Author: Margaret Ringgit

Fire caused by burning CCTV cable

  MIRI: Firefighters from Miri Fire Station and policemen were seen converging on a house at Pujut 3 here in the wee hours yesterday after they were informed of a probable fire incident. It was believed that a column of smoke coming out of the area was caused by a

SUPP-UPP MoU not honoured anymore

MIRI : The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) made between Sarawak United People’s Party and United People’s Party prior to the 14th General Election was, in fact, an affirmation of commitment by both parties to the Sarawak Chinese community, which had been appealing for more political unity among the Chinese state

Suspect leaves bicycle, pouch bag at crime scene

MIRI: A worried resident of MDL Garden here was prompted to call Pujut Resident Committee early Saturday morning after he noticed a suspicious man climbing over a gate of one of the houses in the area. In the 2am incident, the wouldbe thief managed to flee the scene just in

House break-ins suspect nabbed

MIRI: A man who is actively involved in house break-in cases here was arrested, recently. With the arrest, the police believed that they have solved 12 house break-in cases involving the suspect and seized 54 types of stolen items. The police urged members of the public who are victims of

Dayaks urged to go for agriculture

MIRI: Minister of Modernisation of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas has advised Dayaks in the state to go for the agriculture industry in order to achieve Sarawak’s aspiration of becoming a major exporter of agriculture products by the 2030. He pointed out that modernising

Theft suspect nabbed

MIRI: A 21-year-old man was arrested on Thursday night for allegedly stealing a handphone. The suspect, a local, was first apprehended by his victim before he was handed over to the police for further action. According to a source, the suspect had broken into a rented room in Permyjaya in

Six hurt in collision

MIRI: Six people were injured after two cars collided at Jalan Bulan Sabit here on Wednesday evening. Following a distress call an ambulance from Miri Hospital rushed to the scene around 7.30pm. Three people were found seated on the middle of the road while three others were found seated inside

22 RTPs to be implemented in Niah, Bekenu

MIRI: A total of 22 Rural Transformation Projects (RTP) will be implemented in Niah and Bekenu, said Assistant Minister for Women, Family and Childhood Development, Rosey Yunus here yesterday. She added that these projects would involve a total of RM2,950,000. “We hope this RTP will provide benefits that can bring

Ops Harapan kicks off

MIRI: Ops Harapan, a cr ime prevent ion programme was launched officially nationwide yesterday. In Miri, Permyjaya area has been selected as the pilot location for the programme here. More than 60 police personnel including General Operations Force (GOF) have been roped in to assist the police patrols. This was

Four-vehicle pile-up causes massive jam

MIRI: There were massive traffic congestions on both sides of the Kampung Bakam Bridge, along the Miri coastal road yesterday morning after four vehicles were involved in a pile-up. Fortunately, no serious injuries were reported in the 11am incident. All the vehicles comprising one lorry tanker and three four-wheel drives