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Temple raintree stays evergreen and young

SIBU: Middle age is a time when many, if not most people, start sporting noticeably portly figures, wrinkles, telling cellulite and all the rest of it. There’s no escaping the toll Father Time takes on us. But the story is not necessarily the same in the natural world especially when it comes to nature’s gift […]

Female driver suffers injuries in crash

MIRI: A female motorist suffered injuries after a car she was driving crashed into a roadside tree near the Sri Miri army camp this morning (Feb 20). Prior to the crash, the BMW saloon car was heading towards the city centre from the airport area when it reportedly skidded off the road and crashed onto […]

Driver escapes unhurt as car hits tree

MIRI: A 26-year-old man miraculously escaped unhurt when his car hit a tree near Taman Awam early this morning. The driver was trapped in his wrecked car after the accident. He was travelling from the city centre to Morsjaya when he lost control of his vehicle. Miri fire station deployed nine firefighters and its Emergency […]

Concerned motorists in Mukah want trees trimmed

MUKAH: Concerned motorists are up in arms over a cluster of trees by the road kerb near a junction in the old town here. Their grouse – the tress are obstructing their view, and the motorists are urging the authorities to take appropriate action. New Sarawak Tribune went to the area on Tuesday (Jan 19) […]

Australian trees with ‘scorpion-like venom’

BRISBANE (Australia): Australia is notorious for its venomous spiders, snakes and sea creatures, but researchers have now identified “scorpion-like” toxins secreted by a tree that can cause excruciating pain for weeks. Split-second contact with the dendrocnide tree, a rainforest nettle known by its indigenous name gympie-gympie, delivers a sting far more potent than similar plants […]