Search for missing woman enters fifth day

SARATOK: A search and rescue (SAR) operation for a 69-year-old woman who was reported missing on Nov 13 after she failed to return home from her farm in Kampung Semarang, Pusa drew a blank on Wednesday (Nov 18). Saratok Bomba Chief, Nazry Mohamat said the victim’s still could not be traced. “We are facing a […]

Missing granny returns home

BETONG: A senior citizen believed to have gone missing after she visited her farm in Batu Api near here last Tuesday, was found safe today. Betong fire chief Vincent Yabi said the victim identified as Andun Jabu, 77, was found about two kilometres from where she was last seen. At 11.04am, the victim left the […]

Not missing but back in Kalimantan

BETONG: An Indonesian man, reported to have gone missing in a forest at Salcra Batang Ai, Lubok Antu on Tuesday, had returned to Kalimantan, Indonesia. The State Fire Department’s operations centre stated around 10.05am this morning, a representative of the Salcra farm employee lodged a police report on the incident at the Lubok Antu police […]

Search continues for missing Indonesian

BETONG: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for a missing Indonesian has entered the second day. The man, identified as Suhaidi, had gone fishing in a forest at Salcra Batang Ai, Lubuk Antu, near here on Tuesday (Nov 10). “SAR operations started around 8.30pm on Nov 10 with a search radius of 1km,” according to […]

Body found in river

BINTULU: The body of a man was found floating in a river nearby the Hock Ming factory at Jalan Sungai Nyigu. Bintulu district police chief Superintendent Zulkipli Suhaili said the body of man was found at 2.30pm on Friday. He said the body was discovered by members of the public who were fishing for shrimp […]

Local woman studying in Taiwan murdered

SIBU: A 24-year-old local woman who was studying at a university in Tainan, Taiwan, was reported to have died last Thursday (Oct 29). According to a Taiwan newspaper the woman has been missing since Oct 28. Following that, a male suspect was arrested after he admitting to killing her. The suspect also claimed to have […]

SAR for crocodile attack victim

MIRI: A search and rescue (SAR) operation has been activated for a plywood factory worker who has gone missing after he was attacked by a crocodile at Sungai Bilat in Kuala Baram. Muhammad Syopyan Nasution, an Indonesian, was believed to have been attacked by a crocodile while walking on a pipeline crossing Sungai Bilat around […]

Seven-year-old boy feared drowned

DARO: A seven-year-old boy is suspected to have drowned after falling into a river at Kampung Sungai Passin here last Wednesday (Sept 16). According to State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), a distress call on the incident was received at 2.55pm. The victim was identified as Gabriel Lembang Anchau. Following the call, Daro Fire and […]

Senior citizen still missing after three days

BAU: A senior citizen has gone missing at Pekan Tondong here after failing to return home at Jalan Selalang since Wednesday afternoon (Sept 9). The 77-year-old male victim identified as Kuan Joon Ted was believed to be senile. He is often seen walking around the Pan Borneo route from Selalang to Tondong back and forth. […]

SAR operation for missing person called off

SRI AMAN The search and rescue (SAR) operation for missing person Kong Gindi of Rumah Panjang Tuntun was called off yesterday after a week of unavailing search. The victim had been missing since July 24, prompting the SAR operation to be mounted on the Seduku River, Batang Lupar. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), said […]