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. […]
Sesco Shutdown notice Miri — SK Beluru and surrounding areas, 27 Jan 9.30am to 5.30pm
Sesco Shutdown notice Miri — Melia Residence housing, 26 Jan 9am to 4pm
Man held for stealing auto parts
MIRI: A local man aged 36 was arrested on Saturday afternoon for allegedly stealing car’s parts and accessories including the steering wheel worth RM300 from a parked vehicle at Jalan Sarikei, Taman Tunku. He was caught at 1.54pm at a house in Taman Tunku following a report lodged by a 42-year-old complainant on the incident. […]
Miri Hospital ropes in replacement staff
MIRI: Personnel from other departments will be roped in to replace healthcare staff in the Emergency and Trauma Department (ETD) of Miri Hospital who tested positive for Covid-19 recently. Miri Hospital director Dr Jack Wong said the necessary arrangements had been made following an announcement by Sarawak Health Director Dr Chin Zin Hing last Friday […]
Red Crescent member under home quarantine
MIRI: A staff member of the Miri Red Crescent Dialysis Centre (MRCDC) Management Committee who was found positive for Covid-19 on Jan 22 is on a strict home quarantine since Jan 11 after being identified as one of the close contacts to a dialysis patient who was reported Covid-19 positive on Jan 10. This was […]
Verbal warning for hawking under CMCO
MIRI: Despite temporary closure due to the conditional movement control order (CMCO), several local hawkers were found still operating their businesses as usual at the new Lutong Sunday Market here today (Jan 24). The notice for temporary closure had been given by Miri City Council (MCC) since January 13 as a measure to curb the […]
Six caught for illegal cockfight
MIRI: Two senior citizens in their 60s and 70s were amongst six arrested by Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for involvement in illegal cockfighting. These men were caught during a raid made under an operation dubbed ‘Ops Dadu’ on Sunday afternoon (Jan 24). In the 2.30pm raid, police also seized two dead cockerels, a weighing […]
Two fatalities recorded in Miri and Sibu
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded two new Covid-19 fatalities today (Jan 22), bringing the total number of deaths in the state to 24 cases. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the latest cases were reported in Miri and Sibu respectively. “The first victim was Case 2,775 involving a 48-year-old local man […]
Nine rounded up for fighting
MIRI: Nine men, including a South Korean, were arrested after a video of them fighting at the Times Square here, went viral on Thursday (Jan 21). District police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said those arrested were aged between 18 and 48, and the cause of the fight that happened around 8.10pm,was identified as a staring […]
