Floods, landslides kill 3 in Indonesia’s West Sumatra
JAKARTA: Severe flooding and landslides in the Padang Pariaman district, West Sumatra, caused by a relentless rainfall since Thursday night, have resulted in three fatalities. According to the National Board of Disaster Management (BNPB), one person died in the floods and two others were buried by the landslides on Friday. BNPB spokesperson Abdul Muhari said […]
18 rabies cases, 16 fatalities so far this year
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded a total of 18 rabies cases, including 16 deaths from Jan 1 to Dec 13 this year. State Health Department director Dr Ooi Choo Huck said that of these cases, five were from the Sibu region, four each from Serian and Kuching respectively, three cases from Bintulu, and two cases from Samarahan. […]
Sarawak recorded 392 accidents, 22 fatalities at workplace
KUCHING: Sarawak reported 392 occupational accidents, with 22 resulting in fatalities last year, according to Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) Sarawak director Dr. Nor Halim Hasan. According to him, the manufacturing sector had the highest number of deaths, with six cases, followed by the agricultural sector and the construction sector, each with three […]
Woman dies from fire ant bite
A fire ant bite can have fatal consequences and can even lead to death. This was the unfortunate fate of Cathy Weed in Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA, who passed away after being attacked by fire ants. Cathy Weed accidentally stepped on a fire ant mound while walking near her home. As a result, she, a mother […]
Rabies free by 2025?
We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals. – Immanuel Kant, German philosopher Sarawak used to be Malaysia’s only rabies-free state but that changed when the authorities declared the first rabies case on July 1, 2017. Since then a total of 66 rabies cases among humans with 59 deaths were […]
Road accidents up 37 per cent in 2022
KUCHING: Sarawak saw an increase of 37 per cent in the number of road accidents recorded last year from 2021. Police statistics show that there were 341 fatalities in 2022, a 10.7 per cent increase compared to the previous year. The data also showed that the number of serious injuries sustained has also increased with […]
27 killed in bus crash in China
BEIJING: Twenty-seven people were killed in a bus crash in southwest China on Sunday, police said, in the country’s deadliest road accident so far this year. The crash took place on a highway in rural Guizhou province when the vehicle carrying 47 people in total flipped onto its side, police said in a statement published […]
13 deaths between Oct 11 and Oct 16
By Rachel Mina KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) today (Oct 17) reported 13 new Covid-19 fatalities in the state between Oct 11 and Oct 16. On Oct 11, one death was recorded in the Sibu district. A 90-year-old man with a history of high blood pressure was brought-in-dead (BID) to the Sibu Hospital. […]
Trio killed after car skids and hits tree
KUCHING: Three men were killed when the car they were travelling in skidded and struck a tree along Jalan Bako here on Tuesday. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said early investigation found that the victims were heading towards Bako from the city during the 6.39pm tragedy. “The victims had to be extricated from the wreckage […]
Increase in state’s Covid cases
KUCHING: The state’s daily Covid-19 cases reverted to high numbers on Monday (Sept 20) with 3,619 new cases reported, a notable increase compared to Sunday’s (Sept 19) 2,707 cases. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 3,611 of the newly registered cases fell into Categories 1 and 2 while eight cases were Categories 4 and […]
