KUCHING: The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) has recorded a total of 121 fire cases involving longhouses throughout Sarawak, from 2015 to 2020. Sarawak Bomba director Khirudin Drahman revealed on Friday (Aug 21) that Sibu recorded the most, with 39 cases, including the recent one in Julau, leaving 142 homeless.
KUCHING: Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has appointed corporate figure and PBB supreme council member Datuk Ibrahim Baki as one of three new board members. In a statement issued on Wednesday (Aug 19), Petronas said the other new board members are former Chief Judge of Malaya Tan Sri Zaharah Ibrahim, and
MIRI: A late-night fire destroyed an unoccupied house at Jalan Lusut Kampung Bidayuh on Wednesday (Aug 19). Miri Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) chief Law Poh Kiong said a distress call was received at 11.47pm. Following the call, a team of firemen from the Miri central fire and rescue station
KUCHING: Fourteen individuals throughout the state were compounded RM1,000 each on Wednesday (Aug 19) for failing to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) in public places. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said police will continue to strictly enforce the SOPs, including the use of face masks
KUCHING: An unemployed man was arrested on suspicion of involvement in substance abuse on Thursday (Aug 20). Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said that narcotics police raided a house at Mile 9, Jalan Matang here around 11am and was greeted by the 30-year old man. “The team searched
MIRI: Two food delivery men were arrested for possessing drugs worth RM40,000 in separate incidents on Wednesday (Aug 19). District police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said the first arrest took place around 2.45pm when anti-narcotics police arrested a delivery man in front of a condominium at Jalan Tanjong Lobang.
SIMANGGANG: Keen to get into farming? The Sri Aman Division Agriculture Office is ever ready to provide assistance and guidance to anyone interested in agricultural activities, get assistance and guidance. Simanggang assemblyman Datuk Francis Harden Hollis said agriculture is the mainstay of the local community’s economy. “Recognising this fact, the
MIRI: A driver had a brush with death when his four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicle caught fire while he was driving along Jalan Senadin, Kuala Baram on Wednesday (Aug 19). The driver noticed smoke billowing from under the bonnet and frantically attempted to stop the vehicle but he didn’t succeed probably
MIRI: Police are currently hunting down a group of men who kidnapped another man in broad daylight in front of an eatery at Jalan Bintang Jaya 2 on Tuesday (Aug 18). District police chief, ACP Lim Meng Seah, who confirmed the case, said the police were already tracking the suspects.
KUCHING: Sarawak police have arrested four civil servants for violating the quarantine order. “Three were arrested in Sibu while one was arrested in Kanowit, for cutting off the wristband before the end of the quarantine period,,” said Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement. Eleven compounds were also issued
