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 […]
Rescuers retrieve body of drowned man
KUCHING: The body of a man feared drowned in Sarawak river yesterday (March 19), was found about two metres from the control post today (March 20). A spokesperson from the State Fire Department operations centre said the body was found around 2.30pm at a depth of 12 feet. Rescuers successfully retrieved the body and it […]
Man feared drown near Kampung Boyan
KUCHING: A man was feared drowned at Sarawak river near Kampung Boyan, Petra Jaya this afternoon (Mar 19). Rescue agencies such as Fire Department, Marine police and the Civil Defense Force (APM) responded to the incident. A spokesperson from the State Fire Department operations centre said they received a distress call at 3.45pm pertaining to […]
Collecting trash from Sarawak River
NEVER ENDING TASK … Kuching North City Hall (DBKU) contract workers scoop floating rubbish to keep Sarawak River clean and sightly. It is a never-ending task because both natural and man-made debris just keep going into the river which runs through the middle of Kuching, the capital city and premier commercial centre of Sarawak. Photo: […]
12 special bins for villages along Sarawak River
KUCHING: The authorities will provide special roro (roll-on roll-off) bins for 12 villages in Seberang Hilir here to facilitate the removal of large amounts of waste. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs and DBKU) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi noted that every time floods occur, there will be a pile of rubbish […]
Man who fell into Sarawak river found drowned
KUCHING: The body of a 33-year-old man who fell into the Sarawak River last Thursday was found yesterday near the Lajim river port in Kampung No. 6, here. The State Fire Department operations centre said the man, identified as Awangku Sahiful Awangku Sazali, was found afloat in the river about 2.5km from where he fell. […]
Search continues for man who fell into Sarawak River
KUCHING: Search and rescue (SAR) operations for a man feared drowned after trying to rescue a woman who fell into the Sarawak River, entered Day Two on Friday (Jan 15). The man, identified as Awangku Sahiful Awangku Sazali, 33, was said to be having an argument with the 27-year-old woman on the day of the […]
Man missing after falling into Sungai Sarawak
KUCHING: A man is missing and feared drowned while a woman was rescued after the two fell into the swirling Sungai Sarawak near Kubah Ria here on Thursday (Jan 14). The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said a report was received at 12.57pm and firefighters were immediately dispatched to the scene. “The complainant […]
Ensure telemetry station units in top condition
KUCHING: Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin recently urged the Sarawak Rivers Board (SRB) to ensure that all telemetry stations are functioning well, especially during the rainy season. SRB has a total of 22 telemetry stations which operate daily in the Sarawak River catchment area. On Thursday, Lee visited the Siniawan Telemetry Station in Bau […]
Navigate carefully along Sarawak River
KUCHING: Mariners and river users are advised to navigate with extreme caution and to reduce their speed when navigating along Sarawak River between 8am and 3pm this Sunday. Sarawak Rivers Board said in a statement today this was due to the Giant Fresh Water Prawn Competition which would be held in the vicinity of Masjid […]
