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First aid skills crucial with mishaps increasing

SIBU: First aid knowledge and skills are needed more than ever due to the increasing number of accidents. Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) Sibu Branch chairman, Penghulu Chua Hiong Kee said first aid has become an important tool in quickly responding to accidents to ensure that injuries can be  promptly dealt with before coming under […]

Motorcycle accidents still the highest

KUCHING: Motorcyclists contributed to the highest number of road accidents last year. Of the total 897 accidents reported from January to December, 487 involved motorcyclists. “Out of the 487 motorcycle accidents, 175 were fatal cases, 94 suffered serious injuries, and 218 suffered minor injuries,” Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin said in a statement […]

PAS calls to suspend alcohol sales, production to curb drunk driving

KUALA LUMPUR:  PAS has called on the government to immediately suspend all productions, businesses, and sales of alcoholic beverages so as new measures can be taken to prevent drunk driving. In making the call, its Information chief Kamaruzaman Mohamad said PAS viewed seriously the fatal accident cases involving drunk drivers that had become so rampant lately. “Looking at […]