Local authorities urged to buck up
By Lee Shaw Wei & Tania Matu KUCHING: Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak urges the Local Government ministry and local authorities to step up efforts in tackling local issues. Its chairman Chong Chieng Jen highlighted this during his daily press conference held at DAP headquarters here yesterday after he had visited a fire incident which […]
One killed in fire incident
BETONG: A fire incident an hour before midnight on Thursday (Oct 27) in Kabong had caused the death of a person. The State Fire and Rescue Operations Centre (Bomba) received an emergency call regarding a vehicle on fire at 11.01pm on that day. Firemen from Saratok Bomba station were deployed to the incident located at […]
Fire causes big damage to workshop
SRI AMAN: A workshop at Kampung Pasir Panas was 80 per cent razed in a fire incident yesterday morning. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (BOMBA) said firemen from Sri Aman station were despatched to the scene after his department received an emergency call at 1.35am. By the time the firemen arrived, the […]
12 shop owners receive aid
SARIKEI: The 12 shop owners who were affected by fire incident at Jalan Industri here recently received assistance in the form of spandex roofs from Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii. According to a press release, the spandex roofs were distributed last Tuesday as repair work is being carried out at the moment. “Each […]
Human activities major cause of nation’s fire incidents
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The majority of fires in Malaysia are caused by human activities, says the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) director-general. Datuk Seri Muhammad Hamdan Wahid explained that Bomba conducted a study to identify the causes of fires in the country. “Based on our analysis, we found out that most fires in the country […]
Money in SPayGlobal remain safe
KUCHING: Sarawak’s e-wallet application, SPayGlobal, has confirmed that the fire incident happened at Wisma Bapa Malaysia, has interrupted its service from 7:45pm yesterday. “Our business continuity team has since responded immediately to the incident. At the same time, our technical team has commenced the process of disaster recovery,” it said in a Facebook post today. […]
Fire incident at SMK Balai Ringin gets ministry’s attention
KUCHING: The Ministry of Education (MOE) is taking immediate follow-up actions on the 3am fire incident on Saturday (Jan 8) that has affected part of SMK Balai Ringin in Serian. Its minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin said that he was informed of the fire which involved the school’s teachers room and administration block. “Alhamdulillah, no […]
