SEB working on steps to enhance reliability of supply in Niah
MIRI: Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) is expediting several initiatives to improve reliability of supply to customers in Niah and its surrounding areas. The utility firm said that while some outages are inevitable due to the need for system shutdowns during new customer connections and maintenance, it has been working around the clock to restore power […]
No radiation detected from rocket debris in Sepupok Niah
MIRI: No radiation was detected from an object believed to be China-owned rocket debris found in Sepupok, Niah, here yesterday. According to Batu Niah Fire and Rescue Station (BBP), they received a call at about 4.50pm to assist the Atomic Energy Licensing Board agency, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. “The radiation inspection operation carried […]
No clue on missing foreigner
NIAH: An individual reportedly went missing at Ladang Kuala Suau, Sungai Telong, Batu Niah. As such a search and rescue (SAR) operation was conducted. According to the State Fire and Rescue Operation Centre (Bomba), the plantation manager reported the incident to the police at 12.55pm today. The incident was subsequently handed over to Bomba from Batu […]
Reliable power supply for Niah soon
MIRI: An ongoing series of supply system reinforcement projects under the Miri system reinforcement plan including the new Niah extra high voltage (EHV) will improve reliability of supply to customers at Niah and its surrounding areas. Sarawak Energy Vice President for Distribution Yusri Safri said the commissioning of the new Niah EHV substation and other […]
Five nabbed in revenge attack
MIRI: Five persons, including an elderly man have been arrested for alleged involvement in a revenge attack against a security guard at an oil palm plantation in Niah last Sunday. The arrest was made at an oil palm plantation in Bukit Peninjau, Subis, by a team of Miri criminal investigation department personnel (CID) on Tuesday […]
Giant python swallows pet cat
MIRI: A 13-foot-long python swallowed a pet cat alive on Monday morning after straying into the backyard of a house in Kampung Masjid Sepupok Niah. The reptile, weighing around 20kg, was caught by firemen from the Batu Niah fire station who were deployed to the house around 9.39am. Batu Niah station chief Francis Aceh said […]
Premises raided by cops
MIRI: Police here on Saturday raided two premises that were used for running illegal four-digit (4D) lottery operations in Simpang Ngu and Bukit Kisi in Bekenu. According to sources, the two premises were operating under a guise (as grocery shops) to avoid being detected by the authorities. During the raid dubbed Ops Dadu, two local […]
Fallen technician lands in hospital
MIRI: A power line technician worker got injured when he fell from the top of a utility pole. He reportedly fell all the way to the ground in the incident site nearby Simpang Sepupok, Niah on Saturday (Sept 26). According to sources, the incident occurred after the pole broke suddenly that afternoon. Prior to this […]
All because of an empty cooking gas tank
MIRI: A wife’s request to her husband to have an empty cooking gas cylinder replaced at a nearby sundry shop apparently enraged the man who went berserk. He assaulted his 25-year-old wife and threatened to shoot her with a homemade shotgun. The incident happened in their workers’ quarters on Tuesday morning (July 21) in Niah. […]
