Our firefighters will help to assist in fighting bushfires: Naim
KUCHING: Naim Group of Companies’ voluntary firefighting team is on high alert in view of the current hot weather and the increased risk of bushfires in Miri. Formed over 20 years ago and comprised of volunteers, the team has actively assisted the authorities in fighting bushfires at Miri’s Kuala Baram area. Naim’s regional general manager […]
Five operators fined RM1,500 each for defying CMCO
MIRI: A total of five compound notices with a fine of RM1,500 were issued by the city council (MCC) enforcement team to business operators for defying standard operating procedures (SOPs) imposed under the current conditional movement control order (CMCO). In a statement today, MCC said its enforcement team comprising enforcement personnel and Public Health officers […]
Project to solve congestion at intersection
MIRI: Work to improve the traffic flows at Jalan Piasau/Jalan Cattleya 5 intersection is expected to be completed within these two weeks. The RM48,000 project implemented by Miri City Council (MCC), which started on Tuesday (April 27), consists of two parts. “The first work scope involves the widening of the road for U-turns at the […]
Motorist killed, another injured in crash
MIRI: A motorist was killed and another injured when a car they were travelling in crashed into a road divider at Mile 27, Bintulu-Miri road today (April 28). Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the duo was travelling towards Miri from Bintulu when their car suddenly went out of control […]
Man beats wife over suspected affair
MIRI: Police detained a man for allegedly assaulting his wife of 30 years in their home at Taman Bumiko here. The incident allegedly occurred on Tuesday evening at around 6.00pm. The suspect, 52, was picked up two hours later. He had accused his wife, also 52, of having an affair. Preliminary investigation revealed that the […]
Burglar caught less than 24 hours after crime
MIRI: A man has been arrested, less than 24 hours after allegedly stealing RM46,000 worth of jewellery and foreign currencies. The suspect, 48, was picked up by police around 6.10pm on Tuesday from a budget hotel here. He allegedly broke into a house in Jalan Cosmos 3, Pelita Commercial Centre, on Monday night. The house […]
Man held for attacking mother
MIRI: Police here have arrested a 32-year-old man for hitting his mother hard on the head twice just because she advised him to keep their house in Permyjaya clean and tidy. The alleged incident took place at his mother’s home in Piasau on Tuesday around 4.30pm. Prior to the attack, the man had just arrived at his […]
Mayor praises city’s crime busters
MIRI: Miri City mayor Adam Yii Siew Sang has praised the city’s police personnel for their prompt and efficient action in detaining a suspect in a house break-in case at Pelita residential area here last Tuesday. The crime reportedly occurred in the evening when the house owner was not at home. The house owner reported […]
Cops pick up man who runs amok
MIRI: A 60-year-old man, who ran amok and threatenedto kill his stepdaughter, was detained by the police early this morning, five hours after the alleged incident. During the 8pm incident which happened inside a house in Lambir, the suspect suddenly became angry with the woman for refusing to have dinner with him. He also threatened […]
Taste of Melanau food in Miri
If you yearn for Melanau food while in Miri City, you can contact Selihah Tarbi, 42, owner of Selihah Cafe & Catering. The Melanau food she usually sells includes linut or ambuyat, tumpik (coconut and sago lemantak), umai, tebaloi and selisih. Special food items during this Ramadan are ketupat, tumpik, kelupi and grilled glutinous rice. […]
