Beehive gives homeowner a fright

MIRI: A beehive the size of a football gave a man quite the scare at Marina Park City here, today. The homeowner, who is in his 50s, was about to clean the backyard when he came across the unwelcome sight. Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) officer Capt (PA) Usman Harto said his men were dispatched […]

A housewife’s journey to financial stability

Did you know that among the contributing factors to a strong and healthy relationship among family members is financial stability? For most of us, financial stability means being able to meet the basic needs of our household in a consistent manner and being comfortable enough to not constantly worry over whether or not we will […]

Aggressive community policing executed in Miri

MIRI: The Miri Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) is currently mobilising community policing more aggressively in all districts within Miri Division, said Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin. The minister-in-charge of Miri DDMC stressed that all parties should play their respective roles in this regard during the conditional movement control order (CMCO) in order to […]

Poor sexagenarian robbed of possession

MIRI: A senior citizen’s trip to receive treatment at Miri Hospital almost turned into a tragedy after he was robbed at knife-point of his possessions while sleeping at the Visitors Information Centre in Jalan Padang, here yesterday (Jan 27). District police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari who confirmed the incident, said the 64-year-old unemployed man from […]

Elderly driver rescued in car plunge

MIRI: Two drivers had a lucky escape after their cars were involved in a collision on Tuesday night nearby the Tamu Luak traffic intersection. In the incident, one of the vehicles turned turtle when landing inside a monsoon drain. Prior to the 7.37pm incident, a car driven by an elderly man aged 73 was coming […]

Miri tightens SOP compliance

MIRI: After 21 positive cases were reported in this division on Monday, Miri City Council (MCC) is tightening the standard operating procedure (SOP) compliance enforcement to curb the spread of Covid-19. Mayor Adam Yii revealed this in a statement today. He said, “Miri is still a red zone with CMCO in place. Today, there were […]

Three brothers arrested for attacking woman

MIRI: Police arrested three brothers from a wooden house in Tudan Desaras in an operation at 2am on Tuesday (Jan 26). The brothers were alleged to have taken part in an attack on a woman and her child the day before. The woman had lodged a police report on the incident. In the alleged incident […]

Jobless man arrested for burning uncle’s motorcycle

MIRI: Angry with his mother for refusing to give him some money, a 21-year-old unemployed man set his uncle’s motorcycle on fire on Sunday night (Jan 24) at Kampung Pengkalan Lutong. The suspect was also said to have had a personal grudge against his uncle. A police report was lodged by the uncle after he […]

Man found dead in bedroom

MIRI: A man in his 20s was found hanged inside his bedroom with a rope around his neck today (Jan 25). The discovery was made by the deceased’s brother around 1pm Monday. According to Miri police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari, a police team was deployed to the scene upon receiving an alert on the discovery. […]

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