Author: Margaret Ringgit

Integrity in the workplace crucial to prosper: Len

MIRI: Integrity in the workplace is a crucial value that will help the Sarawak Forest Department prosper in future.In stating this, Deputy Minister for Urban Planning Land Administration and Environment Datuk Len Talif Salleh said it would make the staff much more comfortable at work, and much more easier for

Mobile bank benefits over 25,000 Sepupok residents

MIRI: Residents in Sepupok, Niah can now have an easy access to banking services with Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) officially launching its mobile bank on the wheels today. The services offered in the BSN mobile truck covering various types of transactions, applications and payment services benefited a population of more

Maktab Tentera Diraja Malaysia wins consumerism challenge

MIRI: Maktab Tentera Diraja Malaysia from Kuala Lumpur   emerged champion at the national level Consumer Interactive Challenge-School Consumer Club (CIP-KPS) 2023 held here on Tuesday. The team  walked away with RM5,000 in prizemoney, trophy and certificates. Sekolah Kebangsaan Tanah Merah, Negeri Sembilan clinched second spot, while Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Raja

JCI Miri holds camp to enhance unity

MIRI: Junior Chamber International Miri held a local academy to foster greater unity and cohesion among its members. The event on August 5-6 recently involved team-building activities, self-awareness exercises, and close interactions. These training and activities were led by JCI Senator Yvon Choo and Gan Hoo Kok. Best Academia for

130k needy get Rahmah Baskets by year’s end

MIRI: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) plans to distribute ‘Rahmah Baskets’ to 130,000 households living in extreme poverty across the country by the end of this year. Deputy Minister Senator Fuziah Salleh said that this initiative, which began in January, has already provided 100,000 ‘Rahmah

Firefighters rapidly quell golf course bushfire

MIRI: A team of firefighters from Lutong Fire Station was dispatched to the Pulau Melayu golf course on Sunday night to extinguish bushfire. According to Miri Fire and Rescue Department spokeperson Awangku Mohd Hazmin Awang Zainal, in response to a distress call regarding the incident at 9.20 pm, a team

Woman dies, five survive in crash

MIRI: A 20-year-old woman was killed when a car she was in, along with five others, skidded to the left side and crashed into a road divider near an oil palm mill at Miri-Bintulu Pan Borneo highway on Sunday. A team of Batu Niah firefighters was dispatched to the accident

Miri city parade draws crowd of 40,000

MIRI: Around 40,000 spectators flocked to the Marina Times Square on Saturday night for the city street parade, held in conjunction with Sarawak’s 60th independence celebration. The parade, officiated  by state Minister of Transport Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin, featured 17 decorated floats and 60 contingents from various government agencies,

Housewives become eyes and ears of the cops

MIRI: The RPR Link Quadruplex Bandar Baru Permyjaya here has been adopted as the Taman Angkat Amanita Polis Sarawak under the Amanita programme. Under this programme, housewives in the neighbourhood will be assigned to a female police officer from the district police headquarters as their contact person. Sarawak Police Commissioner