Author: Margaret Ringgit

Reef balls deployed to improve marine life

MIRI: The final deployment of reef balls in Niah-Suai waters has been a success. Some 600 reef balls were lowered since March 22 into the Miri-Sibuti Coral Reefs National Park (MSCRNP) here. The effort is a collaboration between the Sarawak government and Petronas Sarawak under the Eco-Marine project. The five-year

40 pupils hear talks on dangers of drugs

MIRI:  Schoolchildren need to know about drugs and learn to say no, said National Anti-Drugs Agency (Nada) Miri chief Mazlan Jikran. He was addressing 40 pupils from 10 primary schools in Subis District at the closing of “Kem Pintar 2019 ̶  Program Intelek Asuhan Rohani” (Smart Camp 2019 –Intellectual Programme)

44 teachers take part in fire prevention, safety programme

MIRI: Forty-four teachers from 20 elementary schools took part in a fire prevention and safety programme here on Saturday. The one-day programme at Lopeng fire station covered six learning modules. It was jointly organised by Miri Bomba zone 6 and the Community Development Department (Kemas) for Miri /Sibuti. The participants

Aerial fighting method used to combat bushfires

LIMBANG: Aerial fighting method is being used to combat bushfires in this district which has entered into the third day yesterday (Sunday). According to Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Sarawak assistant operations director Tiong Ling Hii, a total 20 acres of land along the Limbang – Brunei Darussalam border were

One dead, another injured after fatal crash

MIRI: A head-on collision on Friday night involving two cars along Miri Bypass road resulted in one death, while leaving the other with minor injuries. The fatal crash happened nearby Kampung 1 Malaysia at 8.30pm. State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said that the deceased

Man lodges police report against his own son

MIRI: A man from RPR Lorong 1 Pujut here on Friday lodged a police report against his son who threatened to torch their house and harm both him and his wife after they refused his demand for cash. Reportedly, the incident occurred twice that day. The first was around 9am

Call to revamp country’s cultural policy

MIRI: Comprehensive and holistic approaches are needed to revamp the country’s culture as a whole in order to make citizens value heritage and sustainable development. “In line with the vast development of the fourth industry revolution, it is about time that we revamp the country’s cultural policy in order to

Contractor, supervisor fall victim to scams

MIRI: A contractor in Miri was cheated into paying RM20,200 to a conman who promised to secure the release of his friend, a China national, who was currently being detained at a prison here. According to State Commercial Crime Investigation Department Chief Superintendent Mustafa Kamal Gani Abdullah, the 38-year-old victim

Underground gas lines expected to be done by 2020

MIRI: Work to install natural gas pipes underground at Desa Pujut 2 in Permyjaya here is expected to be done by the end of next year. The project will benefit some 1,073 households. Sarawak Gas Distribution Sdn Bhd is doing the installation. “We have four phases in this area, and

SUPP in support of CM’s stance on ‘termites’

MIRI: The Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP) fully agrees with the Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg’s speech in Marudi on Wednesday, that there are people out there seeking to destroy Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and its unity amongst the four component parties; PBB, SUPP, PRS and PDP.