Ching Ming celebrators urged to comply with SOPs
MIRI: Families who will be visiting the cemeteries or columbariums to pay their respects to their dearly departed in conjunction with Ching Ming Jie or Chinese All Souls Day have been urged to stagger their visiting times and strictly comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs). Senadin assemblyman Datuk Lee Kim Shin said this is […]
Lee spells out guidelines for Ching Ming in Miri
MIRI: Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin has discouraged people from Marudi and Long Lama from coming to Miri for Ching Ming Jie or Chinese All Souls Day as inter-zone movement is not permitted. The minister-in-charge of Miri Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) said those residing in Miri who wished to visit Fairy Park for […]
Primary schools reopening postponed for another week
MIRI: The reopening of primary schools in the Miri district has been postponed for another week as it is still categorised as Covid-19 red zone due to the rising positive cases in the district. Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin who is also Miri Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator said the decision was made […]
Minister assesses SOP compliance at Krokop market
KUCHING: The Krokop 10 Central Market needs improvement to be in line with Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOP) compliance. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin paid a visit to the market with Miri City Council (MCC) to review SOP compliance on Thursday (March 18). Lee, who is minister in charge of the Miri Division Disaster […]
Miri vaccination procedure ready to go
MIRI: The Covid-19 vaccines have arrived safely at the Miri division pharmacy office about 9.20pm on Thursday, said Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin. Through a statement today, Lee, who is also minister in charge of the Miri Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC), said the Covid-19 vaccines were delivered by road from Kuching to Miri. […]
Measures being taken to tackle open burning
MIRI: The Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) has taken several measures to address open burning incidents. In a statement on Tuesday (March 2), minister in charge of Miri DDMC, Datuk Lee Kim Shin, said during the tail-end of the northeast monsoon, rainfall would decrease and incidents of open burning were likely to occur that […]
Two longhouses still under lockdown
MIRI: Two longhouses in Beluru are still under lockdown until March 7 while one oil palm estate in Niah is under lockdown from today until March 10, said Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) Datuk Lee Kim Shin today. The longhouses are Rumah Pengabang and Rumah Matthew Tiri. Lee, who is also Transport Minister, added […]
Workers camp registers 101 positive cases
MIRI: A total of 101 Covid-19 positive cases has been detected at a base camp for road construction workers of the Pan Borneo Highway, involving to the Tangap sub-cluster in Subis district. The Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) said today all the cases had been admitted to Miri Hospital and gazetted Covid-19 quarantine and […]
MRC training institute a blood donation centre
MIRI: The Malaysian Red Crescent, Miri District (MRC) Training Institute here has since March 25 last year, been utilised as a mobile and offsite blood donation centre in Miri City. As part of the ongoing efforts and collaboration with non-governmental organisations (NGOs), a blood donation drive was held at the institute in collaboration with St […]
