Girl seriously hurt after jumping down from building
MIRI: A female student sustained severe injuries after she allegedly jumped about 10 metres down from a shopping mall in the city centre last Tuesday (Nov 3). Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) officer, Captain (PA) Usman Harto said four APM personnel were despatched to the scene after an emergency call on the incident was received […]
Early morning brawlers arrested
MIRI: Nine local men involved in a brawl in front of a bistro at Marina Square early Sunday (November 1) morning have been detained by the police. The fight was caught on a 22-second video which had gone viral on Facebook since Sunday morning. All the suspects aged from 20 to 29, including the victim, […]
Dogs save owners from poisonous snakes
MIRI: Two pet dogs from two different families here, prevented venomous snakes from entering their owners’ houses on Saturday night (Oct 31). In the first incident, a one-foot-long snake was spotted curling behind a flower pot at a house at Vista Perdana in Permyjaya. The house’s owner, aged 51, sensed something was not right when […]
Treated water for longhouses by Jan 2022
MIRI: Two longhouses in Sungai Teniku — Rumah Panting and Rumah Lambor — will have access to treated water by January 2022 when the construction of RM5 million 10km-long underground water pipe is completed. Transport Minister, Datuk Lee Kim Shin disclosed this today after presenting the project’s plan and the handing over of the project […]
Teenager dies in bike crash
MIRI: A teenage boy was killed when his motorcycle rammed into a lamp post at Jalan Melor, Tudan on Thursday (29 October). Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said the victim, identified as Nazrul Azhar Abu, 13, was heading towards the area from E-Mart Tudan when the incident occurred at about 3.30pm. Lim added […]
Thieving trio nabbed
MIRI: Police detained three local men for allegedly stealing two bottles of motor oil from a gas station on Thursday. The arrest was made a week after the alleged incident which occurred at Jalan Miri Bypass. A 45-year-old man, who was believed to be a buyer of the stolen goods, was also detained. The trio, […]
Man arrested for DAP service centre burglary
MIRI: A 24-year-old man was arrested for his alleged involvement in a recent break-in at the Democratic Action Party (DAP) Miri Pujut service centre. The arrest was made at Pujut Tanjong Batu here by a team of Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personnel following a public tip-off. The team also recovered a stereo speaker believed to have […]
Dead crew members indentified
MIRI: Two dead crew members of the MV Dayang Topaz vessel have been identified, said Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah. “A post-mortem has been done, and both of them died from drowning,” Lim said when contacted by New Sarawak Tribune today. The victims were Thomas Liang, 39, from Kanowit and Aaron Michael A/L Michael […]
VESSEL-PLATFORM COLLISION: Survivors to arrive in stages
MIRI: Forty-six survivors from the 125 who jumped off from the MV Dayang Topaz vessel which crashed into an oil rig platform arrived at the Krokop offshore jetty in stages today (Oct 27). The vessel was carrying 187 crew members; 125 jumped overboard while 62 remained on board. The remaining 79 crew members who jumped, […]
DAP Pujut office broken into
MIRI: The Democratic Action Party’s (DAP) Pujut service centre here in Krokop was broken into last Sunday. DAP Pujut chairman’s personal assistant Peter Hee Leh Keng in a police report said that he came to the office around 10am and found that it has been broken into. “Upon inspection, I found several items such as […]
