New lead as missing man’s boat found

BELAGA: New lead has emerged and the search for a missing man in Bakun continues into the fifth day of rescue operation today. The boat of the missing victim, Ali Lingak, was found in Batang Balui by villagers involved in the search and rescue (SAR) operation. According to Sarawak Fire and Rescue Operation Centre, the […]

Search for missing man continues

BELAGA: The search to locate a man, identified as Ali Lingak, reported to have gone missing at Long Selui, Uma Kelap Lama in Bakun since Mar 10, has entered day two today (Mar 23). The victim’s son said about 1pm on the day of the incident, he and his father had finished moving logs and […]

Body of missing man found afloat

SRI AMAN: The body of a man reported to have gone missing while fishing near Rumah Francis Kaong, Nanga Skrang last Sunday, was found by the public today. Betong fire chief Vincent Baling Yabi revealed that the victim identified as Taid Jepit, 61, was found afloat at 12.35pm near Kampung Temelan, Batang Lupar. Search and […]

Search on for boy feared drowned

MARUDI: A 15-year-old boy is missing and feareddrowned while bathing in a river at Long Meraan here on Monday (Mar 8). The State Fire and Rescue Department, in a statement, said the department received a distress call on the boy’s disappearance at 10.50am yesterday (Mar 9), prompting a search-and-rescue (SAR) operation to be mounted. On […]

SAR launched for missing fisherman

OYA: A search and rescue (SAR) operation has been launched to find a fisherman who went missing and is believed to be attacked by a crocodile while looking for prawns at Batang Oya here on Saturday. Dalat district police chief ASP Haswata Abdullah Buyong said the victim has been identified as Ali Baba Dahri, 52, […]

Missing elderly man found safe

LIMBANG: A 63-year-old man, Tamin Kalling, who was reported missing, was found safe albeit weak this morning (Mar 3). Tamin, who is from Kampung Seberang Kedai here, was reported missing by his family after his boat was spotted unattended at the riverbank of Sungai Limbang at 9.20am today (Mar 3). Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department […]

Police need public assistance to find next-of-kin

SIBU: The Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) is currently in the attempt to locate the next-of-kin of a deceased man, Jantau Kanyan, whose body was found by the public. Jantau was found shirtless, clothed with longs pants, lying on a chair located at an empty hut near Jalan Paradom, Sibu on Feb 8 at around 11.15am. […]

Body of missing worker found

SIBU: The body of a foreign worker reported to have gone missing in Sungai Bidut after he fell from Jalan Tanjung Maling jetty last Thursday, was found this afternoon. The State Fire Department operations centre disclosed that the body of Kyam Min from Myanmar, was discovered by the public around 10.50am. Following the finding, a […]

Missing man found safe behind mosque

DARO: A 35-year-old man in Kampung Lemang Pek who was reported missing since Thursday was found safe today. The man who was said to have left his house on Thursday evening did not return home which prompted his fellow villagers to search for him near a cemetery where was last seen. He was not there. […]

SAR to resume after family lodges missing person’s report

SIMUNJAN: A search and rescue (SAR) operation for a missing person had to be suspended until police receive a missing person’s report from the family. The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said a witness to the incident on Thursday (Feb 11) had claimed that the missing person had a fight with a […]