Held for threatening man with knife
MIRI: A 39-year-old man has been detained by the police for allegedly threatening a man with a knife during a robbery bid on Saturday. In the 10am incident in Taman Jade Manis here, the victim sustained cut injuries. According to a police source, the victim had just stepped out from a bank in the area […]
Lorry runs over motorbike, killing rider
MIRI: A 34-year-old man motorbike rider died after a lorry suddenly veered off its lane and ran over him late Monday evening. This happened near Kampung Madinah junction by the Miri-Bintulu stretch of the Pan Borneo Highway. Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the deceased has been identified as Kendawang […]
Teenager arrested, stolen bike recovered
MIRI: Less than 24 hours after a motorcycle was reported stolen from a Quadruplex unit in Bandar Baru Permyjaya here, police have successfully detained an 18-year-old local boy to assist their investigation into the crime. The suspect was detained around 11pm on Sunday (Nov 7) a few blocks away from the location where the motorcycle […]
Unwanted intruder safely removed
MIRI: The Civil Defence force (APM) deployed three personnel to a house in Kampung Muhibbah Kuala Baram on Saturday evening to remove a hornets’ nest from the premises. According to APM Miri officer Usman Harto, after receiving a distress call from a 47 year-old house owner, three APM personnel led by Sergeant (PA) Robert Joanes […]
Rural Sarawak has benefited from GPS policies
MIRI: The Sarawak government has been prioritising rural development and the people in and around Telang Usan are fine examples of those who have benefitted from various projects costing billions of ringgit. More projects will be coming, which gladden the hearts of Telang Usan folk, according to their assemblyman Dennis Ngau (from Parti Pesaka Bumiputera […]
Busy day for burglars in Miri
MIRI : Burglars broke into a house in Pujut on Monday and fled away with jewellery and cash amounting to more than RM100,000. A dentist, in his 40’s discovered his house was ransacked upon returning from his workplace around 6.30pm. He immediately lodged a police report. Upon checking, he found Australian, Hong Kong and Malaysian […]
Miri launches tourism teaser video
MIRI: The Miri City Council (MCC) on Monday (Nov 1) launched a teaser video entitled, ‘We Are Getting Ready’ to reboot the tourism engine of the city post-Covid-19. The video was launched by Miri mayor Adam Yii Siew Sang on Zoom. “We are telling the world that Miri is getting ready to welcome tourists again,” […]
Finally a citizen after 68 years
MIRI: A Sarawakian, Wong Pak Sing, 68 finally received his citizenship certificate yesterday.Wong, who was born in Brunei in 1958 to Sarawakian parents, received the documents validating his citizenship status from Assistant Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew at SUPP Piasau office here yesterdayTing, who is Sarawak United People’s Party […]
154 persons receive State awards from TYT
MIRI: A total of 154 persons received state awards from the Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud during an investiture ceremony held at Mega Hotel here today (Oct 27). Leading the group of recipients were the director of Sewerage Services Department Datuk Lau Hieng Ung who received the Darjah Jasa Bakti Sarawak […]
Buddhist Meditation Society receives RM200k
MIRI: The Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) yesterday (Oct 24) gave a total of RM200,000 in grants to the Miri Buddhist Meditation Society. The fund given is to help carry out upgrading works on the temple which is located on top of Canada Hill here. The grants were presented by Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee […]
