Missing elderly Bekenu man found safe and sound
MIRI: An elderly man from Kampung Tiris Masjid in Bekenu, who has been missing since Monday (March 20) while walking towards his orchard, has been found alive today (March 25). Zone 6 Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) chief Awangku Mohd Hazmin Awang Zainal said the victim, Salim Idris, was found by Indonesian workers of an […]
Man held after boss reports bike theft
MIRI: A 27-year-old local man was arrested on Sunday afternoon, two days after his employer told police his motorcycle had been stolen. He reported the theft after the suspect who had worked at his oil palm estate in Bekenu suddenly disappeared with the motorcycle and could not be reached on the phone. Police chief ACP […]
Estate participants angered by negative remarks on Salcra
KUCHING: Numerous Sarawak Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (Salcra) project participants have expressed dismay over comments made by Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) political affairs director Raymond Thong claiming that the authority’s current business model has not fully benefit landowners. In his statement, Thong urged the state government to discontinue Salcra’s operations and instead allow smallholders […]
Call to tighten movements in estates
KUCHING: The Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (Soppoa) has urged its members to tighten movements at their respective estates and mills following the surge in Covid-19 pandemic in various districts in the state. While acknowledging that there was an isolated incident at an estate located in Bintulu, the association warns members of the dire […]
Lockdown for oil palm estate in Beluru
MIRI: After two oil palm estates in Suai Niah were placed under lockdown on Monday, an oil palm estate in Beluru is also being placed under a similar ruling today. Two Covid-19 cases were detected, said Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin, who is also minister-in-charge of Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC). The […]
Two oil palm estates under lockdown
MIRI: Rumah Sabang Empungan, KM12 Jalan BLD Sungai Sawai, and two oil palm estates in Suai Niah here have been placed under immediate lockdown after a Covid-19 case was detected recently. The lockdown, which started today (Jan 25), will last until February 8, said Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin, who is also minister […]
