Fisherman junkie nabbed
MUKAH: Local police have arrested a 26-year-old fisherman for involving in drugs. Mukah District police chief DSP Jimmy Panyau said the junkie was arrested during a raid on an unnumbered house at Kampung Petanak Hilir here. He said the man was found in a room of the house. Upon checking the suspect’s room, police found […]
Four rescued after clinging to dear life
MUARA TEBAS: Four fishermen clinging onto a log for four hours after their boat sank about 3.5 nautical miles from Tanjung Po, were rescued by another fisherman last Thursday (Mar 11). Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director First Admiral Zin Azman Md Yunus said the local fishermen aged between 26 and 56, were rescued […]
Striving to put food on the table
A fisherman’s tale KUCHING: For those in the lower income group, earning a daily wage especially during the prevailing economic crisis largely effected by the Covid-19 pandemic is no easy task. While one has to ensure that the daily income is sufficient to pay for the bills, he/she would have to make sure there […]
Search for croc victim continues
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The search-and-rescue (SAR) operation for a fisherman who was attacked by a crocodile in Kampung Meranek river entered day two today.. In its statement, the State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said surface searching activity was increased to a 10km radius from upstream and downstream areas of the scene. “This includes the […]
Fisherman fails to return after trip at sea
BINTULU: A fisherman is feared drowned after he failed to return from a fishing trip in Kuala Tatau yesterday (Dec 31). Mohd Ainul Median, 23, was reported to have gone fishing yesterday at 10.30am with two of his friends in three separate boats. While the victim’s friends returned to the jetty at 4.30pm yesterday, Mohd […]
Fisherman gets new roof for Christmas
KUCHING: In light of the Christmas spirit, Hope Place Kuching gave 60 new roof pieces as a Christmas gift to a family in Santubong. The recipient, Ho Bee Beng, a fisherman, lives with his wife in a stilted wooden house at the river mouth of Santubong River. Kelvin Wan, founder of the NGO noted that […]
Good Samaritans come to aid of fisherman
KUCHING: A fisherman, whose boat sank in waters off Tanjung Po near Bako here, has received some assistance. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Women chief Kho Teck Wan, Team Dynamics chairman Eric Tay and Aaron Tay of Tay Motors paid a visit, and presented a donation to the fisherman, Bong Fook Yu, on Monday (Sept […]
Search continues for men missing at sea
BINTULU: Search and rescue efforts will continue on Friday (Sept 25) for two men who went missing during a fishing trip near the Temana A platform. Day 8 (Thursday, Sept 24) of operations started at 8am to look for Kinminsna Kassim, 58, and his Indonesian employee Pendi Salim Husin, 38. Tatau District police chief DSP […]
Fisherman suffering from stroke rescued
KUCHING: A fisherman, who suffered from a stroke while being at sea near Pulau Burong on Monday night, was rescued by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA). The agency deployed their “KM Mengalum” asset to carry out the medical evacuation (Medevac) for the victim who was about 20 nautical miles from the MMEA jetty at […]
Drowned fisherman found
TANJUNG MANIS: The body of an Indonesian man who fell off a fishing boat on September 7 was found floating here by a fisherman, on Thursday. According to State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), the Tanjung Manis fire station received a call on the find by a fisherman from Kampung Rajang. Upon receiving the call, […]
