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 […]
Busy day for youth and sports minister
MIRI: The Ministry of Youth and Sports Sarawak (MYSS) held a five-in-one event at the Miri Marriott Hotel Resort & Spa here on Monday (Dec 21). The five ceremonies were the launch of MYSS Protection Safety as well as Occupational Health and Fire Safety Manual; the launch of MYSS Organisational Anti-Corruption Plan (OACP); the handing […]
Miri looking to reduce landfill waste
MIRI: The city council is looking to reduce the amount of waste going into landfills to prolong their lifespan. Mayor Adam Yii Siew Sang, in a statement on Monday (Dec 21), said a recent visit to two waste management facilities —Sibuti Sanitary Landfill and Lambir Waste Transfer Station — showed that waste segregation was currently […]
RM50,000 covered walkway for school
MIRI: The newly built covered walkway at Krokop Chung Hua National (C) Primary School here will benefit its students and staff members once it opens. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin said he frequented the school during several occasions such as disinfection activity and the handing over of hand sanitisers. “When I was there, the […]
Worker killed in crash
MIRI: A foreign worker was killed while another sustained injuries after their four-wheel-drive (4WD) vehicle got out of control and crashed into a ditch along KM92, Jalan Miri-Bintulu last Sunday (Dec 20). District deputy police chief Supt Mohd Sabri Zainol said the incident happened around 2pm when the driver, who is a supervisor for a […]
Wishesland Miri holds 5th committee meeting
MIRI: A non-governmental organisation Wishesland Miri on Saturday conducted its fifth committee meeting. The meeting discussed on its registration with Registrar of Societies (ROS), centre’s location, members’ welfare and other items. At the same time, Wishesland Miri also urged families with cerebral palsy children to contact them immediately to obtain treatment and help. For more […]
Construction of new church to start next year
MIRI: A new church to cater for more than 3,000 Roman Catholic families in Permyjaya here has been proposed for construction next year. Minister of Transport Datuk Lee Kim Shin said this today after attending a blessing ceremony for the newly completed church, St Anthony of Padua, in Tudan. “The state government has allocated a […]
Floods strike Ulu Baram
MIRI: Many low-lying areas in Ulu Baram were flooded following non-stop rain since Friday. Miri Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Zone 6 chief Supt Law Poh Kiong said a landslide also occurred near the Lapok junction. “The landslide disconnected several villages in Ulu Tinjar, namely Rumah John Long Tuyut, Rumah Joben Long Tabing, Rumah Jarau Long Tabing, Long […]
Man arrested for allegedly assaulting parents
MIRI: A 45 year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal intimidation on his parents yesterday evening. The man was believed to have hit and injured both his elderly parents during a quarrel inside their house in Krokop around 6.45pm. A police report has been lodged by the man’s mother at Miri Central Police […]
