MIRI: The State’s timber industry has experienced the impact of global downturn, said Assistant Minister for E-Commerce Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais. For the period of January to August 2018, the timber exports products showed a decrease of 14.19 per cent or RM3.6 billion compared to RM4 billion in the same
MIRI: A 21-year-old man was arrested on Monday for stealing a roll of PVC insulated cable from a shop in Piasau Industrial Estate here. The suspect was handed over to the police after the shop owner caught him in the act around 3.40pm. The man was alleged to have taken
MIRI: A 27-year-old man was arrested after he assaulted another man during an arguement at Taman Permai here on Monday night. The incident was said to have occurred around 7pm inside a house in the area. However, the actual cause of the incident is still not known. A Mobile Police
MIRI: Thieves broke into an eatery outlet in Saberkas commercial centre, here and carted away several items. However, the thieves have left behind amulet (black magic) at the scene, though it was still not immediately known whether the suspects had purposely left the amulets at the scene. A police report
MIRI: Equal employment opportunities should be given to male and female students wishing to venture into areas requiring technical skills, said Miri Industrial Training Institute (ILP) Director Dr Rosnah Muhamad Tahir. According to her, most companies preferred to employ male students compared to female students after their graduation. “I hope
MIRI: More than 200 entrepreneurs and representatives of business associations yesterday attended an outreach programme led by Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI), Dr Ong Kian Ming here. The outreach programme is part of MITI’s ongoing efforts to inform the business community of various polices, promotional activities and
MIRI: An eatery at Jalan Miri Airport lost more than RM1,700 after thieves broke into the premises on Tuesday and carted away eight LPG gas cylinders. After the eatery owner discovered the break-in around 9.30 am he immediately lodged a police report. A check on a closed-circuit television (CCTV) installed
MIRI: The police are urged to investigate the disposal of dog carcasses found dumped into a drain at the Miri Kuala Baram Waste Disposal site. “I would like the police to investigate into the cause and its lawfulness with respect to the disposal of diseased or dead animals, especially with
MIRI: A family of six were made homeless after fire destroyed their rented wooden house in Kampung Tanjung Berlipat, Niah here late Thursday evening. Miri Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) chief, Supt Law Poh Kiong said that they received a call on the incident around 6.06pm. “One fire engine with
MIRI: A man who claimed to be a representative of an orphanage in Permyjaya here has stolen a donation box placed at an eatery here last Wednesday afternoon. A recording from a CCTV installed at the eatery caught the suspect who came to the eatery and stole the donation box.
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