KOTA SAMARAHAN: A teenage motorcyclist was killed in a road accident at Mile 10, Jalan Kota Samarahan-Sadong Jaya today (Aug 28). Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the tragedy occurred at 9.35am while rider was travelling from Asajaya. The lorry was also going in the
SELANGAU: A double-storey house near the Public Work Department (JKR) workers’ quarters at Jalan Selangau was razed to the ground today (Aug 28) affecting 23 tenants. According to the Fire and Rescue Department operations centre, a distress call pertaining to the fire was received at 11.53am. A team of firemen
BAU: A 45-year-old man who suffered from a severe illness is believed to have killed himself with a shotgun at Kampung Tabong Apar, Singai on Thursday (Aug 27). District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the police was told about the suicide by a concerned person around 9.45am, after which
KUCHING: The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) recorded 12 deaths involving crocodile attacks in Sarawak from 2018 to date. State Bomba director Khirudin Drahman disclosed that as of Aug 26 this year, there have been six crocodile attacks throughout the state. In 2020, five men have fallen victim while one
MIRI: Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has detained two Class C local fishing boats for various offences in two separate incidents on Tuesday (Aug 25). Miri Maritime Zone director Maritime Captain Md Fauzi Othman said the first arrest was made around 8.05am by Maritime Ship (KM) Siakap while conducting a
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE KUCHING: Police issued seven compound notices to individuals for failing to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) in public places on Wednesday. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said, the police would continue to monitor and enforce the SOPs including use of face masks
FOR GOOD COMMUNICATION IN REMOTE AREAS KUCHING: The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) is collaborating with the Radio Emergency Drone Sarawak (Reds) on the use of amateur radio to ensure good communication with firefighters in remote areas. Bomba director Khirudin Drahman said at Mulu Cave or other interior areas with
KUCHING: The federal government has been told to reconsider when it comes to applying Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) norms in Sarawak. Sarawak Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian explains that Sarawak has a huge petrochemical industry, numerous hydroelectric dams and longhouses in remote areas.
KUCHING: The Sarawak government’s RM300 Covid-19 allowance for medical frontliners has not been paid since May because the updated name list from the Sarawak Health Department has not been submitted to the government. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said he was informed by the
KUCHING: A gas cylinder caught fire in a rented room at Carpenter Street on Wednesday morning (Aug 26). According to the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, a distress call was received around 1.06am. Following the call, teams from Batu Lintang and Padungan fire stations were deployed to the
