Sarawak records two new cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded two new Covid-19 cases today — one each in Kuching and Miri districts, bringing the total number of cases to 1,055. According to Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), Case 1,054 is a local man working as a technical executive at an oil and gas company based in Miri. “The case was detected […]
Miri to tighten SOPs
MIRI: The Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DMC) has tightened up standard operating procedures (SOPs) for coffee shops in this division in an effort to turn Miri back into a green zone. This was revealed by Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin on Thursday after he chaired a dialogue session with the committee members of […]
Three detained for mischief
MIRI: Police detained three local men for allegedly hurling firecrackers into a workers’ quarters in Riam early Wednesday morning. According to Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah, the trio, aged 29, 33 and 37 years were detained during an operation dubbed ‘Ops Laras’ conducted by a team from Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) led […]
Contrabands worth over RM44k seized
MIRI: Marine police seized cigarettes and alcoholic beverages worth RM44,388 including unpaid duties in a raid on a premises in Bekenu on Thursday. Sarawak Marine Police commander ACP Shamsol Kassim in a statement today said, the seized items comprised illicit cigarettes with unpaid duty worth RM22,690 and contraband alcohol worth RM21,698. He said at 2.30pm, […]
Contraband beers seized
MIRI: The Customs Department on Wednesday seized 3,834.53 litres of various brands of beer worth RM29,705 with unpaid duties and taxes valued at RM119,287. The total estimated value of the contrabands including duties and taxes is RM148,993. Sarawak Customs director Herman Shah Abdullah said the alcoholic beverages were seized during a raid conducted at a […]
Detained for possessing drugs
MIRI: Police detained a local man in possession of drugs worth about RM4, 200 in Tudan here early Wednesday morning. Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said, a team of police personnel from Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) led by ASP Unang Giang were conducting a raid at a house in Lorong Kiambang 6,Tudan […]
Peryatim Miri to be relocated in future
MIRI: The state government is fully cognisant of the need to relocate the Orphans Welfare Organisation Malaysia (Peryatim) Sarawak, Miri branch in Permyjaya as a permanent solution to its sinking land problem. This was said by Assistant Minister for Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Rosey Yunus. “We are fully aware of the problem,” she said. […]
Fake news causes stir among Mirians
MIRI: Fake news on Covid-19 that has gone viral on Facebook on Tuesday (Nov 17) has caused quite a stir among Mirians. The news was posted on Facebook by someone named ‘Jenifer Lawrence’, which claimed that a tourist bus has been used to transport 46 passengers from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (by land) to Miri recently. […]
Bonus sparks joy
MIRI: The state government’s announcement to give one-and-a-half month’s or a minimum RM2,000 bonus to state civil servants and a one-off payment of RM500 to federal civil servants on Friday has sparked joy. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg announced this during his winding-up speech at the State Legislative Assembly (DUN). The New […]
‘Children’s Day Blood Donation’, everyone invited
MIRI: Introducing ‘Children’s Day Blood Donation’ campaign, an event organised by the Malaysian Red Crescent, Miri district, Blood Donor Recruitment Committee (BDRC) and the Moving Communities team will be held here, tomorrow. The blood donation campaign will take place at the Miri Red Crescent Training Institue at Jalan Bulan Sabit Merah. Registration counters will be […]
