MIRI: A woman in her early 20’s from Desa Senadin here was scammed of more than RM7,000 while trying to buy smartphones from a seller whom she found on an online market. A police report has been lodged by the victim after she realised being conned by the female suspect.
MIRI: Eight schools were presented with the Yayasan Sarawak School Uniform Assistance vouchers here on Friday. The handover was held at the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Senadin service centre by Senadin assemblyman Datuk lee Kim Shin. According to Lee, who is also Transport Minister, the assistance aimed to ease
MIRI: Thanksgiving prayers were held simultaneously statewide marking the 30th anniversary of Sarawak Islamic Religious Department (Jais) establishment. A thanksgiving prayer to mark the occasion for Miri division level was held in An-Nur Mosque, Pujut Tanjong Batu on Thursday evening. The ceremony began with the recitation of Surah Yassin followed
MIRI: A trailer truck heading for Miri from Bintulu crashed into a stationary four wheel drive (4WD) near Bukit Song along the Miri – Bintulu road this morning. Fortunately, no one was injured in the 11am incident. According to sources, the truck’s driver was believed to have lost control of
MIRI: Sixty-three cases of housing disputes have been reported to the Sarawak Housing Purchaser Claims Tribunal between January and August this year. “Most of the cases involved property defect through poor workmanship and developers’ failure to hand over the house to their buyers,” said permanent secretary to the Ministry of
MANAGEMENT OF HAZE, BUSH FIRES MIRI: Three task forces have been set up by Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (MDDMC) with various government agencies to minimise and manage the impact of haze and bush fires here. Minister in-charge of MDDMC Datuk Lee Kim Shin revealed the set up of three
BINTULU: Sarawak Oil Palms Berhad (SOPB) recently donated the sum of RM9,025.10 to Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Sebauh in Bintulu and its fire victims through its Disaster Relief Fund. An early morning fire burnt down a two-storey student dormitory block and two pre-school classes of SK Sebauh on August 5. SOPB
MIRI: A pistol caused quite a stir early Thursday (Aug 13) after it was discovered at the scene of a collision between a motorcycle and a car near the Jalan Bintang traffic light intersection. The pistol was later found to be a toy. Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah
MIRI: The body of a foreign worker was found hanged with a wire around his neck inside the workers’ quarters of an oil palm plantation in Sungai Uban Bekenu, on Wednesday evening. According to Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah when contacted on Thursday, the body of the Indonesian
MIRI: With the dry weather approaching and expected to remain until next month, people, especially senior citizens and young children, have been reminded to stay indoors. “Cut down on unnecessary outdoor activities and drink more water. If the dry weather persists and the haze comes, do take precautionary measures ,
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