Get your Letters of Confirmation, Miri food operators told
MIRI: Food operators under the jurisdiction of the Miri City Council (MCC) are urged to get their Letters of Confirmation from the council certifying that they and the food handlers in their premises had been fully vaccinated against Covid-19. In issuing the reminder on Monday (Aug 30), Miri Mayor Adam Yii Siew Sang said these […]
Dispose of your face masks properly
MIRI: Miri Mayor Adam Yii has advised Mirians, to show their concern for the environment by disposing of their face masks properly. He said they should cut off the strings before throwing away their masks in trash bins or waste baskets. “Never throw them on the ground and don’t throw them outside where they can […]
Items worth RM6k looted from house
MIRI: Thieves on Friday carted away a newly bought vacuum cleaner and a grass cutter machine with a total worth of RM6,000 from a house in Desa Senadin phase 7, here. Upon discovering the items went missing around 4.30pm, the owner made a police report immediately. According to Miri police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari, police […]
Crash takes one life, injures another
MIRI: A fire fighter attached to Batu Niah fire station was killed on early this morning (Aug 28) at Pujut 7 traffic intersection, after his Proton Waja collided with a lorry. According to state traffic police chief Superintendent Alexson Naga Chabu, the victim was identified as Mohd Azwanizam Abdullah, aged 42. “He was killed on […]
School receives grant to upgrade facilities
BY PETRONELLA LANGITA FELIX MIRI: SJKC Chung San has received an annual grant to upgrade its facilities to improve the learning environment. Senadin assemblyman Datuk Lee Kim Shin presented the grant to SJKC Chung San School Board chairman, Chai Ming Kian, when he visited the school on Friday (Aug 27). One of the facilities provided […]
Long queue outside Miri bank
MIRI: A long queue was seen outside Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) at Jalan Sri Dagang here today (Aug 25) as recipients of Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS) 6.0 lined up to cash out their aid payment vouchers. A ground check carried out by the New Sarawak Tribune found that most of them have come from […]
Residents of inundated Kampung Long Bemang on standby
MIRI: Heavy rains over the weekend pounded several areas in Ulu Baram. For instance, in Kampung Long Bemang, the water level rose to three feet high today (Aug 25), affecting 530 villagers residing at the longhouse. Last week, the water level was recorded at two feet high following excessive rainfalls for the past few days […]
Association helps out Miri Bomba
MIRI: A total 12 sets of electric drum pumps (20 litres) and electric spray blowers were presented to Miri Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) by the Miri Hakka Association on Tuesday (Aug 24) to help expedite their daily sanitisation works. Receiving the equipment on behalf Miri Bomba was Zone 6 fire chief Supt Law Poh […]
Lift strict SOPs on Miri
MIRI: Miri City mayor Adam Yii has appealed to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) to consider lifting the strict rule imposed for the city. This is considering that the city has recorded single-digit Covid-19 cases daily for the past four weeks and has achieved herd immunity. Yii expressed his understanding and agreement towards SDMC’s […]
Trio arrested for stealing batteries
MIRI: Three men, including a Filipino national, were detained for allegedly stealing two batteries worth RM800 out of a lorry that was parked in front of a house at Lorong Baleh in Taman Tunku here. The men, aged 27, 32 and 45 years old, were detained at 10.50pm last Saturday (Aug 21) at a house […]
