Chronology of capsize incident
KUCHING: Here is the full chronology by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak of a fishing boat with eight anglers, a skipper and a first mate aboard, which capsized due to rough and big waves in Telaga Air on Saturday afternoon (Oct 2). Its director First Admiral Maritime Zin Azman Md Yunus said the […]
Crowd saves family from watery end
KUCHING: Twelve persons comprising food delivery riders and bystanders did not hesitate to dive into a seven-foot-deep ditch to rescue a family of four trapped inside their vehicle at Jalan Camar, Petra Jaya. The accident happened at 9.25pm last Saturday behind Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Sakura. It was reported that the car ended up in […]
Good Samaritan rescues pangolin
SIBU: A pangolin spotted at the Sibu-Bintulu flyover was rescued by a concerned citizen on Monday (July 5) A spokesman from the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) said the man acted quickly and rescued the animal by bringing it back to his home. “The kind-hearted man brought the pangolin back to his house before alerting SFC […]
Extrameal to the rescue
BINTULU: Extrameal Bintulu recently helped a single mother and her five children whose lives were affected badly by the Covid-19 pandemic. Its founder, Francis Ngu Hown Hua, in a statement on Sunday (May 9), said that Nancy Semali, 33, and her five children ranging from the age of 6 to 17 live in Sungai Plan […]
More Mocsar teams to be set up in Sarawak
SIBU: The Fire and Rescue Department is planning to set up several more Mountain Cave Search and Rescue (Mocsar) teams in Sarawak. Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin said personnel for the team will be recruited among locals who knew the topography of mountains and caves in their respective areas, which would later […]
Four rescued after clinging to dear life
MUARA TEBAS: Four fishermen clinging onto a log for four hours after their boat sank about 3.5 nautical miles from Tanjung Po, were rescued by another fisherman last Thursday (Mar 11). Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director First Admiral Zin Azman Md Yunus said the local fishermen aged between 26 and 56, were rescued […]
Firemen free stuck kitten
MARUDI: A six-week old stray kitten got stuck inside a bay of car engine on Friday. This prompted the vehicle’s owner, a female driver, to quickly seek help from Marudi fire station. According to Zone 6 Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) chief Supt Law Poh Kiong, the car owner arrived at the fire station parking […]
Flood management in Sarawak — back then and now
Now, as soon as your house is flooded, rescue teams are dEspatched to help flood victims to evacuate to relief centres (PPS). – Zarena Abdullah, flood victim Having to face floods in Sarawak in the 1960s to 1980s cannot be compared with its experience now, according to two flood victims. Today, they said, almost all […]
A whimsical regular day for fireman
KUCHING: Apart from extinguishing fires, promoting safety and protecting the public from danger, firefighters also serve to help animals and pet owners in any dire situation. A distress call received at around 10:30am this morning had led a team of firemen to a house located in Desa Ilmu, Kota Samarahan which had a puppy trapped […]
Seven rescued after being stranded in forest
BAU: Seven individuals were rescued after they were stranded in a forest at Adis Buan Resort, Kampung Segong here last Sunday (Oct 4). The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre received a distress call at 6.17pm after witnesses realised that the group had yet to return to the resort after leaving for the forest […]
