Author: Margaret Ringgit

Blood donation drive in Miri this Sunday

MIRI: The Malaysian Red Crescent (MRC) Blood Donor Recruitment Committee, Miri District in collaboration with Sarawak Bank Employees Union 9SBEU) and Moving Communities Team will hold a blood donation drive in conjunction with the Malaysia Day celebration. To be held at the ground floor of Imperial Mall this Sunday from

Man dies in Bukit Song road crash

MIRI: A construction site supervisor died in a road crash occurred in Bukit Song, Miri-Bintulu Road – about 35km from Miri city on Tuesday. In the 4.30pm incident, the deceased identified as Jong Seng Hua died on the scene due to multiple injuries. He sustained injuries after his four wheel

Fire destroys canteen in estate

MIRI: A canteen in an estate at KM 115 Niah, Jalan Miri-Bintulu was completely destroyed in a fire on Saturday morning. Miri Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) chief, Law Poh Kiong said three firefighters from Batu Niah Volunteer Fire Bridage (PBS) led by Cr William Thien rushed to the scene

Man arrested for attempted murder

MIRI: A 37-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for attempting to kill his brother-in-law. The incident reportedly happened in a longhouse at Batu Niah near here on 23 August this year. According to a source, in the 5pm incident, the suspect had fired two shots at the victim but the

Over 200 PBB Bekenu members attend talk

MIRI: More than 200 members of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Bekenu branch attended a talk on the Oil Mining Ordinance (OMO) 1958 and the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63)at the Bekenu Community Hall near here, yesterday. Also present were Minister of Welfare, Women and family Development Datuk Fatimah Abdullah, Assistant

Man charged with retaining stolen meters

MIRI: A 40 year-old man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday with eight counts of receiving stolen goods and illegally handling stolen electrical meters belonging to Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB). However, the accused, Sim Lei Yen, pleaded not guilty to the charges framed under Section 411 of the

USLS a lifetime experience for four

MIRI:  Four students of Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) described their participation in the recent 9th University Scholar Leadership Symposium (USLS) in Bangkok, Thailand as an experience of a lifetime. Chemical engineering student Regina Mbeu, mechanical engineering student Wan Ahmad Hakeemud–Deen Bin Wan Asmadi, electrical power engineering student SaadRasul Qureshi

STI, HIV, AIDS register upward trend in state

MIRI: The number of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI), HIV and AIDS cases in Sarawak sees alarming increase, said Women, Family and Childhood Development Assistant Minister Rosey Yunus. According to statistics from the state Health Department, she said STI’s related cases such as gonorrhea increased from 645 cases in 2016 to

Newly tarred road brings smiles to longhouse folks

MIRI : More than 600 residents of Long Tebangan, a 50-door Kayan longhouse at Sungai Akah, are happy that  the road to their homes has been tarred. Long Tebangan is  about seven hours’ drive by road from Miri City. The newly tarred 150-metre road costing about RM150,000 was completed in 

Abang Jo at Miri National Day high tea

MIRI: More than 600 guests gathered in a Grand Ballroom of Pullman Hotel here yesterday for a high tea reception in conjunction with the State-level National Day celebration. Among those present were Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Johari Tun Openg and his wife, Datin Patinggi Dato’ Juma’ani Tun Tuanku