Pandelela advanced to the final
TOKYO: Malaysian diving ace Pandelela Rinong kept her medal hopes alive in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after qualifying for the women’s 10-metre (m) platform individual event final here today. The 28-year-old accumulated 315.75 points from five dives to finish seventh in the semi-finals at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre here. Pandelela, the 2021 Diving World Cup […]
Police conduct thorough investigation on diver’s death
MIRI: Police are looking at all angles in their investigation to ascertain the cause of death of a diver, whose body was found floating at a dive site in Miri-Sibuti Coral Reefs National Park last Sunday (April 18). Miri police chief, ACP Hakemal Hawari said so far, there were no criminal elements involved, and they […]
Still no sign of missing diver as search continues
KUCHING: Search and rescue (SAR) operations for a 31-year-old diver feared drowned in waters near Satang Island entered the third day today. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak deputy operations director Captain Yousry Yaali said today’s search perimeter covered an area of 373.73 square nautical miles off Satang Island, a popular diving spot. “Aerial search […]
Case of drowning diver classified as sudden death
MIRI: The case of a body found floating at a diving site in Miri-Sibuti Coral Reefs National Park has been classified by the local police as sudden death pending the results of a post-mortem. Police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari on Monday confirmed that the body of a 34-year-old man surnamed ‘Ling’ from Sibu was found […]
Woman diver feared drowned off Pulau Satang
KUCHING: A diving activity about 23 nautical miles north of Pulau Satang last Saturday, turned tragic when a 31-year-old woman is feared drowned. The incident happened around 4pm when the victim, identified as Chong Su Sian, an experienced diver, went on a diving trip with eight other divers. Chong reportedly decided to make a last […]
