Illegal gold miner arrested by forestry officers
BY ALLAN JAY AND NATASHA JEE BAU: A 36-year-old foreigner was arrested by Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) enforcement unit after he and two others were caught encroaching into Dered Krian National Park (DKNP) today (Apr 3). Two other suspects managed to run away after the team spotted them during their daily patrol. The first suspect, […]
Forestry department launches ‘Building Resilient Team Course’ programme
KUCHING: The Training and Examination Unit under the Management Services and Human Resources division of Sarawak Forestry Department has conducted a “Building Resilient Team Course” programme. The course which ran for 3 days and 2 nights at Damai Beach Hotel was participated by 40 officers and its staff members which included several new officers from […]
Crocodile watching to lure eco-tourists
SAMARAHAN: The Integrated Regional Samarahan Development Agency (IRSDA) wants to tourists to come to Sungai Meranek and watch the crocodiles there. Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said that IRSDA would be working with agencies such as Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) to capitalise on the huge crocodile population in the river […]
Committed to conserving Sarawak’s forests
KUCHING: The Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) is committed to conserving Sarawak’s forests, said its chief executive officer Zolkipli Mohamad Aton. “There are several few restoration plans in the pipeline, including rewilding urban forest park by restoring 250 hectares of the degraded area within five years,” he said in a message on Monday (Mar 22) in […]
Sanctioned crocodile hunt to last until March 21
OYA: A crocodile hunt is going on now along Oya River. It started on March 12 and will last until March 21. The operations involving 17 men from the Sarawak Forestry Department (SFC), police (PDRM) and Sungai Oya Fishermen’s Community (as guide) is deemed necessary after four villagers lost their lives to crocodiles in the […]
10-foot croc caught in village
MIRI: A 10-foot-long crocodile was caught in Kampung Sulap Lada, Bekenu on Saturday night (Feb 27). According to Zone 6 fire chief, Supt Law Poh Kiong, a team of seven firemen from Batu Niah fire station was deployed to the scene in response to an alert at 8.05pm to help the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) […]
Clamping down on illegal trading of bearded pigs
KUCHING: The Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) is planning to clamp down on the illegal trading of bearded pigs in markets in Sarawak to prevent the spread of the African Swine Fever (ASF). This came following the state’s ban on import of pigs, pork and pork products from Sabah after the detection of ASF in pigs […]
Collaboration on tropical forest research
KUCHING: A memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) and Japan Research Consortium for Tropical Forests in Sarawak (JRCTS) was signed today (Feb 15). SFC was represented by its chief executive officer (CEO) Zolkipli Mohamad Aton while Dr Takao Itioka (Takao Ichioka), a professor from Kyoto University, signed on behalf of the consortium. […]
Swift action by staff saves server room
KUCHING: Swift action by Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) staff managed to put out a fire in their server room at Jalan Sungai Tapang, Kota Sentosa here today (Jan 26). A team of firefighters from Tabuan Jaya Fire and Rescue Station were despatched to the scene after a distress call on the incident was received at […]
Proboscis monkey dies from dog bites
KUCHING: A male proboscis monkey died due to severe injuries from dog bites. Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) received a report from a concerned member of the public that a monkey, a totally protected animal, was attacked by a pack of stray dogs at Kem Permai last Thursday. A team later discovered multiple dog bites on […]
