Lee repeats calls to upgrade police station
MIRI: Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin once again highlighted the need for Miri Central Police station (CPS) to be upgraded to better serve the community. This call was made following a rape incident that was reported to have occurred in the Miri police station lock-up recently. In the incident, a 16-year-old female detainee was […]
Washed-up boats to be cleared soon
MIRI: More than 20 fishing boats that were washed up onto the middle of the road in Kuala Batu Satu in Kuala Baram here would be moved back to their respective sheds once the sea condition returns to normal. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin said that he has requested the Public Works Department (JKR) […]
Mirians told to be more vigilant
MIRI: Minister in charge of the Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) Datuk Lee Kim Shin on Monday (Jan 11) reminded Mirians to be more vigilant against the Covid-19 pandemic. The district was declared a red zone for the virus today. Lee issued the reminder in a statement after attending a meeting with various relevant […]
Miri folk urged to be vigilant
MIRI: The Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) has urged the general population to take note of the recent outbreak affecting eight longhouses in Sibu, along with a new cluster was announced by the Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). This was said by Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin who is also the minister […]
Co-pilot latest positive case in Miri
MIRI: Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) today revealed the source of infection of the latest Covid-19 positive case involving an individual here. According to a statement released today, the person was infected in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. “The individual is a co-pilot in the Rural Air Services (RAS),” said Datuk Lee Kim Shim, minister in-charge […]
Lee lends help to fire victims
MIRI: State Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin on Saturday (Jan 2) visited the site of a fire incident that occurred at 1.30pm on the previous day at Tudan Desaras Phase 6, Miri. The team from Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Miri managed to extinguish the fire at 2.12pm. There was no loss of life […]
Community praised for helping the needy
MIRI: State Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin applauded the local people for helping the needy regardless of their religious beliefs. “Despite their different faiths, they help one another. Therefore, as such we must strengthen this communal character to create a caring society,” he said on Sunday (Dec 27). Lee said this during the handover […]
RM50,000 covered walkway for school
MIRI: The newly built covered walkway at Krokop Chung Hua National (C) Primary School here will benefit its students and staff members once it opens. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin said he frequented the school during several occasions such as disinfection activity and the handing over of hand sanitisers. “When I was there, the […]
Sarawak tankers exempted from double hull double bottom requirement
SIBU: Oil tankers plying Sarawak waters particularly its riverine areas are now exempted from complying with the double hull double bottom requirement after the Marine Department amended the Malaysian Shipping Notice MSN16/2020, said state Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin. He said this was following the publication of MSN22/200 by the department on Dec 7 […]
2,500 kg of trash removed from beach
MIRI: The beach cleaning programme carried out by Miri Secondhand and Recycle Dealers Association on Sunday (Dec 6) morning collected a total of 2,000 kg of garbage and 500 kg of plastic bottles and plastic materials. Eighty committee members and members of the association as well as their family members participated in the event held […]
