Selfless neighbours help contain house fire
MIRI: An elderly man and his two grandchildren have their selfless neighbours to thank for coming to their aid when fire broke out at their house here on Wednesday. On noticing the fire they rushed in and turned on all the water pipes to stop the blaze which had by then affected the living room […]
SAR launched for elderly man feared drowned
KAPIT: A search and rescue (SAR) operation has been launched to locate a septuagenarian feared drowned after he had allegedly fell from his boat while crossing Batang Rajang last night (Jan 19). The victim is identified as 73-year-old Lugom Benbang. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from the Kapit station […]
Septuagenarian dies after stung by wasps
MIRI: A 72 year-old man died after he was stung by a swarm of wasp near Jalan Bulatan here today (Nov 26). According to Acting chief Miri Fire and Rescue department (Bomba) Ahmad Nizam Sapaiee, the man passed out after he was attacked while strolling along the area. “Before he passed out, the man managed […]
Elderly man sustains burns in house blaze
KUCHING: An elderly man sustained burns when his house at Siol Kandis here caught fire this morning (Nov 26). The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said firefighters from the Petra Jaya Fire and Rescue Station were immediately directed to the scene after a report was received at 9.12am. Firemen from the Padungan […]
Octogenarian killed in collision
BETONG: An elderly man died from injuries in an accident involving a motorcycle and pickup truck along Jalan Betong-Sarikei last night. The accident is believed to have happened around 10.45am when the victim who was riding his motorcycle alone, collided with a pickup truck near a U-turn. A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department […]
Missing elderly man found dead in river
MUKAH: An elderly man feared drowned near Kampung Tanjung Pedada jetty today, was found dead shortly after he was reported missing. Prior to the incident, a witness said the 58-year-old victim identified as Ajeman Saini, was about to get on a boat but suddenly fell into Batang Mukah. A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue […]
Sexagenarian dies in collision
MUKAH: An elderly motorcyclist died from his injuries after his motorcycle was believed to have been rear-ended by a car along KM121, Jalan Sibu-Bintulu yesterday. Mukah district police chief DSP Muhammad Rizal Alias in a statement, said the accident happened around 1pm when the victim was riding his motorcycle alone. Investigation found that as the […]
Elderly reported missing in Serian
SERIAN: An elderly man was reported missing after he had not returned home for some time. Bong Kim Boon, 69, was last seen at Kampung Cina, Lorong 1, here. The incident was reported to Serian Fire and Rescue (Bomba) station by Serian police station on Yesterday (Sept 14). The report was received at 5.04pm and […]
Paying the elderly a visit
KUCHING: Some elderly residents in the city here have received due attention in the form of aid to help them repair their houses. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii and Pending assemblywoman Violet Yong paid a visit to them at their residences under their respective constituencies yesterday. In a social media post, Dr Yii said […]
Scrap iron recycler gets food aid
KUCHING: A hard up elderly man in the Bandar Kuching constituency has received much-needed assistance from MP Dr Kelvin Yii to alleviate his burdens. According Dr Yii, the elderly man who presently lives in a run down house belonging to someone else earns a meager income by recycling scrap iron. But due to the restrictions […]
