Lee praises contractor’s speedy work
MIRI: Resurfacing works at the Old Riam Road and Miri Bypass intersection to Pujut have been completed; creating more resilient roads for years to come. The two projects worth RM700,000 were completed on schedule despite the implementation of movement restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19. Minister for Transport Datuk Lee Kim Shin visited the […]
Go to PPV for your vaccine, teens not in school told
MIRI: Teenagers aged 12 to 15 who are not in school are urged to go to any public vaccination centre (PPV) here to be vaccinated. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin requested community heads such as Village Heads, Tuai Rumah and Kapitan to identify these children through a form provided to the respective District Offices. […]
Lee goes down to the ground to monitor driving schools
KUCHING: Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin together with several agencies under the Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (MDDMC) recently visited the E G Driving Academy Sdn Bhd at Miri By-Pass Road yesterday (Sept 26). Previously, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) announced that driving schools could resume operations on Sept 1, in accordance with […]
Miri DDMC team visits vaccination centres
MIRI: The Miri Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) team led by Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin yesterday (Sept 19) visited Curtin University Hall vaccination centre (PPV) and Eastwood Valley Hall vaccination centre (PPV). The purpose of the visit was to review the Covid-19 Vaccination ‘Mopping-Up’ Programme for teenagers aged 16 and 17 who have […]
Driving institutes reopen on Sept 17 with rules
KUCHING: Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin has announced the reopening of driving institutes in the Southern Zone of Sarawak starting from Sept 17. He said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) agreed to the reopening during a meeting held on Sept 13 after the deliberated proposal was put up by his ministry. “The resumption […]
46 hand sanitisers donated to nurseries, kindergartens
MIRI: The Malaysian Red Crescent (MRC) Miri Chapter delivered 46 bottles of hand sanitiser to ten nurseries and kindergartens in the division on Tuesday (Sept 14). Its advisor Datuk Lee Kim Shin said that the hand sanitisers were a contribution from a company in Japan named Saraya Company. “Previously, a total of 25,289 bottles of […]
Inoculation of Miri adolescents on Sept 10
MIRI: Vaccination against Covid-19 for those aged between 12 and 18 in the division will commence on Sept 10. Datuk Lee Kim Shin, who is the minister-in-charge of the Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) said this during a zoom meeting with the committee members yesterday. The zoom meeting was also attended by education officers […]
Ensuring SOPs compliance at driving institutes
MIRI: Miri Divisional Disaster Management Committee (MDDMC) minister-in-charge Datuk Lee Kim Shin and his team inspected standard operating procedures (SOPs) compliance at two driving institutes here on Sunday (Sept 5). The team went to Institut Memandu City Miri and Institut Memandu Miri-Subis. Driving institutes were given approval to resume operations on Sept 1; subject to […]
Miri GOF receives a helping hand from govt
MIRI: Miri General Operations Force (GOF) 12th Battalion on Monday (Aug 16) received additional assets in the forms of two all-terrain vehicles and two scrambler bikes to enhance and strengthen their border control operations at Long Banga in Ulu Baram. Presenting the additional assets worth RM86,400 was Minister of Transport Datuk Lee Kim Shin on […]
Miri Division has achieved herd immunity
MIRI: Miri Division has achieved herd immunity with 80.28 percent of its eligible population of 311,035 people (18 years old and above) fully vaccinated. This was revealed by minister in charge of the Miri Divisional Disaster Management Committee (MDDMC) Datuk Lee Kim Shin on Monday (Aug 16). He said a total of 278,804 people or […]
