Man accidentally shoots himself while hunting
MARUDI: A man from Long Laput was killed after he accidentally shot himself while hunting alone in a jungle at Long Lama last Thursday (May 27). Marudi police chief DSP Jo Hang said the man, identified as Cosmas Jau Mering, aged 37, accidentally dropped his shotgun while climbing a tree. The gun went off and […]
Two districts in Miri now green
MIRI: Two districts in Miri division, Telang Usan and Marudi, have turned green after no case was reported there in the last 14 days. Meanwhile, three other districts — Miri, Subis and Beluru — in the division are still red. This was said by the minister in charge of Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (MDDMC) […]
Police reclassify fight victim’s case as murder
MARUDI: The police here have re-classified a case involving a 30-year-old foreign worker of an oil palm plantation in Bakong, who was injured after an alleged fight with another worker on May 6, as murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code after he died on Monday (May 10). Marudi police chief DSP Jo Hang […]
Projects in Kpg Benawa ongoing
KUCHING: More infrastructure projects have been implemented and construction works are ongoing at Kampung (Kpg) Benawa, Marudi. Marudi assemblyman Datuk Dr Penguang Manggil said the projects include the Sarawak Alternative Rural Electrification Scheme (Sares) at a cost of RM3.2 million. “One of the projects is the construction of a jetty and pontoon at a cost […]
Marudi is still green!
KUCHING: Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has clarified that Marudi district is still a green zone, after the one Covid-19 positive case reported previously was found to be under Beluru district. “After further investigation, one local infection case reported in Marudi district on Saturday (March 20) was identified to be a case under Beluru district. […]
Two motorcyclists killed in separate accidents
MIRI: Two motorcyclists were killed in separate accidents that occurred within an hour last Friday (Mar 19). Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the first accident happened around 6.30pm at KM2, Jalan Pembalakan Samling, Ulu Baram in Marudi. The accident involved a four-wheel-drive (4WD) vehicle and a motorcycle, travelling in opposite directions. […]
Marudi back to green, Selangau turns orange
KUCHING: Marudi district has finally turned to green zone after recording zero local transmission cases in the past 14 days. Selangau district, however, had turned to orange zone after recording 21 local transmission cases for the past two weeks. Meanwhile, Song, Serian, Subis, Julau, Betong, Meradong, Kuching, Kapit, Bintulu, Miri, and Sibu districts remained as […]
Firemen free stuck kitten
MARUDI: A six-week old stray kitten got stuck inside a bay of car engine on Friday. This prompted the vehicle’s owner, a female driver, to quickly seek help from Marudi fire station. According to Zone 6 Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) chief Supt Law Poh Kiong, the car owner arrived at the fire station parking […]
Motorcyclist hurt in crash with car
MARUDI: An accident between a car and a motorcycle nearby Kampung Cina, Lorong Wisma Persekutuan here on Friday afternoon left a man with bodily injuries. According to Zone 6 (Miri) Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) chief Supt Law Poh Kiong, the man was rushed to Marudi Hospital after the crash at 3.57pm. “A team of […]
Marudi, Telang Usan now green zones
MIRI: Two districts in Miri division, namely Marudi and Telang Usan are now accorded green zone status, revealed Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin today. “Besides these two districts that have turned into green zones, six longhouses in Beluru and Subis are under lock down while seven have been released from lock down,” he disclosed. […]
