Game-changer Pan Borneo Highway nears completion
MIRI: Construction of the Pan Borneo Highway up to the Sungai Tangap-Pujut Link Road, except for Lambir, is expected to be completed by December this year.“The latest update on construction progress is that it is about 96.6 per cent complete,” said Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas here on Tuesday.Uggah was speaking after the […]
Tug boat seized, crew arrested by MMEA
MIRI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained a tug boat with three foreign crew members on board, about 3.6 nautical miles to the North West of Kuala Miri waters on Monday. MMEA’s Miri zone director Captain Mohd Shafie Paing said that this action was taken because they had committed an offence under the Merchant […]
Police seize untaxed cigarettes and van
MIRI: The Sarawak Marine Police have seized a large number of untaxed cigarettes and a van worth RM439,000 in a recent operation named ‘Ops Kontraban’. This operation occurred on Monday, behind a fuel station at Jalan Usahawan, near the Miri Bypass. Miri District Police Chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said that the Marine Police Region […]
DPM: Cut waste, up energy efficiency for more profit
MIRI: The federal government through the Ministry of Plantation and Commodities recognises the important role of the palm oil industry in the post-pandemic recovery, especially as the second largest producer of palm oil in the world.Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said palm oil is an important pillar in Malaysia’s agro-based industry that provides […]
Malaysia should not be used as compliance benchmark for EU deforestation law: Fadillah
MIRI: Malaysia should not be regarded as a high risk country in terms of deforestation and it would be unfair for the European Union (EU) to put the country as the benchmark for compliance with the EU Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR), Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said. “The benchmark of compliance should be based […]
Motorcyclist injured in accident
MIRI: A 55-year-old motorcyclist suffered injuries to his right hand after he fell off his vehicle at Jalan Miri-Bintulu here yesterday (Aug 7). The Miri Civil Defence Force (APM), which was alerted to the incident by a passer-by at 2.14 pm, dispatched a team to the scene. Upon reaching the scene, they found the injured […]
Miri chosen as Asia Pacific Film Festival host in 2024
KUCHING: Miri will host the Asia Pacific Film Festival (APFF) sometime in 2024. It was confirmed by the secretary general of Federation Motion Picture Producer in Asia Pacific (FPA) who prefers to be go by the name of Pansha. Deputy Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts of Sarawak (MTCP) Datuk Snowdan Lawan said […]
Kuching, Sibu and Miri to hold stunning street parades
KUCHING: The city here, Sibu, and Miri are set to witness breathtaking street parades commemorating Sarawak’s 60 years of Independence. The event, themed “Sarawak Maju Makmur” (Progressive, Prosperous Sarawak), will feature 2,400 participants from 60 contingents, representing various government agencies, academic institutions, schools, private organisations, ethnic groups, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Deputy Minister of Tourism, […]
APM removes hornet’s nest from roof
KUALA BARAM: The Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) was called in to remove a hornet’s nest from outside a house in Kampung Muhibbah here yesterday (July 13). A 43-year-old male was gathering wood around the compound of his house when he noticed the menacing nest beneath the roof of his house. “Fearing for his safety, […]
APM destroys football-sized hornet’s nest
MIRI: The Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) was kept busy last night, having to destroy a hornet’s nest the size of a football, hanging from a tree at a plywood company compound in Kuala Baram. An alert 33-year old man on his routine inspection rounds spotted the nest and promptly notified the APM. “A three-team […]
