Search for victims of car plunge called off
BINTULU: The search and rescue operation (SAR) for a car that plunged into a river in Sebauh on the night November 30 was halted at 4.40pm today due to bad weather and will resume tomorrow. It is not immediately known how many passengers were trapped inside the car when it plunged into the Kemena River […]
Search ongoing for car that plunges into river
BINTULU: A search and rescue (SAR) operation has been activated to locate a car that was believed to have plunged into Kemena River from the Sebauh Public Works Department (JKR) Wharf here on Monday. Bintulu fire chief TPgB Christus Buson said a distress call on the incident was received around 8pm. According to witnesses, it […]
Car crashes into road divider, killing driver
BINTULU: A mechanic was killed after his vehicle went out of control and crashed into a road divider at Mile 13, Jalan Bintulu-Miri. Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said Robinson Engkang Rundang, 33, was going towards Rumah Gawan at Mile 14. “After the crash he was trapped in his seat. He was […]
Task force to resolve squatters’ problems
KUCHING: A special task force will be set up to resolve issues pertaining to the squatter colony at Sungai Plan in Bintulu, said State Disaster Management Committee Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi. Dr Stephen, who is also State Utilities Minister, said the members will comprise officers from various government departments and agencies. “I have requested […]
Body of dead man found on rocky beach
BINTULU: A dead man was found on the rocky shore of Pantai ABF Tanjong Kidurong on Sunday (November 29). A team of firefighters from Bintulu fire station was deployed to the place at 1.51pm to help remove the unidentified corpse. The corpse, which arrived at the port around 3.50pm, has been handed over to the […]
Flood keeps families nervous and anxious
BINTULU: A total of 110 families in Sungai Plan village which was hit by a flash flood were waiting anxiously monitoring their situation while waiting for help to arrive. Kampung Sg Plan Malay chief, Bujang Wahap, their place was hit by flash floods since Saturday (Nov 28). “In my area 40 houses are affected while […]
Motorist escapes blazing car
BINTULU: A car burst into flames near Kidurong Avenue junction on Saturday night. Fortunately, no injuries were reported in the 11pm incident, as the vehicle owner, aged 21, managed to get out of his car safely. Nine firemen from Bintulu fire station were deployed to the scene upon responding to an alert call. They arrived […]
Landslide scare for longhouse residents
BINTULU: Residents of a 50-door longhouse, Rumah Jarau, Kampung Dayak Sungai Plan here had to undergo tense moments when the back portion of the longhouse gave way to a landslide this early morning (Nov 28). It was reported that heavy rain since Friday had caused the soil to loosen up and resulted in the landslide. […]
Man feared missing returns home
BINTULU: A man, who was feared missing after he went to swim at a river, was confirmed safe when he returned to his house on Tuesday night. State Fire Department operations centre said the 43-year-old man was reported missing by his family around 10pm after failing to return home. Bintulu fire station immediately despatched a […]
Fire leaves three homeless
BINTULU: A wooden house at Kampung Sungai Plan, Jalan Coastal here was razed in a fire on Sunday (Nov 22) and has left three people homeless. Bintulu fire chief TPgB I Cristus Buson said an emergency call on the incident was received at 7.38pm. Upon firemen’s arrival, the 10×20 square feet house was already destroyed. […]
