Council to act on issues raised in first meet-the-people session
KUCHING: Miri City Council (MCC) has held its first meet-the-people session since March 2020. “I am happy that we held our first meeting at the Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) Miri this morning. “We resumed it because it is one of the channels in which the public can communicate with MCC regarding problems or any issues […]
Public toilet at Canada Hill ready soon
MIRI: Soon, visitors at Canada Hill will have access to a public toilet there. Assistant Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Sebastian Ting visited Canada Hill yesterday to check the progress of construction work on the toilet. He was happy to know that the toilet was about 95 per cent completed and […]
Man’s body found on fourth day
MIRI: The body of a 29-year-old man was found on Friday, on the fourth day of a search operation. A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire Department operations centre said the body of Abdul Wadud Dayyan Sastri was found face down by the public around 2.30pm in the Pabong area. He was reported missing after falling […]
Vote for a greater Miri
A hugely complicated, centrally planned, social and economic system can only be kept on the rails for as long as people believe in it. — Paul Kriwaczek, historian “Rome wasn’t built in a day” is an expression that means it takes time to create great work. This type of great work is done by achieving […]
Bekenu incumbent Rosey likely chosen to defend seat
BY NATASHA JEE & MARGARET RINGGIT MIRI: Bekenu incumbent Datuk Rosey Yunus of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) is likely to be nominated again to defend the seat for the coming 12th State Election. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said Rosey had worked hard for her constituents. “Insya-Allah, if you […]
Passenger arrested for touching female driver’s thigh
MIRI: Police on Monday (Nov 29) afternoon detained a man for inappropriately touching a female e-hailing driver. Miri Police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said the incident reportedly happened inside a car driven by the 29 year-old complainant on Wednesday morning (Nov 24). That morning, she drove to Kampung Lopeng at about 8 o’clock to pick […]
Strong leadership will take Miri higher, says Lee
MIRI: A strong and capable team of leaders is what Miri needs to achieve the Miri Greater Plan 2030, said Senadin incumbent assemblyman Datuk Sri Lee Kim Shin. “Miri needs to be restored to its glory days when it had a strong and great team under former Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Patinggi Dr George […]
Firemen free young croc from fishing net
MIRI: Firemen freed a five-foot-long juvenile crocodile trapped in fishing net at an oil palm plantation in Sebatu Niah early this morning (Nov 25). The firemen from the Batu Niah fire station led by their chief Rary Binjie rushed to the scene, located at about 25 km from the station, after receiving distress calls from several […]
MMEA stops vessel operating illegally
MIRI: A skipper and two crewmen were arrested and their vessel seized after Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) officers here found it operating with an expired licence. In a statement MMEA director, Captain Md Fauzi Othman said the vessel was held by a patrol team about 16 nautical miles, north-west of Tanjung Payung here on […]
Man detained for stealing pot plant
MIRI: A 37-year-old local man was detained early Tuesday morning (Nov16) after he was seen stealing a pot plant at Miri Times Square here. A police source said a security guard, who was on duty, saw the man carting away the pot plant worth around RM280 around1.43am from a section of the square. The security […]
