Author: Margaret Ringgit

Strict SOP adherence needed at Lutong Beach

MIRI: Miri City mayor Adam Yii Siew Sang today expressed his deep concern over the lack of compliance with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) in respect of activities at Lutong Beach. This was after carrying out his site visit to the area last weekend. He noted that Lutong Beach lately

New trading site for fishmongers

MIRI: Fishmongers at Miri Fish Market at Jalan Bendahara will be trading at a new location starting today. In a statement yesterday, Miri City Council (MCC) announced that these fishmongers and some hawkers will be trading at a location behind Pullman Hotel Miri. With the relocation, members of the public

City councillor’s house gutted by fire

MIRI: A house in Kampung China at Jalan Lutong here caught fire around 9.25am this morning (April 14). The house belongs to the local Women’s Wing and Education Bureau chief of Party Rakyat Sarawak (PRS), Misiah Abdullah. Zone 6 fire chief Supt Law Poh Kiong said firefighters from Miri central

Man unscathed as car turns turtle

MIRI: A driver escaped unharmed after the car he was driving skidded off the road and turned turtle nearby Sungai Raan Bridge in Bakam along the Miri coastal road this morning. During the incident, believed to have occurred around 11am, the man was driving alone towards Batu Niah from Miri.

Second time celebrating Ramadan with strict SOPs

MIRI: For the second consecutive year, Muslims in the state are celebrating the Ramadan month under strict standard operating procedures (SOPs) to prevent the further spread of Covid-19. For Iqbal Abdollah, a civil servant, this year’s Ramadan will be a modest month for him and his family. “However, I am

78 bleed for donation drive

MIRI: Borneo Medical Centre (BMC) Miri organised a successful blood donation campaign at its ground floor lobby in collaboration with Miri Blood Bank. During the Saturday morning event 78 people successfully donated their blood out of 98 who registered earlier on the same day. The campaign was in line with

Early morning fire damages car

MIRI: A car caught fire early this morning (Apr 13) in front of a house at Taman Hilltop here. Firemen from Miri Central Fire Station rushed to the scene upon receiving a distressed call on the incident at 12.43am. Upon arrival, the fire has caused 50 percent damage to the

Miri’s smart project blueprint for other local councils

MIRI: Mayor Adam Yii is optimistic that the pilot project, Miri Smart City — Proof of Concept, will become a blueprint for other local councils in Sarawak. “I believe, once successfully implemented with reviews, adjustments and fine-tuning, this pilot project can become a blueprint to other local councils.” Yii was

Making Miri a smart sustainable city

MIRI:  Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin is confident that Miri City can become a smart sustainable city in the near future. For Miri to progress as a smart city, he said it had to associate itself with not just Internet of Things (IoTs) but The Internet of Everything (IoE)

Bersatu’s Zuraida said to have been confused

MIRI: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Piasau branch chairman Sardon Zainal on Monday (Apr 12) thought that Datuk Dr Zuraida Kamaruddin of party Bersatu was confused when she said that her party would contest under the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) in the coming state election. “She misinterpreted or misunderstood the