SIBU: The fire victims of Rumah Jelian Nayor and Rumah Langi Ambau longhouses at Pasai Siong Tengah here heaved a sigh of relief after receiving much needed assistance from their community leader Penghulu Richard Ampi. The donations, in the form…
KUCHING: The Salvation Army Kuching Corps are requesting donations of essential items from the public to help the fire victims of Rh Naga Rasau in Engkilili, Sri Aman. On Sept 16, part of the 24-door longhouse was razed, affecting 18…
SRI AMAN: Part of a 24-door longhouse at Pekan Engkelili, here, was razed by fire on Wednesday (Sept 16). A team of firefighters from the Sri Aman and Betong fire stations was despatched to the scene after the State Fire…
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…
JULAU: This 20-door longhouse called Rumah Chat at Nanga Bilat about 20 minutes’ drive away from Julau town was razed to the ground at 1pm today (August 17). It is said that the fire spread so quickly that the inhabitants…
BINTULU: Fire victims from Rumah Lanting Depong Sungai Arip Balingian in Tatau will be receiving RM18,000 from the state government, revealed Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Kakus acting chief Nelson Mujah Giri. He added Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas…
SELANGAU: Victims of a longhouse fire here received relief assistance worth RM18,000 from Native Laws and Customs Assistant Minister Datuk John Sikie Tayai on Monday (July 20). The assistance was handed over by the assistant minister himself when visiting the…
BINTULU: A fire has left 135 occupants of an 18-door longhouse, Rumah Lanting Depong at Nanga Gun in Sungai Arip, with nothing but the clothes on their backs. The fire broke out around 11.30pm last Saturday (July18), said the State…
BINTULU: Tragedies involving fires at longhouses often have a devastating effect as they typically involve more than one household. In realising that, Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Integrity and Ombudsman) Datuk Talib Zulpilip suggested longhouse communities to work with…
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