SIBU: Twenty-nine residents were made homeless after three houses caught fire in Kampung Usahajaya Baru, Jalan Salim last Sunday. A spokesman for the Sarawak Fire Department operations centre said no injury or casualty were reported. Firemen from Sibu and Sungai Merah stations were deployed to the scene after receiving an
MUKAH: A 25-year-old man died following a two-vehicle collision along KM30, Jalan Matu Igan last Sunday. The accident, involving a motorcycle and a car travelling in opposite directions, happened around 7pm. Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu, who confirmed the case, said the deceased identified as Mohd Zarul
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
KUCHING: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak found a new clue regarding the case of a fishing boat with five anglers reported to have not return on Saturday. A spokesman said that as of 5pm on Sunday (Oct 3), rescuers managed to find an orange buoy, believed to belong
KUCHING: Here is the full chronology by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak of a fishing boat with eight anglers, a skipper and a first mate aboard, which capsized due to rough and big waves in Telaga Air on Saturday afternoon (Oct 2). Its director First Admiral Maritime Zin
KUCHING: “My brother brings joy to the family whenever he’s around,” said Awang Ali Awang Hamsawi, elder brother of Awang Omar Awang Hamsawi who has been missing since Saturday (Oct 2). Awang Omar is the only person still not found after a fishing boat carrying 10 persons, capsized about two
KUCHING: A search and rescue operation has been launched for a fishing boat operator reported missing after the boat with ten persons on board capsized about two nautical miles off Pulau Satang Besar on Saturday. In the incident, eight anglers and the boat’s skipper have been safely accounted for. All
KUCHING: Medical supplies in a clinic store at Jalan Masjid here were destroyed in a fire on Sunday (Oct 3). A spokesman from the State Fire Department operations centre said no casualties or injuries were reported in the 7.45am incident. Firemen from Padungan and Batu Lintang stations were later despatched
KUCHING: The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department’s three-in-one monsoon training programme involving 37 rescue boats was launched simultaneously in all 36 fire stations in the state yesterday (Oct 2). Director Khirudin Drahman, when met by the media at Kuching Waterfront jetty, said they would be testing the preparedness of all
KUCHING: Eight fishermen, a skipper and a crew are still missing at press time after their fishing vessel capsized this morning (Oct 2). Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director, First Maritime Admiral Zin Azman Md Yunus confirmed that the incident happened about two nautical miles off Pulau Satang Besar,