Hard times for hawkers, traders
MIRI: After the movement control order (MCO) following the Covid-19 pandemic, many hawkers or small-time traders are struggling to survive. For the past three months, since March 18, Malaysia had been under partial lockdown to contain the spread of Covid-19. During this period, most business activities were banned and forced to temporarily close down. Dayang […]
Aggression lands man in hot water
MIRI: A 47-year-old man from Kampung Kejapil, Bekenu, landed himself in trouble with the law for throwing obscenities and injuring two policemen on Saturday. The suspect used a slingshot to attack the police who came to his house around 2.10pm. “He began shooting pebbles using the slingshot at the policemen when they were questioning him […]
APM rescues trapped macaque
MIRI: A long-tailed macaque has been rescued by the Civil Defence Force (APM) Miri after being trapped in a sauna and it was surrendered to Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) on Wednesday. SFC chief executive officer Zolkipli Mohamad Aton, who is also the Controller of Wildlife, said that long-tailed macaque habitats had been fragmented by human […]
Smart city initiatives being rolled out in Miri
MIRI: Miri City Council (MCC) is embarking on various Miri Smart City Proof of Concept programmes, under the Sarawak Government’s Smart City Initiatives. Mayor Adam Yii announced that nine programmes are currently being rolled out, which include both infrastructural solutions, and software and system solutions. “The infrastructural solution includes safe city, digital signage, safe park […]
Man loses lifesavings to scammers
MIRI: A man in his 30’s from Sibuti claimed he lost his lifesavings amounting to RM1,300 to a lucky draw scam syndicate. A police report has been lodged by the complainant on Thursday (July 2). A total of seven transactions were made by the man after he received text messages from an unknown number saying […]
Property business picking up
MIRI: The property business in this oil town is slowly picking up, assured Miri Division Chinese Associations Sarawak president Datuk David Goh Kien Ping. “Miri’s economy (currently) is generally not bad,” he said when contacted by the New Sarawak Tribune on Thursday. Goh was responding to a message that has been circulating on social media […]
Ex-Miri mayor offers to help
KUCHING: Former Miri mayor Datuk Lawrence Lai has offered his services to help recapture the seat of Pujut from Democratic Action Party (DAP) in the coming state election. “If and whenever required, I would be willing to offer my services to The Sarawak United People’s Party/Gabungan Parti Sarawak (SUPP/GPS) in the coming state election to […]
Jilted man threatens to kill himself
MIRI: A woman, in her 20s, lodged a police report last Monday after receiving scary text messages and a picture of suicide rope from her former boyfriend following their break-up. The complainant, a cobbler from Lambir, said in the text messages, her former boyfriend told her he would commit suicide and blamed her for it. […]
Miri Public Transport Committee formed
MIRI: Miri Divisional Public Transport Committee (DPTC) was formed yesterday and the first meeting was chaired by Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin. Similarly, Limbang Divisional Public Transport Committee was set up on Monday. The setting up of these bodies is in line with the establishment of the State Public Transport Committee (SPTC) in November […]
Flood not a hindrance for students
MIRI: SMK Tutoh Apoh was reported to be flooded yesterday following continuous rainfall that occurred the day earlier. Despite the water level reaching three-feet high as at 10am yesterday, the school session for Form Five students will proceed as usual. According to Miri Fire and Rescue department chief Supt Law Poh Kiong, 44 Form Five students were […]
