Safe haven for the homeless soon
KUCHING: The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry plans to establish a transit place for the homeless in Sibu and Kuching in the near future. Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the ministry had already located a suitable place for the purpose in Sibu, however, the old building required repair beforehand. “We […]
House fire leaves 22 homeless
BINTULU: An early morning fire that heavily damaged a two-storey house at Jalan Sibiew, Kampung Baru here yesterday left 22 people homeless. According to the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operation centre, a distress call on the incident was received at 4.45am. Following the call, Bintulu firefighters were despatched to the scene. Upon arrival, […]
28 homeless after fire razes house
KUCHING: A double-storey house was razed in a fire on Friday and has left 28 people from four families homeless. According to the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operation centre, a distress call on the incident at Kampung Semerah Padi here was received around 1pm. A team of firefighters from Petra Jaya and Padungan […]
Miri shelters its homeless community
MIRI: A hall of the Malaysia Red Crescent Miri chapter at Jalan Bulan Sabit here has been transformed into a temporary relief centre to accommodate the city’s homeless population during the movement control order (MCO). A total 15 partition tents are being provided by the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) for the homeless occupying the […]
Fire victims thankful for government & public help
KUCHING: A pre-dawn fire at Kampung Sourabaya Ulu here last Sunday morning left Mohd Napiah Abu Bakar and his family homeless. Napiah and his family had been living in the house for almost 20 years. Recalling the day of the fire, the 47-year-old father, who works as an auxiliary policeman at a public university in […]
