Missing man found safe
TANJUNG MANIS: A 65-year-old man who was reported missing in Kampung Serdeng on Monday was found safe today. The victim, identified as Mohamad Rosli, was reported to have gone to the forest around 3pm to look for bamboo behind his house, not far from Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Serdeng. Tanjung Manis Fire and Rescue Station chief […]
Town meets positive growth
SARIKEI: The rapid development taking place in Sarikei strengthens the division in its role as Sarawak’s major food producer. Repok assemblyman Datuk Sri Huang Tiong Sii said the development includes the construction of the Sarikei to Tanjung Manis road. “With such development, it is able to create economic potential especially in the agriculture sector,” he […]
Unidentified body found
TANJUNG MANIS: An unidentified body found afloat in Sungai Sabut, Kampung Rajang here was retrieved by authorities last Saturday. According to a spokesperson from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, the body was discovered by a fisherman at 7.30am who later reported to the police. The next hour, Tanjung Manis fire and rescue […]
Crew, cargo ship detained for having no pass
TANJUNG MANIS: Failure to produce a port clearance pass resulted in the detention of four crew members and a cargo ship loaded with diesel about 1.1 nautical miles south of Tanjung Jerijih today (Sept 30). Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Tanjung Manis Maritime Zone director Commander Mohd Ariz Md Kassim said the arrest took place […]
Seven men, tugboat detained for having no pass
TANJUNG MANIS: Failure to produce a port clearance pass resulted in the detention of seven crew members and a tugboat pulling a barge loaded with pebbles, about 2.1 nautical miles southwest of Tanjung Jerijih last Saturday (Sept 19). Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Tanjung Manis Maritime Zone director Commander Mohd Ariz Md Kassim said the […]
Six men, tugboat held for having no pass
PORT CLEARANCE TANJUNG MANIS: Failing to produce a Port Clearance Pass resulted in an arrest of six men and a tugboat pulling a barge loaded with gravel, about 3.1 nautical miles southwest of Tanjung Jerijih on Monday (Aug 17). Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Tanjung Manis Maritime Zone director Commander Mohd Ariz Md Kassim said […]
Vietnamese fishermen caught off Tanjung Sirik
TANJUNG MANIS: Three crew members of a Vietnamese fishing boat including the captain were arrested in Sarawak waters, 33 nautical miles north of Tanjung Sirik around 10.45am on Monday (August 10). The arrests of the men, aged between 19 and 54, were made by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (Maritime Malaysia), Tanjung Manis Maritime Zone. […]
SAR for missing teen
TANJUNG MANIS: A search and rescue (SAR) operation is underway for a 14-year-old boy who has gone missing in what is suspected to be a crocodile attack in a river at Rumah Dadat last Sunday. In the second day of the search, the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) informed that the SAR team continued […]
Tanjung Manis, Bintulu and Serian now classified as green
KUCHING: Three districts namely Tanjung Manis, Bintulu and Serian have changed status from yellow to green zone on Monday (June 8) after no new Covid-19 positive case was detected in the last 14 days. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said to date there are 37 districts in green zone, while Simunjan, Samarahan and Kuching […]
Positive case forces boats to stop Sarikei-Tanjung Manis route
SIBU: The Sarawak Rivers Board (SRB) has ordered that passengers boat owners to stop plying the Sarikei-Tanjung Manis route with immediate effect today. SRB Sarikei assistant controller Hazizan Sapiee said the directive was issued after a woman in Tanjung Manis was tested positive for Covid-19. Currently only speedboats are operating the route. “This directive is […]
