Author: Margaret Ringgit

APM frees boy locked inside car

MIRI: Civil Defence Force (APM) personnel on Wednesday spent 20 minutes trying to unlock a car to free a three year-old boy who was trapped in the vehicle.It was learnt his parents had left the car when its auto lock triggered, locking the doors with the boy inside the vehicle

Two Baram villages hit by flood

MIRI: Two villages in Baram parliamentary constituency have been placed under watch after they are affected by flood following excessive rains since Tuesday. The affected villages are Rumah Bunda, Mubuk Kelambu Uku Teru and Rumah Handry Gomis, Ulu Teru. According to Miri Civil Defence Force office-in-charge Lt Frankie John Jawan,

Borneo Park Miri app to provide wholesome parking convenience

MIRI: The Miri City Council (MCC) has revamped its car parking payment application to provide hassle-free parking for drivers. The new online parking system concept is made possible through partnership with Borneo Parking Systems. The new version was launched today (Feb 1) by Miri City Mayor Adam Yii Siew Sang.

Couple held for drugs in raid on hotel

MIRI:  Police picked up a local man and his female acquaintance during a raid on a budget hotel in Lopeng here where drugs worth RM6,225 were found in a room, yesterday (Jan 31). Miri OCPD ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said the drugs, believed to be methamphetamine, weighing 62.50g were seized

Elderly injured male rushed to hospital

MIRI: An elderly man injured his eyes and right hand after he slipped while walking towards his car which was parked nearby a shophouse building at Pujut 7 yesterday afternoon. The 88 year-old man was then rushed to Miri Hospital for medical treatment by a team of Miri Civil Defence

67 stalls at Medan Saberkas Miri get piped gas

MIRI: Phase 1 of the piped gas project at Medan Saberkas Miri has been completed, benefitting 67 stalls. This was disclosed by mayor Adam Yii Siew Sang on Tuesday (Jan 31) during the Miri City Council meeting. He also thanked Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (Petros) who absorbed the capital sum for

New app to replace SmartParking Borneo

MIRI: Parking app Borneo Park Miri will be launched on Wednesday (Feb 1) at Miri City Council. The app is an updated version meant to replace SmartParking Borneo, which is currently in use. Detailed information of the new app will be released after the launch. According to mayor Adam Yii

MCC receives prestigious Prime Gold Award

MIRI: Three Innovative and Creative Convention Group (ICC) teams from the Sarawak Civil Service (SCS) continued the state’s excellent performance at the International level during the 47th International Convention on Quality Control Circle (ICQCC) 2022 held at Jakarta from November 15 to 18. Miri City Council’s Kumpulan Inovatif Dan Kreatif

Firemen rescue injured female Romanian tourist

MIRI: A Romanian tourist was rescued after she got injured while exploring the Niah Cave near here yesterday afternoon. Acting Miri Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), Ahmad Nizam Sapaiee, said they received an emergency call at 2.49 pm saying a female hiker sustained leg fracture after she slipped while walking

Flash floods hit parts of city centre

MIRI: Several areas in the city centre here were today hit by flash floods after three hours of non-stop rain, since 2pm. Among the areas affected were Jalan Miri-Pujut, Wireless Walk, Jalan Pos, Jalan Pelita Commercial centre and Jalan Bintang. Netizens also posted in social media photos of those affected