Vaccine due in Miri on March 6
MIRI: Local frontliners will be vaccinated in the first phase of the vaccination programme which will start next month, said minister-in-charge of the Miri Disaster Management Committee (DDMC), Datuk Lee Kim Shin on Sunday (Feb 21). He added that the Covid-19 vaccine was expected to arrive in this district on March 6. “Vaccination programme for […]
38 compounded for flouting CMCO
MIRI: Miri police have issued 38 compounds for violating the conditional movement control order (CMCO). Minister of Transport Datuk Lee Kim Shin who is also Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (MDDC) chairman said the compounds were issued between February 8 and Feb 14. “Of that number, 36 were entertainment outlets and two were for other […]
Tudan’s Phase 2 drainage upgrading underway
MIRI: Works to upgrade the drainage system in Tudan Phase 2 are underway. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin said the project was implemented following the flash floods that occurred in December last year. “The flash floods caused many areas in Tudan Phase 2 to be flooded. With the implementation of this project, it is […]
Traffic light for safety of students, teachers
MIRI: Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin has proposed that a pedestrian traffic light be installed in front of Riam Road Secondary School (RRSS). “I’ve suggested to the Public Works Department (JKR) Miri to install a pedestrian traffic light for the safety of students, teachers, parents, and road users,” he said when met on Monday […]
Drive-thru pharmacy ready in March
MIRI: The drive-thru pharmacy at Tudan health clinic will be fully operational in early March, said Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin. The facility is the second to be built in Miri Division after the drive-thru pharmacy in Miri Hospital which was completed in January this year and is the fifth in Sarawak. The construction […]
MRC training institute a blood donation centre
MIRI: The Malaysian Red Crescent, Miri District (MRC) Training Institute here has since March 25 last year, been utilised as a mobile and offsite blood donation centre in Miri City. As part of the ongoing efforts and collaboration with non-governmental organisations (NGOs), a blood donation drive was held at the institute in collaboration with St […]
JKR Miri praised for swift response
MIRI: Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin praised the Public Works Department (JKR) Miri Division for their swift response to his request to set up safety measures following several landslides along the Miri-Marudi road. Within 24 hours of receiving Lee’s request, JKR Miri Division has set up barricades and tarpaulins at the affected areas. Lee […]
Two oil palm estates under lockdown
MIRI: Rumah Sabang Empungan, KM12 Jalan BLD Sungai Sawai, and two oil palm estates in Suai Niah here have been placed under immediate lockdown after a Covid-19 case was detected recently. The lockdown, which started today (Jan 25), will last until February 8, said Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin, who is also minister […]
Belaga logjam to be cleared after MCO lifted
KUCHING: Sarawak Rivers Board (SRB) is making the necessary preparations to clear a logjam in Upper Belaga, Kapit Division, which occurred following the impounding of the Bakun Hydroelectric Dam. State Transport Minister, Datuk Lee Kim Shin said the clearing works could not be carried out immediately due to the movement control order (MCO) and conditional […]
Lutong beach retaining wall to be extended
MIRI: Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin inspected a project to construct stone gabion retaining wall along the Lutong beach here. The project is aimed at protecting the shores as well as the road near the beach. After Tuesday’s (Jan 19) inspection, he called on Miri Public Works Department (JKR) engineer Chong Chi Fam […]
