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Drugstore owners fined for bribery

KUCHING: Two drugstore owners in Sarikei were fined RM15,000 each for trying to bribe a Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) enforcement officer last year. SFC in a statement on Wednesday said the duo pleaded guilty to committing the offence on July 23 at an eatery by offering RM30,000 as an inducement for the enforcement officer to […]

5m King Cobra gives family the shivers

MIRI: A 5m-long King Cobra weighing 10kg gave a family of 12 in Jalan Bakam here goosebumps, after it was found hiding behind a wardrobe. According to Civil Defence Department (APM) officer Capt (PA) Usman Harto, three of his colleagues rushed to the location after responding to an alert around 2.54pm, Wednesday (Aug 5). They […]

Croc spotted in drain captured

MIRI: A four-feet-long crocodile was spotted inside a drain at Jalan Nego Promin Jaya here on Monday (July 27). A spokesperson of Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) said that the department immediately despatched its Delta squad to the scene after it was alerted  at 9.54pm. According to the complainant, he was making burgers when he […]

APM rescues trapped macaque

MIRI: A long-tailed macaque has been rescued by the Civil Defence Force (APM) Miri after being trapped in a sauna and it was surrendered to Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) on Wednesday. SFC chief executive officer Zolkipli Mohamad Aton, who is also the Controller of Wildlife, said that long-tailed macaque habitats had been fragmented by human […]

Uninvited pygmy slow loris causes a stir

SIBU: Responding to an emergency call from an anxious lady caller requesting for help by the sudden presence of a wild animal in her home, Sarikei Fire and Rescue Station mobilised a Rescue Squad immediately to the address. Station chief Mahmudin Narudin said the fire department received an emergency call at 6.30am. “A team of […]