Sexagenarian couple injured in lorry-car collision at Jalan Batu Kawa

KUCHING: A collision between a lorry and a car at Jalan Batu Kawa, has left an elderly couple injured this morning. A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) in a statement, said the accident happened around 9.20am. Firemen from Batu Lintang station were promptly despatched to the scene to commence rescue works after […]

Elderly couple given movement helps

KUCHING:  An elderly couple recently received a quadcane crutch walking stick each to facilitate their daily movement. The contribution was handed over by Tupong assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman who paid a visit to 86-year-old Gani Eddie and his wife 82-year-old Ayang Salleh at their home in Kampung Gita Laut. Previously, the elderly couple depended on […]

Retired couple shocked over outstanding loan

KUCHING: After paying their loans regularly for 20 years, a retired couple was shocked to find that they have only repaid one-third of their loan and there was still two-thirds outstanding. This is the distressing experience of Mr and Mrs Jee when they found out that after they have regularly made monthly repayments of their […]

Bedridden man gets help from Hope Place

KUCHING: An elderly couple in Desa Wira here received essential items from Hope Place Kuching. Phua Teck Choon, 69, and his wife has been living in a house which is built on a government-given land. Phua has been bedridden for about a year due to a stroke that left half of his body paralysed. He […]

Elderly couple rescued in SAR ops

KUCHING: An elderly couple reported missing when out looking for rattan wood at Sungai Janting in Bintangor was successfully rescued by firefighters on Wednesday night (May 5). Klang Entalai, 74 and Achang Unja, 58 were found by firefighters at around 11.30pm at a distance of 4.5km from their last known location. The Bintangor Fire and […]