Man held for alleged rape of underage girlfriend
MIRI: A 25-year-old man was arrested on Oct 8 for allegedly raping and impregnate his underaged girlfriend, who is now in her eighth month of pregnancy. Miri police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said the suspect was picked up at a longhouse in Ulu Niah by a team from the Miri Criminal Investigation Department around 9pm […]
Handphone thief arrested
MIRI: A man was detained for allegedly stealing a handphone belonging to his former workmate at an oil palm plantation farm here on Oct 8. The suspect, 23, was arrested by a team from the Miri Criminal Investigation Department following a report lodged by the complainant upon noticing the disappearance of his handphone inside his […]
Sarawak Oil Palms Berhad donates to needy
MIRI: Sarawak Oil Palms Berhad (SOPB) recently donated essential food items to the community through its special relief fund. Folks from Rumah Edwin Gaun in Sebauh, Uma Badeng Apau Urun and SK Long Urun in Murum were the recipients. Each family received essentials such as rice, cooking oil, flour, canned food, instant noodles, drinking water […]
Locals nabbed for stealing cell phones
MIRI: Police recovered nine out of 50 stolen cell phones (Oppo Reno 5F) with the arrest of two local men on Tuesday evening. The arrest was made following a report lodged by the manager of a mobile company after he discovered that 50 units of Oppo Reno 5F cell phones valued at RM60,000 were missing […]
Field hospital being set up in Miri
MIRI: The Mercy Malaysia Sarawak chapter field hospital, which is currently being set up at Miri Hospital’s parking lot nearby the emergency entrance, will be able to accommodate 66 Covid-19 patients under the Three and Four categories. This is the second project being implemented by Mercy Malaysia Sarawak chapter after the setting up of a […]
Flood-hit residents refuse evacuation
MIRI: Firefighters from Lopeng fire and rescue station on Monday night were deployed to Rumah Apol, Sungai Liam to conduct monitoring works after the surrounding area was inundated following heavy rainfall. Zone 6 Miri Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) chief Supt Law Poh Kiong said upon firefighters’ arrival at 10.18pm, they were told by the […]
Journalists give back to society
MIRI: The Northern Sarawak Journalists Association (NSJA) remains committed to easing the burden of families from the B40 group that were badly affected by movement restrictions during the pandemic. The association helps through the food assistance programme under the National People’s Well-Being and Economic Recovery Package (Pemulih). Yesterday (Oct 5), NSJA’s president Andy Jong Wan […]
Man fined for operating online gambling business without license
MIRI: A 34-year-old local man from Pujut Padang Kerbau here on Tuesday (Oct 5) was fined RM1,000 by the Magistrate Court for operating an online gambling business without a valid license. Magistrate Leona Dominic Mojiliu convicted Muhammad Zulhilmi Zainal and ordered him to pay the fine under Section 3(1) of the Businesses, Professions and Trade […]
RM25 mln project set to benefit 200 fishermen
MIRI: The construction work of a 200-metre wave breaker project worth RM25 million at Kampung Batu 1, Kuala Baram is expected to be completed by the end of next year. “Construction is progressing well and is currently at 30 percent completion,” said Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin, adding that the project commenced last November. […]
Miri plans integrated waste management complex
MIRI: The Miri City Council (MCC) is looking at various potential recycling activities, says Mayor Adam Yii. “MCC is now planning to build a new integrated waste management complex or facility with recycling activities being designed and provided for,” he said on Monday (Oct 4) during a webinar on green Sarawak, waste management and insights […]
