Driver unhurt in car mishap
MIRI: A driver of a car luckily escapes from injuries after the vehicle he was travelling on skidded along the Airport Miri road on Friday morning (September 25). The mishap occurred around 10am after heavy downpours. Prior to this incident, the car was heading towards the city centre from the airport when it suddenly went […]
Wind rips off part of longhouse roof
MUKAH: Six doors of Randi Enteba longhouse were damaged by a strong wind that blew away the roof of the longhouse Sunday (Aug 23). According to the fire department operations centre a distress call was received at 1.36am and two teams from Mukah and Selangau fire stations were sent to the scene. The distance from […]
4WD vehicle crushed by trailer truck
MIRI: A trailer truck heading for Miri from Bintulu crashed into a stationary four wheel drive (4WD) near Bukit Song along the Miri – Bintulu road this morning. Fortunately, no one was injured in the 11am incident. According to sources, the truck’s driver was believed to have lost control of the vehicle before it rammed […]
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 […]
It’s sudden death
KUCHING: Police have classified the death of Sarawak director of prosecution Isa Hassim as sudden death. According to Kuching district acting police chief Supt Merbin Lisa, the 57-year-old was found dead at his residence in Taman Sin Hai Min Park around 7pm on Feb 21. “He was found unconscious by a colleague who went to […]
Man saves house from burning
MIRI: Quick action by a house owner managed to save his house and five occupants inside when fire broke out in a room in the house at Jalan Kuching Timur 3 here on Tuesday night. According to Miri Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) chief Supt Law Poh Kiong, the fire only damaged about 30 percent […]
