Search

Miri to deploy traffic wardens to ease congestion

MIRI: Mayor Adam Yii launched Miri City Council’s (MCC) Traffic Warden Task Force on Monday for the benefit of motorists on the road. “The city council, being the local authority, is now being widely recognised and entrusted as the agency capable of looking after areas under its jurisdiction,” he said, adding it is being delegated […]

Krokop stretch to get solar-powered lights

MIRI: A total 40 units of solar-powered LED lights are currently being installed along the Krokop street as part of the city council’s effort to brighten up the area. Installation work on RM300,000 project is expected to be completes on April 15 this year, said Mayor Adam Yii, adding that work commenced on Jan 15. […]

Debutant set to ride crest of yellow wave

G.Thomas MIRI: Councillor Jeffery Phang, the likely candidate for Gabungan Parti Sarawak for Miri parliamentary constituency, may be a new kid in the block but he can count on support and backing from his experienced Sarawak United People’s Party seniors. Phang, 48, who has held various council positions before, is making his rounds throughout the […]

Council inks MoU with Unicef on child initiatives

MIRI: Miri City Council (MCC) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Malaysia for the implementation of Child Friendly City Initiatives (CFCI). During the signing ceremony, Mayor Adam Yii, thanked the Ministry of Public Health, Housing and Local Government for choosing MCC and four other […]

Advice to over 40s: Get health screening done

MIRI:  People aged 40 and above who have yet to undergo a health screening or did so a long time ago, must make it a point to go for one at health facilities nearest to them. “Good health underpins our ability to enjoy life and live well, thus making time for a health screening is […]

Sarawak In London event aims to enhance product visibility

MIRI: A total of 18 local exhibitors taking part in the digital launch of the ‘Sarawak In London’ hi-tea event hosted by the Faculty of Business in Curtin University Malaysia Sarawak on Tuesday, aim to promote and increase Sarawak’s local product visibility in the international market. Four exhibitors have sent their products to London to […]

Canada Hill to host giant MIRI sign

MIRI: A gigantic ‘MIRI’ sign atop Bukit Telaga Minyak, also known as Canada Hill, is expected to give added value to the city’s aesthetic value. The all-white sign, measuring 37 metres long and 18 metres high, is being erected at the hill top overlooking the city below with South China Sea in the forefront. Mayor […]

31 Miri city councillors reappointed

MIRI: Thirty-one councillors were sworn in on Wednesday (July 13) before Mayor Adam Yii Siew Sang following their reappointments. They will be in office from July 1 to Dec 31. The councillors are Warziedea Ahmad, Karambir Singh, Abdullah Zaini, Morshidi Fredrick (city council secretary) Julaihi Mohamad (deputy mayor), Peter Chia Chuau Khiong, Leong Chin Lim, […]

Parking defaulters given until July 31 to pay up

MIRI: Motorists who have been dragging their feet to pay up parking compounds have been given more time to settle their dues. Miri City Council has extended its amnesty offer, where these motorists will be given a 50 per cent discount on their compounds, until July 31, after which it will resort to sterner action […]

Miri mayor given Kelabit title ‘Raja Ngatan’

MIRI: Miri mayor Adam Yii Siew Sang, who is also the Pujut assemblyman, has been bestowed the Kelabit title ‘Raja Ngatan’. A ceremony took place at the new Miri City Hall during a visit by chieftains and community leaders from 26 villages in Bario Sub-District on Tuesday (June 21). In Kelabit, ‘Raja Ngatan’ means someone […]