Monday, 29 December 2025

Author: Allan Jay

PPEs for firefighters

KUCHING: The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) yesterday received a donation of personal protective equipment (PPEs) worth RM3,000 from the Federation of Chinese Association of Kuching, Samarahan and Serian Division and Home Max Design Sdn Bhd yesterday. The PPEs, which comprise 2,000 disposable gloves, 400 disposable face masks, 500

Over 50 sanitation operations in public areas so far

KUCHING: The statewide sanitation exercise continued on day eight of its operations, with the disinfection of several areas to stem the spread of Covid-19 yesterday. State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) assistant operations director Tiong Ling Hii said the disinfection work in Kuching was carried out with the cooperation of

94 arrivals in Miri quarantined

MIRI: The Disaster Management Committee here confirmed that 94 people had been quarantined in two hotels. Twenty-six of them arrived at Miri Airport from Labuan while 68 had flown in from Kuala Lumpur. “To date, six hotels in Miri have confirmed their willingness to serve as quarantine centres for those

Social distancing thrown to the wind?

Prihatin recipients monitored at BSN branches KUCHING: Police yesterday closely monitored people who went to collect their Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) at Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN). District police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said that he had ordered his constables to ensure that the public obey the social distancing

26 more arrested for violating MCO

KUCHING: A total of 26 individuals were arrested over a 24-hour period in the state for violating the movement control order (MCO). According to State Commissioner of Police Datuk Aidi Ismail, all of them were detained for failing to provide a valid reason to be on the road or in

Three detained at Desa Wira

KUCHING: Three men were arrested by the police for flouting the movement control order (MCO) on Sunday. According to Padawan District police Chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan, the men were detained in front of a house at Taman Desa Wira here around 8.10pm. “Aged between 27 and 30, they were found

Search for missing fisherman continues today

ASAJAYA: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for Hamzah Dipi, believed to have gone missing while fishing, enters its third day today. Day Two yesterday saw 48 Bomba personnel involved in the operation to locate the 49-year-old Hamzah at Kampung Sebandi Ulu. In the operation that started at 8.15am, firefighters

Thirteen longhouses receive food aid

TATAU: A total of 407 packs of food supply have been delivered to thirteen longhouses in Kakus constituency yesterday. According to State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) assistant operations director Tiong Ling Hii, the food supply delivery mission was divided into 2 operations carried out by Tatau fire and rescue

More food aid by air for rural folk

KUCHING: The Royal Malaysian Air Force (TUDM) recently made four more successful food supply deliveries to three rural areas in the state.  The rural areas which received the basic food supplies which were transported by a TUDM EC 725 AP helicopter were Long Lellang, a small village in Kelabit, Patik

Break the chain or we’d be like Italy

KUCHING: Drastic actions need to be taken in order to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, said Tupong assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman. “The main objective now is to stop the virus transmission and in order to achieve that, drastic action needs to be taken. We have to concentrate on