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Author: Allan Jay

Driver and passengers escape bus fire

2 April 2021

SIBU: A bus driver and two passengers had a close shave this morning – they escaped from being burned alive after the bus they were on, burst into flames. The incident happened at Jalan Rantau Panjang here at 8.45am today (April 2). A spokesman for the State Fire Department operations centre said firemen from Sungai Merah were despatched to the scene but when they arrived at the scene they were met with the skeletal remains of the bus.    The bus driver and two passengers managed to get out to safety. “The bus driver claimed that the fire started from the engine compartment and spread to the rest of the vehicle,” the spokesman said. In Simunjan, a paddy storehouse in Kampung Sungai Apin, Simunjan, was razed to the ground around 11.45am today. Firemen from Simunjan extinguishing the flames. No casualties were reported. And in Miri, some generators and oil tanks caught fire at Jalan Desa Senadin around 7.55am. The fire, believed to have started from welding works, was put out by firemen from Lopeng fire station.

Foreign workers escape quarters fire

2 April 2021

DARO: Sixteen foreign plantation workers had a rude awakening when their quarters at Ladang Tutus, caught fire in the wee hours today (April 2). Upon receiving an emergency call at 1.49am, firemen from Daro had to take a 45km journey to the scene. By the time they arrived, the flames had already destroyed the seven-unit workers quarters. The Indonesian plantation workers managed to get out to safety before the fire engulfed their quarters. One of them sustained minor burns to the arm and was taken to Daro Hospital for treatment. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

Soldier in m-bike convoy dies after crash

2 April 2021

KUCHING: A soldier travelling in a motorcycle convoy from Pasir Pandak was killed after his vehicle was involved in a crash last Wednesday (March 31). The accident occurred on a stretch of Jalan Keruing around 9.40pm. “Investigations showed that the victim, Muhamad Amirul Firdaus Che Bashah, 24, had crashed into the back of his friend’s motorcycle. “Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) paramedics pronounced the victim dead at the scene,” Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said, adding that the victim’s body was taken to the SGH Forensic Department for further action. The victim’s friend, also aged 24, suffered injuries and is now stable after receiving treatment at the hospital. Alexson said the victim and his friends were heading back to their Kota Samarahan Air Force Base camp when the unfortunate incident occurred. The case is currently being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

Tribunal to issue judgement at later date

31 March 2021

KUCHING: The Sarawak Housing Purchaser’s Claims Tribunal will give judgement on a later date on five cases against four housing developers. The three-member panel comprising president Trabawan Mandi, Robert Elone Sireng and Mohamad Abdul Aziz Ariffin said they had not been able to come to a decision over the disputes

Fire destroys lorry, bikes

30 March 2021

KOTA SAMARAHAN: A lorry and several motorcycles were destroyed in a fire at Taman Tiya Vista today (March 30).   A spokesperson from the Sarawak Fire Department operations centre said it received a distress call around 12.10pm and despatched firemen from Kota Samarahan and Tabuan Jaya to the scene. When

Drug abuse: Woman among six arrested

30 March 2021

BINTULU: A woman was among six persons arrested for alleged involvement in substance abuse in a budget hotel last Monday. District police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said a Bintulu NCID team carried out the raid at the old Bintulu market area around 3pm. In the operation, the team inspected all

Asajaya fire station, quarters 47 percent complete

30 March 2021

KUCHING: The construction of the RM6.5 million fire station and quarters in Asajaya is 47 percent completed. Yesterday (Mar 29), Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) director-general Datuk Seri Mohammad Hamdan Wahid paid an official working visit to the project site as well as to Sarawak Bomba headquarters. Also with him

Duo escapes unhurt from burning car

30 March 2021

BETONG: Two men, aged 51 and 54, were lucky to escape without injuries after the car they were in burst into flames at Jalan Simpang Debak last Sunday (Mar 28). A spokesperson from the State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said an emergency call on the incident was received

Fire razes four houses, man burns to death

29 March 2021

SIBU: The scorched remains of a man were found in one of four houses destroyed by a fire in the wee hours on Monday (Mar 29). The fire which started around 1.50am blazed its way across two rows of wooden buildings made up of 14 units of houses at Tiong

Rescuers recover body of drowning victim

28 March 2021

KUCHING: Rescuers on Sunday (Mar 28) recovered the body of a 27-year-old man who allegedly jumped from Satok Bridge into the Sarawak River last Friday. Sarawak Fire Department director Khirudin Drahman revealed that the search teams found the victim’s body around 8.40am, about 300 metres from where he jumped. The