Excitement builds over Agong’s Lutong visit
MIRI: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al -Sultan Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah are due for their Kembara Kenali Borneo tour from Sept 7 to 13.The Agong’s convoy will travel 1,198 kilometres, starting from the north to the tip of southern Sarawak, spanning the Merapok Immigration ,Customs and […]
Plans drawn up to solve Lutong flooding
MIRI: Remedial measures will soon be taken to overcome the problem of flooding along Jalan Pantai in Lutong every time the high tide coincides with heavy rain. Dredging work will be carried out on the roadside drain by the Miri City Council while the Drainage and Irrigation Department undertakes a similar effort at the mouth […]
Fire at workers quarters leaves 26 homeless
MIRI: A block of workers quarters in Lutong here was destroyed by fire late Tuesday (July 5), leaving 26 people, including nine children, homeless. Two of the people were injured and rushed to Miri Hospital for treatment. According to the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), two fire engines with 17 firefighters from Lopeng and Miri […]
Machete-wielding man held for threatening neighbour
MIRI: A man was detained after he threatened his neighbour with a machete on Sunday (Aug 22) in Lutong. The suspect, 44, was arrested at 1.35pm following a report lodged by the victim. The suspect is said to have approached the front gate of his neighbour’s house at 12.45am and started shouting and screaming. Feared […]
Miraculous escape for family of seven
MIRI: A 33-year-old man and his six other family members, including his two-day-old son, miraculously escaped unhurt when their wooden house at Kampung Pasir, Lutong partially collapsed on Monday (July 12) morning. Recounted the shocking incident, Muhammad Ismail Abdullah told New Sarawak Tribune at the scene, “It happened around 11am when all of us, […]
Drainage project ready on Sept 19
MIRI: The construction of the drainage project at Kampung Sealine in Lutong is proceeding well and expected to be completed ahead of schedule. Assistant Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Sebastian Ting said construction of the 290-metre-long drainage project commenced on March 17 this year and was expected to be ready on September 19. […]
Duo arrested for shoplifting
MIRI: Two individuals were detained by the police for allegedly shoplifting from a supermarket in Lutong on Thursday. The suspects, a man and woman aged 20 and 25, were initially apprehended by the supermarket’s security guards before being surrendered to the police for further investigation. Prior to their arrest, the duo attempted to shoplift several […]
Firefighters rescue man from sinking car
MIRI: Firefighters here rescued a man trapped inside a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) that was sinking in the sea at Lutong Beach on Monday morning (Sept 28). According to a spokesperson from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), a distress call pertaining to the incident was received at 5.32am. Following the call, a team of firefighters […]
Baby king cobra caught
MIRI: A team of four personnel of the Civil Defence Force (APM) on Saturday was rushed to a house at Kampung Pengkalan, Lutong here to capture a baby king cobra. The snake was first spotted by the 32-year-old houseowner slithering around his compound at 9.54pm. Feared for his family’s safety, the man immediately called APM […]
Minister: Lutong wave-breaker project needs to start now
MIRI: Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin has urged the federal government to start the wave-breaker project in Jalan Batu 1, Lutong here immediately. The RM25mil wave-breaker project, which has been approved by the federal government, was supposed to be tendered out last year and expected to be completed in one-and-a-half year. “It has […]
