Man runs amok after hearing sound of door slamming
MIRI: A 22-year-old man ran amok on late Saturday evening after hearing the sound of a door slamming. In the 6.45pm incident, the suspect suddenly went berserk after his elder brother slammed the main door of their workers quarters. The suspect smashed at least six flower pots worth around RM150 outside the workers quarters. According […]
All Miri’s 24 homeless vaccinated
MIRI: As of Sunday (Aug 8), a total of 24 homeless persons in this division have been vaccinated. Currently, all of them are being placed at a multipurpose hall of Kampung Pujut Tanjong Batu here and another temporary shelter at a community hall in Kampung Lereng Bukit while waiting for their second jabs. Welfare, Community […]
Miri has most number of homeless folk
MIRI: The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry has identified 96 homeless people in the state from various operations carried out in July this year. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the highest number of homeless people —24 — was discovered in Miri, followed […]
Vaccination centres to boost inoculation of plantation fraternity
MIRI: The state’s Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) had approved the establishment of five industrial vaccination centres (PPVINs) for the plantation sector in this district. All five PPVINs namely PPVIN SOP Lambir; PPVIN Saremas; PPVIN SOP Tinbarap 5; PPVIN Subis Galasah and PPVIN Woodman Miri have commenced their vaccination drives since July 8. According to […]
Burst pipe causes water disruption in Miri
KUCHING: Water supply to the Subis and Beluru districts was disrupted on Saturday evening due to a broken pipe. The water supply was disrupted at Bukit Song, Bekenu, Bukit Peninjau, Beluru Fasa 2 up to the Bekenu area. The Rural Water Supply Department (JBALB) said that the pipe was repaired quickly. “The repair was completed […]
Bush fire put out in 50 minutes
MIRI: About three acres of land at Canada Hill here were on fire this afternoon (Aug 6). Five firemen from the town’s fire station were despatched to the scene after receiving a distress call around 1.35pm. Upon arriving, the team found that the fire had ravaged three acres of land. The fire was put out […]
Two detained for running amok
MIRI: Two local men were detained by police on Monday (Aug 2) for running amok in two separate incidences. In the first incident which was said to have taken place in front of a house at Lorong 1-7 Taman Quadruplex Bandar Baru Permyjaya here around 8.30pm on Monday (Aug 1), a 45-year-old man suddenly ran […]
Separate fires destroy two houses
MIRI: An unoccupied house and a wooden house caught fire at two different locations here on Monday (Aug 2). The first incident involved a double-storey shophouse building at Eastwood Industrial Estate. A spokesperson from the State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said 10 firemen from Lopeng fire station were deployed to the scene after […]
Two burglary suspects detained
MIRI: Police on Sunday evening (Aug 1) detained two men who allegedly broke into a house in Senadin in June this year. The first suspect was caught in front of a budget hotel in Permyjaya around 5.40pm on Sunday, Miri Police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said. During the arrest, police also found and seized a […]
It’s dabai season in Miri
MIRI: It’s now dabai season in Miri, much to the delight of those who love the indigenous seasonal fruit which grows naturally in the wild and can only be found in Borneo Island. Dabai or canarium odontophyllum currently fetch between RM28 and RM80 per kg here. At the beginning of the harvesting season, the fruits […]
