Baby trapped in car saved
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A nine-month-old baby was successfully rescued after being trapped in a car here on Wednesday (Jan 27). According to Fire and Rescue Department report, the mother left the baby in the car when she went to throw away some rubbish. She returned to find the car door locked. A kind neighbour called the department […]
State ranks third in number of homeless people rescued
KUCHING: Sarawak ranks third highest in terms of number of homeless people rescued, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “During the movement control order (MCO) from March 28 to June 8 this year, a total of 145 homeless people were rescued, whereas from June 9 to October […]
Eight foreign women rescued from human trafficking
MIRI: Police rescued eight foreign women believed to be victims of human trafficking in a raid at a house in Jalan Taman Da Sing 7 here on Saturday night. The women, aged between 30 and 58 years from Indonesia, were rescued in the raid conducted by a team of Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) around […]
VESSEL-PLATFORM COLLISION: Survivors to arrive in stages
MIRI: Forty-six survivors from the 125 who jumped off from the MV Dayang Topaz vessel which crashed into an oil rig platform arrived at the Krokop offshore jetty in stages today (Oct 27). The vessel was carrying 187 crew members; 125 jumped overboard while 62 remained on board. The remaining 79 crew members who jumped, […]
VESSEL-PLATFORM COLLISION: One person dead, four missing
MIRI: A maintenance vessel capsized about 7.7 nautical miles off Miri waters at 6.30am on Tuesday (Oct 27). A search and rescue operations (SAR) was immediately activated to locate the victims after a distress call on the incident was made. One hundred and twenty-one crew members were rescued at 8.45am, with one of them was […]
Three suspected human trafficking victims rescued
SIBU: Police on Tuesday (Sept 1) rescued three foreign women suspected to be victims of human trafficking during an “Ops Noda” raid on a reflexology and health centre at Jalan Tuanku Osman here. District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit told that a team of Sibu Crime Investigation Division (CID) conducted the raid around 6.30pm. […]
Passersby rescue trapped motorcyclist
KUCHING: A teenage motorcyclist was rescued from being trapped under a vehicle after a road accident that occurred at Jalan Kolong 2, Matang yesterday. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) received an emergency call pertaining to the 11.48am incident. Following the call, a team of firemen from Petra Jaya fire station was deployed to the […]
Lost hikers at Mount Santubong found
KUCHING: A group of hikers who lost their way while descending from Mount Santubong last Saturday (Aug 8) were rescued by personnel of Permai Rainforest Resort on Sunday (Aug 9). According to Petra Jaya Fire and Rescue Station chief Azaharul Sahari, firemen were deployed to the scene after a distress call on the incident was […]
Bird, turtles rescued
KUCHING: About 50 species of birds and 16 turtles were rescued from a home on Jalan Krokong, Lorong Taiton 9 in Bau. All of these are protected species under the Sarawak Wildlife Protection Ordinance 1998. Sarawak Brigade General Operation Force (GOF) Datuk Khaw Kok Chin said all the animals were found during Ops Bersepadu Khazanah […]
