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Early morning crash in Miri kills one, another survived

MIRI: One victim died while another survives in a tragic road accident involving a four-wheel drive pickup. The State Fire and Rescue Operations Centre (Bomba) said an emergency call was received by Miri Central Bomba Operations Centre regarding an accident at 1.37am this morning (Sept 23). The accident happened at Jalan Taman Awam. A team […]

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 […]

Two cheat death in head-on collision

KUCHING: Two female drivers were involved in a head-on collision at Jalan Rampangi on Tuesday night. Both women were driving alone. Petra Jaya fire station chief Azaharul Sahari said the incident happened at 9.14pm. “One of the women was heading towards Santubong before her car collided with another car from the opposite direction. “Both drivers […]

Trio escape serious injuries in crash

MIRI: A trio survived a road crash after the vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road along Jalan Brighton here on Tuesday (July 14). A team of firemen of Miri fire station was despatched to the scene upon responding to an emergency alert on the incident at 10.39pm. The accident has caused an […]

Two cheat death in crash

KUCHING: Two occupants of a car cheated death albeit with injuries after the car they were travelling in collided with a lorry at Jalan Stephen Yong here on Saturday. State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) spokesperson said during the 7.20am incident both vehicles were travelling in the same direction prior to the collision. It is […]

Sibu police chief in stable condition after accident

SIBU: Sibu police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit is in stable condition after he was involved in an accident at Jalan Lanang here, Wednesday. According to Sibu deputy police chief Supt Collin Babat when contacted by our reporter, Stanley suffered a fracture to his left rib and minor injuries to his right leg and head […]

The air we breathe

I am convinced that the air we normally breathe is a kind of water, and men and women are a species of fish. – D H Lawrence, English writer and poet No, this piece has nothing to do with virus. Aren’t we already sick and tired from reading or watching endless reports of doom and […]

Man escapes unhurt after car catches fire

MIRI: A motorist managed to escape unhurt after his BMW 523 car caught fire last Monday night. According to fire operation commander PBK II Nasir Razali, the incident occured at Jalan Kuala Baram, Miri Bypass at 11.20pm Nasir led a team of seven Lopeng firefighters to the scene after receiving an emergency call about the […]