KUCHING: A car which was parked in front of a shophouse at Lorong 4 Batu Kawa was destroyed by fire last night. According to the state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) spokesperson, the incident, which did not result in any casualties, happened around 11.25pm. “Firemen from Batu Lintang station were
SELANGAU: A local man was lucky to have escaped what could have been a fiery end when his car crashed and burst into flames near Rumah Inggai at Sungai Anus yesterday (July 4). A spokesperson from the Fire and Rescue Department said the accident happened around 9.30pm and the 41-year-old
BINTULU: A search and rescue (SAR) operation for a missing Indian crew member of a tanker ship that capsized in Samalaju waters last Saturday (July 2), has been called off. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Bintulu director Captain Mohd Khairol Anuar Saad in a statement, said the decision to end
SIBU: A school security supervisor has lost RM1,000 to a scammer impersonating as his friend. The incident is believed to have occurred on June 24 when the scammer allegedly asked for money from the victim on Instagram. Without feeling suspicious of the dubious message, the victim deposited RM1,000 into a
BELAGA: A search and rescue (SAR) operation has been launched to locate a disabled man who failed to return to Rh Uma Kulit, Long Mitik. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firefighters from the Belaga station were sent to the location to gather information and commence the SAR after
BINTULU: Search and rescue (SAR) personnel found no new leads on the third day of the operation yesterday (July 4) for an Indian crewman reported missing in Samalaju waters last Saturday. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Bintulu director Captain Mohd Khairol Anuar Saad in a brief update via WhatsApp, said
BINTULU: A retired teacher lost RM199,000 after falling prey to a parcel scam recently. Bintulu police chief Supt Batholomew Umpit said the rip-off took place on Thursday (June 30) when the 63-year-old was contacted by a purported officer from J&T Kuala Lumpur. “The victim was informed that a package containing
KUCHING: A total of 354 cases of open burning were recorded by the state Fire and Rescue Department from December last year to June this year. Its director Datuk Khirudin Drahman said of the total, 218 cases involved bush, weed and grass fires. “Meanwhile, a total of 119 cases involved
SIBU: Traffic police here last night arrested two teenagers for riding their motorcycles dangerously and recklessly along Jalan Sibujaya. The operation codenamed ‘Ops Samseng Jalanan’ carried out by six personnel from the district’s traffic police, took place from 4pm to 9pm. Sibu district police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili in a
KUCHING: Twelve members of a family were left homeless after a morning inferno destroyed their house in Mile 3 today. Fortunately, none were injured as they managed to get out to safety during the 8.30am incident. The family members, comprising eight adults and four children, were staying in the single-storey
