Fire guts two houses, leaves 25 homeless
MIRI: Two double-storey houses in Long Lama, were gutted by fire on Monday (Dec 14) evening. The fire also left 25 residents homeless and all are now temporarily staying with their relatives. The State Fire Department operations centre despatched firemen from the Lopeng fire station to the scene after receiving a distress call around 5.35pm. […]
State ranks third in number of homeless people rescued
KUCHING: Sarawak ranks third highest in terms of number of homeless people rescued, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “During the movement control order (MCO) from March 28 to June 8 this year, a total of 145 homeless people were rescued, whereas from June 9 to October […]
Hope Place helps mother-of-six
KUCHING: A struggling mother-of-six received assistance from Hope Place, a local non-governmental organisation, on Wednesday. The homeless woman and her children were found on the streets of 7th Mile on Tuesday and were provided temporary shelter by Anjung Kasih before being referred to Hope Place. The woman was identified as Norazlina Nasir, 34, and she […]
Help arrives for Long Balau fire victims
MIRI: The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) and Mulu assemblyman Dato Gerawat Gala arrived at Long Balau today, bringing with them essential items for residents of a 23-door longhouse that was razed by fire earlier in the day. Firefighters, including Bomba Miri chief Supt Law Poh Kiong, reached the location around 1pm. The fire left […]
Early morning fire leaves five homeless
IGAN: A family of five, including a two-year-old toddler, had a brush with death when their house at Kampung Skrang here was engulfed in flames today (Oct 15). According to the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), six firefighters were despatched to the scene following an alert received at 2.10am. Upon arrival, the firefighters found […]
Homeless mom, kids given help
KUCHING: A homeless mother and her three young children approached Anjung Singgah for help recently. Subsequently Anjung Singgah contacted Hope Place Kuching requesting assistance for these four persons in need, said a statement issued on Friday (Sept 11). “The 29 year-old mother ran away from her rented home, with all her children in tow, as […]
Six children made homeless in afternoon blaze
LIMBANG: Six people including two children were left homeless after a fire razed two houses at Kampung Pengkalan Madang here on Friday afternoon. The blazed completely destroyed the houses in the 2.15pm incident. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. A team of firemen from Limbang fire station dashed to the scene upon receiving the alert and […]
121 longhouse fires recorded in five years
KUCHING: The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) has recorded a total of 121 fire cases involving longhouses throughout Sarawak, from 2015 to 2020. Sarawak Bomba director Khirudin Drahman revealed on Friday (Aug 21) that Sibu recorded the most, with 39 cases, including the recent one in Julau, leaving 142 homeless. Up next was Sri Aman […]
Telaga Air fire leaves 18 homeless
KUCHING: Eighteen people were left homeless after their houses at Jalan Matang, Kampung Telaga Air were razed to the ground Thursday night. The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) received a distress call at 11.44pm regarding the blaze. Following the call, a team of firemen from Petra Jaya fire station were despatched to the scene. […]
From zakat recipient to zakat contributer
BY SYED AZWAN SYED ALI KUALA LUMPUR: More than five ago, Shahrina Abdul Hadi and her family stayed in a cramped one-bedroom flat in Jalan Sentul here and at night, due to space constraints, some of her children would sleep either in their father’s old run-down van or in the open like homeless people. The […]
