SIBU: It could be the heat spell. A seven-foot-long reticulated python thought it could find refuge under a table in a hallway of a school here just after midnight this morning (May 9). But the reptile’s reprieve from the sweltering heat was short-lived. The snake, weighing about 7kg, was spotted
SARATOK: A driver was injured after his pickup truck skidded and crashed along Jalan Saratok-Roban here yesterday (May 8). The accident happened around 5.10 pm when the man was driving to Saratok from Sarikei. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department said firemen from the Saratok station were promptly despatched to the scene near Rh Tingting, Sungai Klampai Church. On arrival, they found the pickup truck
KUCHING: Narcotics police arrested a 30-year-old man foralleged drug possession along Jalan Song here last Saturday (May 6). Acting Kuching police chief Supt Merbin Lisa said the suspect was picked up from a budget hotel room around 11 pmfollowing a public tip-off. “The team found and seized two plastic packets containing crystalline substance believed to be syabu. “The drugs weighing 6.03g, are estimated to be
KUCHING: Taking water from fire hydrant in the event that a certain area is cut off from water supply, must require an official letter from water authorities in Sarawak. Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department director Datuk Khirudin Drahman said the water belongs to the water authorities such as Kuching Water
KUCHING: The Fire and Rescue Department has been directed to take immediate action in extinguishing forest and bush fires. The department’s director, Datuk Khirudin Drahman, confirmed that the instruction was made by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. All assets are on standby and
JULAU: A secondary school student died on the spot while his father was seriously injured after their motorcycle skidded and crashed into a road divider along KM502, Jalan KJD here yesterday (May 7). Julau police chief DSP Andam Sulin Brayun said the accident was believed to have occurred around 1.40
BELAGA: The search and rescue (SAR) operation to locate a woman feared to have drowned in Sungai Tegan, here yesterday (May 7), continues on today. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department said they received a distress call regarding the incident around 5.30 pm and deployed firemen from Belaga
MUKAH: A local man sustained minor injuries after attempting to enter his parents’ house to put out a fire at Jalan Bougenvilla, Kampung Kuala Lama Resettlement Scheme here. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department said the incident happened around 9.55 pm last night (May 7). Firemen from Mukah
KUCHING: Fourteen people from two families were made homeless after a midnight blaze laid waste to two houses in Kampung Temenggong, Jalan Telaga Air, today (May 7). No injuries or casualties were reported in the 12.35am incident, as they managed to get out to safety. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue
MARUDI: A 58-year-old man was reported missing by his cousin after he was not found to be at his home in Jalan Lubok Nibong Puyut, Marudi today. The missing man is identified as Donald Henry Nura. A spokesman for the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department said they received a call