Lee: Step up anti-rabies vaccination programme
MIRI: Miri Disaster Management Committee (MDMC) chairman Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin has suggested anti-rabies vaccination programmes be carried out in many different places here for the convenience of dog owners.“This is also to reduce overcrowding during a mass vaccination process,” he told local media on Saturday.Earlier, Lee who is state Transport Minister, visited a […]
City proactively controls rabies and fires
MIRI: The Miri Disaster Management Committee (MDMC) is dedicated to preventing the spread of rabies here. According to Miri Division Resident Jamalie Busri, the MDMC has taken various measures to raise awareness about the rabies outbreak. These include conducting talks on rabies in the community and schools, organising a large-scale vaccination program in collaboration with […]
Miri inoculation programme this Saturday
MIRI: Miri district will begin its inoculation programme this Saturday (March 6) by first vaccinating the frontliners. The inoculation programme will begin at 3pm, said Minister in charge of this division’s Disaster Management Committee (MDMC, Datuk Lee Kim Shin on Sunday evening after chairing a meeting via Zoom with committee members of MDMC. The meeting […]
Committee lauded for initiative
MIRI: The Miri Disaster Management Committee (MDMC) has been applauded for taking the initiative in assisting operators and owners of spa and wellness centres, to observe the costs of taking swab compulsory tests for Sarawakian staff members and masseurs. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) secretary general Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew lauded the committee following the […]
Police report lodged over fake allegation
MIRI: Miri Divisional Disaster Relief Management Committee (MDMC) today (Nov 18) lodged a police report over a fake allegation that it had allowed a bus loaded with 46 passengers enter Miri from Sabah by land recently. The posting was posted by a person named ‘Jenifer Lawrence’ on the ‘Sarawak Covid-19 Awareness group’. The police report […]
Heavy rains continue in Northern Region
MIRI: Heavy rainfalls continued in most parts in the Northern Region during the weekend, affecting more than 12,000 people and six schools in four districts. According to the Miri Disaster Management Committee (MDMC), 49 areas from four districts in this region, namely Subis, Beluru , Marudi and Telang Usan, have been affected. The water […]
955 business events since 2006
SIBU: Sarawak has hosted 955 business events with the total economic impact of RM1.6 billion from 2006 until Sept 10. According to Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, the events had contributed RM870 million in total direct delegate expenditure and RM96 million in tax revenue contribution. “In 2019 alone, Sarawak […]
Samling donates ventilators
MIRI: Samling Group of Companies has donated two ventilators to Miri Hospital. The handing over of the contributions took place today at Wisma Samling at Jalan Brighton here, witnessed by Miri Disaster Management Committee (MDMC) minister in-charge Datuk Lee Kim Shin. Also present were Acting Miri Resident cum MDMC chairman Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof, Miri […]
Last two patients return home
MIRI: The last two Covid-19 patients in Miri Hospital have fully recovered and were allowed to return home on Wednesday. “We are happy for the two patients who have recovered and we would like to congratulate and wish them good health and happiness during these festive seasons,” said Minister-in -charge of Miri Divisional Disaster Committee (MDMC) […]
