20 fishing boats moved to main road

MIRI: About 20 fishing boats were moved to the Kuala Baram main road as the boat sheds were flooded on Tuesday night following non-stop downpours. Minister in-charge of Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) Datuk Lee Kim Shin who is also Minister for Transport went to Kampung Batu Satu, Kuala Baram last on Tuesday night […]

Still no clues of missing man

KUCHING: A 59-year-old man who was reported missing in Santubong since Jan 3, has yet to be found as the search and rescue (SAR) operations entered day five yesterday without any new clues. Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director Zin Azman Md Yunus said the search yesterday covered an area of 82 square nautical […]

No new clues to missing person

KUCHING: The search and rescue (SAR) operations for the missing Samsudin Beden in Santubong entered its fourth day today without finding any new clues. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director Zin Azman Md Yunus said the area of ​​the search sector covered 100 square nautical miles, from Muara Tebas to Tanjung Sipang and Pulau […]

Cat meows to alert couple of python

SIMANGGANG: A couple woke up from their sleep to find a python on their ceiling after their pet cat kept meowing this early morning. Sri Aman Civil Defense Officer Captain Siti Huzaimah Ibrahim said they received a report of the presence of an 18-foot python weighing around 25kg at 4.25am. “That time, the couple was […]

Search for man feared drowned continues

SARIKEI: The search for an Indonesian man feared drowned at Muara Payang here has entered day two today. The operations centre of the State Fire and Rescue Department said the search continued at 6.45am within a 2-km radius from where the victim was believed to have gone missing. The search-and-rescue (SAR) team that involved firefighters […]

Woman finds unwanted visitor in living room

MIRI: A homeowner at Lorong 3 Spring, Jalan Riam here had a slithery visitor upon her return from work on Thursday evening. Fearing the metre-long snake to be a cobra, she made an emergency call to Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) seeking for their assistance to capture the reptile. The 47 year-old woman reportedly found […]

Cat rescued from signboard

KUCHING: Cats are naturally great climbers but even they sometimes have problems climbing down. This morning, a cat climbed up to the signboard of a medical clinic at Jalan Matang but could not climb down. A member of the public, who heard the feline’s cry for help at around 8.40am, contacted the Civil Defence Force […]

Woman’s quick thinking saves children from cobra attack

MIRI: Two children of a daycare centre were saved from being bitten by a cobra, thanks to the quick thinking of a staff member on Friday (Nov 27). Miri APM officer Captain (PA) Usman Harto said the 45 year-old woman who works at the centre spotted the one-metre-long reptile and immediately called the APM for […]

183 persons complete 14-day quarantine

KUCHING: The mandatory 14-day quarantine is over for 183 persons, and they have checked out from Pullman Hotel, one of the designated quarantine centres in the city. Kuching District Civil Defence Force (APM) said all necessary procedures to indicate the end of their quarantine had been settled and that all Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) […]

SAR operation called off for missing granny

PUSA: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for a missing 69-year-old woman in Kampung Semarang, was called off after no new clues were discovered during the eight-day search. The victim, Rahobah Murni, was reported missing after she failed to return home in the evening after going to her farm alone on Nov 13. Saratok fire […]