Jailed 21 months, fined RM146,000 for wildlife crimes
MIRI: Two Indonesian men were sentenced to 21 months’ jail and fined RM146,000 in default seven months’ jail by the Miri Sessions Court on Tuesday for possessing illegally 75 protected and wild birds. Judge Mohd Taufik Mohd alias Mohd Yusoff ordered the sentences to run concurrently from the date of their arrest. Accused, Mosekdi, 34, […]
Sesco Shutdown Notice — Miri — Rh Ngadan and surrounding areas — Apr 28 9.30 am to 5.30 pm
Stolen mobile phone tracked, thief arrested
MIRI: A 21-year-old handphone snatcher was detained by the police on Sunday morning (April 25) after they found a stolen iPhone 11 Pro max worth RM3,000 on him. The crime happened at 11.25am at an eatery in Time Square. Prior to that, the phone owner, who is a cook at the eatery, placed the phone […]
Noon fire renders eight villagers homeless
MIRI: A total eight people including a five-month-old baby girl and an elderly couple in their 80s from three families were made homeless by a fire that destroyed their double-storey wooden house in Lorong 1C Pujut Tanjong Batu at noon yesterday (April 26). Lopeng Fire station chief, Mohamad Hamdani Madon, said that the house was […]
Man held for hurting minor
MIRI: A 34-year-old man was detained on Sunday (Apr 25) for allegedly injuring an 11-year-old boy. He was arrested at a house in Kampung Kuala Sibuti here at 10.06am to assist police in their probe into the case. It is believed that the suspect was upset upon knowing that his three-year-old son had fallen down […]
Siblings caught stealing palm fruit bunches
MIRI: Two siblings were caught red-handed on Saturday with an overloaded single cab Hilux filled with 22 palm fruit bunches (FFB) they stole in Sungai Manong, Niah. The duo, aged 19 and 26, were detained by the cops at an oil palm estate around 4.30pm. Prior to the arrest, they were harvesting the fruits belonging […]
SUPP Senadin donates 80 mattresses to quarantine centre
MIRI: Sarawak United Peoples’ Party Senadin branch on Sunday lent a helping hand by contributing 80 mattresses including pillows to Miri Hospital’s Covid-19 quarantine and treatment centre (PKRC). The facility (Miri Hospital’s PKRC) has been used to treat Covid-19 patients from Miri division (Subis, Telang Usan, Marudi and Beluru). There are about 700 Covid-19 patients […]
Sesco Shutdown Notice — Miri —Desa Pujut and surrounding areas —26 April 2021— 9 am to 1 pm
Sesco Shutdown Notice — Miri —Rh Unggeh and surrounding areas —27 April 2021— 9 am to 5 pm
Two new fatalities, death toll climbs to 148
KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded two Covid-19 fatalities in Miri and Sibu today (April 23), bringing the death toll to 148. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the victim in Miri was Case 18,616; a 31-year-old local man who was admitted to Miri Hospital after he tested positive for Covid-19 on April 7. “The case started […]
