Ugak raises alarm on 23-year wait for fire station

BINTULU: Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah, Sarawak Affairs and Special Duties) Datuk Wilson Ugak Kumbong wants priority to be given to setting up a fire station at Sungai Asap. He said this was because residents at the Bakun Resettlement Scheme (BRS) in Sungai Asap had been waiting patiently for one for more […]

 Distant station worsens worries of fire

KUCHING: With the nearest fire and rescue (Bomba) station located about 100km away; the residents at the Bakun Resettlement Scheme Sungai Asap, Belaga are constantly worrying about ‘when is the next fire incident’. Umie Liau, a resident of Uma Baha longhouse in the settlement said whenever there was a longhouse fire in the area; it […]