Croc attacked feared after woman disappears
MIRI: A search and Rescue (SAR) operation is underway for a 43-year-old local woman believed to have been attacked by a crocodile while fishing with her parents at Telong River in Batu Niah on Wednesday. The parents who saw her disappearing into the waters around noon immediately called up Bomba for assistance. “Four firemen were […]
Duo survive forest ordeal on midin
BY AINI SELIKANG MATU: Two friends survived a four-day ordeal in the forest eating midin (jungle ferns) and forest plants before finding their way out and rescued by villagers on Thursday (March 10). The experience is one which Mohamad Kael Abdullah, 30, and his pal, Nazif Qabil Muhimin, 15, will always remember. They were reported […]
Brotherly bond knows no bounds
KUCHING: A traumatic event typically leaves one with physical, emotional or mental scars so it takes nerves of steel to face such adversity – and overcome. Willvein Robin, the youngest member in the State Fire and Rescue (Bomba) Mountain and Cave Search and Rescue (Mocsar) team is one such person who has admirable courage, driven […]
Authorities call off search for missing skipper of doomed ship
TANJUNG MANIS: The search for the missing skipper of the ship Laning Drat that sank in Teluk Gelam last Thursday (Feb 10), has been called off. Rosman Bakar, 52, was among three persons aboard who fell into Batang Serdeng after the Laning Drat, carrying a cargo of excavators, capsized around 12am on that fateful day. […]
One rescued, two missing after ship sinks in Batang Serdeng
TANJUNG MANIS: One person survived while two are missing after the ship Laning Drat sank in Batang Serdeng, early Thursday (Feb 10). According to a statement from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), they were informed of the incident at about 9am. It was understood that the Laning Drat was carrying a cargo of excavators […]
Search for Batang Seterap drowning victim fruitless
LINGGA: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for a Myanmar national feared drowned in Batang Seterap came to nothing on Tuesday (Feb 8). The victim, identified as Thein Wai Maung, 35, is yet to be found on Day Two. Tuesday’s operation, which involved firefighters, police, Civil Defence Force (APM), Lingga Health Clinic, Kapal Ketara Sepuluh, […]
SAR launched for man who fell off vessel
LINGGA: A search and rescue (SAR) operation was activated on Monday (Feb 7) to locate a foreign worker feared drowned at Batang Seterap. A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said the victim was identified as Thein Wai Maung, 35, from Myanmar. Sri Aman firemen rushed to the scene after receiving […]
`Search for missing elderly man still futile
SIBU: A search and rescue (SAR) operation was launched for an elderly man who was reported missing after failing to return from a fishing trip at Sungai Maaw, Paradom on Saturday (Feb 5). The victim identified as Sia Yii Jeng, 63, is said to have gone out fishing around 8am with a fishing net. Fearing […]
Body of missing army veteran found floating
BETONG: The body of an army veteran reported missing after falling from a boat while fishing at Batang Skrang, Kampung Lidong Betong on Thursday (Feb 3), was found floating on Saturday (Feb 5). The victim identified as Baki Nyambong, 49, was found by the public in Daru area around 8.40am. A spokesman from the Sarawak […]
Body of missing man found afloat
SONG: The body of a 27-year-old man reported missing on Thursday (Jan 6) was found afloat in Batang Rajang at Temalat this morning (Jan 8). A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire Department operations centre said the victim, identified as Robin Etok, was found by Song police around 10.05am. The body was retrieved and brought to […]
