee Kim Shin, who is also Sarawak Transport Minister, said that these projects costed RM1.15 million. “Perhaps, in future

Funds for minor rural projects

MIRI: A representative of the Malaysian Red Crescent Miri Chapter (MRCS) and several organisations in Miri received a capital injection of RM149,000 in Minor Rural Project (MRP) funds. Minister of Transport Datuk Lee Kim Shin presented the funds to 16 non-governmental organisations at the Sarawak People’s Party (SUPP) Senadin branch

Delay school reopening to allow preparations

MIRI: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) on Wednesday (Sept 29) proposed to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) to delay the reopening of schools in Sarawak for one more week. This was, according to SUPP secretary-general Datuk Sebastian Ting, because some schools were still in the dark over the new