Oil mining leases to benefit Miri
MIRI: The issuance of the oil mining leases to Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (Petros) to two oil blocks — Adong Kecil West in Miri and the Engkabang area south of Marudi — will benefit not only in the oil and gas (O&G) sector but also the economic sector. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali […]
Community praised for helping the needy
MIRI: State Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin applauded the local people for helping the needy regardless of their religious beliefs. “Despite their different faiths, they help one another. Therefore, as such we must strengthen this communal character to create a caring society,” he said on Sunday (Dec 27). Lee said this during the handover […]
More sponsorship received for blood donation drive
MIRI: The Northern Sarawak Journalists Association (NSJA) on Saturday received 100 500-ml bottles of Merris Red Palm Oil Classic from Sarawak Oil Palms Berhad (SOPB) for its coming blood drive. The campaign is scheduled for from 9am to 1pm Sunday (January 3) at Megamall Miri. Presenting the sponsorship on behalf of SOPB was its plantation controller, […]
Two detained for motorcycle theft
MIRI: Two local men were detained by the police early this morning for their alleged involvement in stealing a motorcycle. The men, aged 19 and 21 years old, were caught and picked up at a house in Kampung Lereng Bukit about midnight. Also seized was the alleged stolen motorcycle, a Yamaha LC 135. According to […]
Two new cases in Miri
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded two new Covid-19 cases in Miri today, bringing the cumulative number of cases to 1,096. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its daily statement today said both cases were imported cases. “Case 1095 is a local man who tested positive on Dec 21 two days after arriving in Sarawak through Miri Airport […]
Man found dead in towing vehicle
MIRI: A 45-year-old man was found dead in a towing vehicle at Kampung Padang Kelulit, Bekenu on Tuesday. Miri deputy police chief Supt Mohd Sabri Zainol said the deceased was identified as Ho Guek Ping from Ulu Sungai Dalam, Taman Tunku. He said a distress call on the incident was received at 11.58pm. “Paramedics […]
12,847 swab tests carried out in Miri
MIRI: A total of 12,847 swab tests have been carried out on high-risk surveillance groups in Miri as of Dec 21, said Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (MDDMC). The division committee said in a statement on Tuesday that out of the total swabs, four tested positive while 22 cases were awaiting lab results. “From March […]
Can sell pork during Christmas Eve
MIRI: Pork sellers operating at the central market here will be allowed to do business during Christmas Eve (Dec 24). Miri City Council (MCC) mayor Adam Yii Siew Sang said the sellers were initially told to stop trading throughout the market’s renovation beginning on Dec 21 until Jan 21. “We have discussed with the pork […]
Goods worth over RM500k confiscated in Miri this year
MIRI: Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Miri Division has confiscated items worth RM503, 809.80 followed by 121 cases produced from Jan 1 until Dec 21, this year. Miri Division KPDNHEP Chief, Joe Azmi Jamil revealed that 301 complaints have been received and completed by the Consumer Complaints Unit of KPDNHEP Miri Division. […]
Fires damage two flats, grocery store
MIRI: Twelve residents of two flats in Bandar Baru Permyjaya here were damaged by a fire this morning. The State Fire Department operations centre received an emergency call at 9.25am and despatched firemen from the Lopeng fire station to the scene. Upon arrival, they found that the fire happened at the ground floor of the […]
