Body of drowned autistic boy found
KUCHING: The body of an autistic boy reported missing in Kampung Rantau Panjang, Batu Kawa on Nov 28, was found drowned in Sarawak River yesterday (Nov 30). Eight-year-old Muhd Ramadhan Muhd Ridhwan was found entangled in a fishing net around 7.20am by local fishermen. A spokesman for the Sarawak Fire Department operations centre said the […]
SAR efforts for missing fisherman called off
TANJUNG MANIS: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for Hendry Belaja, who was reported missing after he allegedly fell into the sea on Nov 21, has been called off after no new leads surfaced in the seven-day operation. The decision was made at 5pm on Saturday (Nov 27) after rescue agencies comprising Malaysian Maritime Enforcement […]
Futile search for missing fisherman
KUCHING: The fifth day of search and rescue (SAR) efforts to locate a missing fishing boat crew member in Belawai has come up empty handed. There were still no signs of the missing man, identified as Hendry Belaja, 26, as of 12pm Thursday (Nov 25), according to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak. It […]
SAR operation for missing fisherman continues
TANJUNG MANIS: The search radius of a search and rescue (SAR) operation for a 26-year-old fisherman, who was reported missing after he allegedly fell into the sea last Sunday, has been expanded with the assistance of another Maritime ship yesterday (Nov 24). As at press time, rescue agencies have yet to locate any new lead […]
Search goes on for missing fisherman
TANJUNG MANIS: Search operations are continuing for a 26-year-old fisherman who was reported missing at sea last Saturday. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Tanjung Manis zone director Maritime Commander Gilbert Tinggak said the operation on Tuesday (Nov 23) expanded its search radius to 92.75 nautical square miles with assets from the Fire Department, Marine Police […]
Missing fisherman still not found
TANJUNG MANIS: A search and rescue (SAR) operation has been activated after a 25-year-old man was reported missing after he allegedly fell into the sea on Sunday (Nov 21). As at press time, the victim known as Boy, is yet to be found after he was reported missing around 4am, at about 8.5 nautical miles […]
Very crucial to expand State Bomba’s K9 unit
LAST OF A THREE-PARTSERIES Director of the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Datuk Khirudin Drahman has called for the expansion of the department’s canine (K9) unit. “The expansion of our K9 unit is very crucial. We hope to have the government’s support as well as funding for this,”he told New Sarawak Tribune. He pointed […]
State Bomba K9 Unit: Bonding between dog and handler
Second of a three-part series Despite the advancement of technology that has contributed to the evolution of equipment in firefighting, canine (K9) dogs continue to have significant roles in assisting the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) in their search and rescue (SAR) efforts as well as fire investigations. While it is common for one to […]
2021 a busy year for K9 unit in Sarawak
First of a three-part series The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Malaysia established its canine (K9) unit in 2002 as part of the efforts to increase its capabilities in search and rescue (SAR) as well as to assist its fire forensic team. Throughout the years, the K9 unit has contributed to various successes in SAR […]
Body of missing village chief found
MIRI: The body of an elderly man, reported missing since Friday (November 12), was found floating in Sungai Abang, Baram this morning (Nov 15). Miri Fire and Rescue department (Bomba) zone 6 chief Supt Law Poh Kiong said the body was found by the Search and Rescue (SAR) team at 9am about 4km from where […]
