Appeal to get job scam victims out of Cambodia
SIBU: The Malaysian government needs to work together with foreign organisations such as the Global Anti-Scam Organisation (GASO) to rescue Malaysians trapped by fraudulent activities like job scams abroad. Bukit Assek assemblyman Joseph Chieng Jin Ek said there were still many cases involving Malaysians, especially school leavers, who were deceived by lucrative offers to work […]
Body of one drowning victims found
KUCHING: The body of one of the drowning victims was found at Sungai Rayu, Matang here at 5.48 pm yesterday. According to Sarawak Fire and Rescue Ooeration centre, the body of Lee Jun Suhia, 34, was found by the Search and Rescue team (SAR) while his 17 year-old sister, Lee Huai Fen is still missing. […]
Minister’s action on sexual harassment horrible
KUCHING: Victims of sexual harassments must be empowered when they voice out any incidents of sexual harassment instead of questioning their motives, said Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii. In responding to a recent news article on Federal Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu questioning national diving queen Datuk Pandelela Rinong’s revelations […]
Night SAR operations can endanger victims’ lives
KUCHING: The search and rescue (SAR) operation cannot be conducted at night as it will endanger the victims’ lives. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director First Admiral Maritime Zin Azman Md Yunus said this in response to Tourism, Arts, and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah who asked why the operations for the […]
Malaysia Covid-19 memorial website created in remembrance of victims
KUALA LUMPUR: A website known as ‘Malaysia COVID-19 Memorial’ to remember and honour the individuals who died from the viral infection has been developed by a multiracial and multireligious group of volunteers. The volunteer team said in a statement today that the website, which could be accessed via http://c19memorial.my, posted pictures and information on the […]
Ambulance exhaust leak leaves one dead
PORT DICKSON: A staff of the Bukit Pelanduk Health Clinic here died while three others became unconscious after they were believed to have inhaled carbon monoxide gas due to a leaking exhaust pipe of an ambulance they were in this morning. Negeri Sembilan Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Ahmad Mukhlis Mokhtar said […]
Number of flood evacuees rises in Sabah, Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR: The situation in flood-hit areas in Sarawak and Sabah worsened this morning, forcing 5,148 victims from the two states to be evacuated. In Sabah, the number of evacuees rose to 4,722 people compared to 2,834 victims yesterday evening. According to a statement from the Sabah State Disaster Management Committee (JBPN), Tenom remained the […]
Last three victims in the Triso tragedy cremated today
SIBU: The family members and relatives of the victims of the Triso Ferry Point tragedy bid farewell to their loved ones amid rainy weather at the Sibu Mortuary at Jalan Bukit Lima here this morning. One by one they took their turns to pay their last respect to the late Lorna Ting, 33, and her […]
Six of nine Triso ferry point victims laid to rest
SIMANGGANG: A mother and her five children who were among nine killed after the four-wheel-drive (4WD) that they were in plunged into the Batang Lupar on Friday (Jan 1) were laid to rest at the Kampung Hulu Islamic Cemetery here on Saturday (Jan 2). Siti Aisyah Abdullah, 36, and her youngest child, Mohd Ahmad, four, […]
Two lose RM6,460 in scams
SIBU: Two housewives here have fallen victims to two different scams, causing them to lose a total of RM6,460. District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit explained that in the first case, a 35-year-old housewife was at home in Rejang Park when she received a WhatsApp message from the suspect. Saying that he was from […]
