Water supply in Sibu affected as water board minimises intake
SIBU: Sibu Water Board (SWB) is unable to extract water from the Rejang River due to high siltation that had been caused by a logjam in the upper reaches of Baleh River in Kapit Division yesterday. In a notice to its customers on Facebook, SWB told that its Salim and Bukit Lima treatment plants were […]
Boy feared drowned found dead
BINTANGOR: The body of a teenager feared drown while bathing in Sungai Bakong, Jalan KJD Bintangor on Tuesday (June 29) was found today (June 30). State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said the body of 17-year-old Putra Fadillah Abdullah was found by firefighters on the river bank, at a distance of 30 metres […]
Teen feared drowned while bathing in river
MERADONG: A 17-year-old boy is feared drowned while bathing with his friends in a river yesterday (June 29). A spokesman from the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said a distress call was received at 3.45pm pertaining to the incident and Bintangor firemen were despatched to the scene. “Earlier that day, while bathing […]
Man feared drown in after falling into river
KUCHING: A 27-year-old man was feared drowned in Sarawak river after he allegedly fell from Satok Bridge yesterday afternoon (Mar 26). A spokesperson from the State Fire Department operations centre said they received a distress call around 3pm on the incident. Firemen from Padungan along with the special diving team (PPDA) were deployed to the […]
Ah Peng!… Ah Peng!
Three decades of selling from floating mini shop for a livelihood MUKAH: It has been a routine for a senior citizen every morning for 30 years to ride a small boat down the Batang Mukah to sell goods to villagers in the interior. Some readers are surely confused as to how does one go for […]
12-year-old who went missing after swimming found
SARIKEI: A girl who went missing after swimming in a river was found safe about 100 metres from her last known location on Wednesday night at Jalan Bayong/Simpang Koko, Nanga Ribong. State Fire Department operations centre informed that the 12-year-old girl was found around 9.30pm by villagers. Earlier on that same day, the girl went […]
Search on for missing elderly man
SONG: A search for an elderly man reported missing in Sungai Katibas since Saturday is now on. That morning, Tunu Kudi, 59, went out in his boat to buy engine oil and necessities at a local shop across the river. He is believed to have fallen from his boat into the river as villagers had […]
Erosion causes excavator submerge
SIMUNJAN: Riverbank erosion here caused an excavator to plunge into the river and was almost totally submerged. This incident occurred at Taman Botani, Jalan Sabun yesterday evening. Simunjan fire chief PPgB Mat Undik said their station received an emergency call around 3.02pm on the incident and immediately despatched firefighters to the scene. Upon arrival, they […]
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 […]
Body of drown victim recovered
KUCHING: The body of a man who fell from a vessel near Isthmus Bridge, Jalan Dermaga here last Wednesday, was found today. The victim was identified as Santosh Kumar, 23, an Indian national. State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) spokesperson said the search and rescue (SAR) operation’s control post received a call from the public […]
