15-ft-long python found under water tank

MIRI: A homeowner had a late night surprise when he came across a 15-foot-long reticulated python curled underneath a water tank last night (Sept 21). Fearing for his safety, the 33-year-old quickly alerted the Civil Defence Force (APM) Miri around 11.21 pm for assistance to capture the reptile. A four-member team was desptched to the […]

Family shocked to find cobra underneath water tank

MIRI: A family from a longhouse in Jalan Sebatok, Niah, had a shocking surprise early Today (Nov 28). They found a cobra underneath the water tank at the back of their house. One of the family members quickly called the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) for help, and they waited outside of the house until […]

Awkward moments but fire extinguished

BINTANGOR: Firemen had to travel back and forth to extinguish a fire at a garbage disposal site in Pakan on Friday. The incident involving the site about 0.3 hectares in size was believed to have been deliberately set ablazed. Bintangor fire chief Nicholas Belulin said they received an emergency call around 9.20pm and his men […]

Villagers to enjoy steady flow of water supply

DALAT: The people in Kampung Tanam at one end and Kampung Sungai Kut Muara at the other end here will enjoy a steady flow of water supply when the RM12.79 million Dalat Water Supply (Phase II) project is completed in October this year. The project scope includes the construction and completion of a ground reservoir, […]

End to water woes

MIRI: The water woes of consumers in Kuala Sibuti, Tiris, Sulap Lada, Kelulit, Saeh, Terahad and the Immigration depot in Bekenu will be a thing of the past once the Bekenu booster station and Tiris high level water tank are completed. The movement control order (MCO) which was imposed in March this year, following the […]

Water tank for Father’s Day

KUCHING: Hope Place donated a water tank to Am’shah Seman, a father of six, as a gift for Father’s Day. According to Hope Place founder Kelvin Wan, their car was unable to reach Am’shah’s house due to the muddy road. “Our team had to walk on foot for ten minutes to reach the house. “When […]