KUCHING: A terrace house at Jalan Anggerik, Taman Rassnorm, Matang here was partially destroyed in a fire yesterday morning. According to the Fire and Rescue Department, the fire started at around 10am in the kitchen of the house. Petra Jaya fire and rescue station dispatched a team of 10 firefighters
KUCHING: Crime prevention should be a part of school activities as it helps educate schoolchildren at a young age. Padawan Police Crime Prevention and Community Safety chief ASP Abdul Wadi Abdul Rani, representing Padawan police chief, said this yesterday at a Crime Prevention Talk at SJKC Sam Hap Hin. The
BAU: Three people were injured in a crash between two vehicles in Jalan Pekan Bau late Wednesday. The accident that occurred at 11.25pm involved a Proton Wira and a Perodua Myvi. The Wira’s driver, 48-year-old Georgy Liew Yew Chung, was extricated from his car by firefighters and later sent to
KUCHING: The Sarawak Royal Malaysians Customs Department (JKDM) had successfully confiscated 405 units of luxury watches on Wednesday. Its director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha revealed that the seizure was conducted in a simultaneous raid at two different locations in a renowned shopping mall in Kuching. A team of Customs
MERADONG: A motorcyclist was severely injured in a road accident on Thursday at Jalan Selidap. Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said that the accident occured at a dark two-way road around 12.10am. The motorcyclist, identified as Muhamad Ngu Abdullah, was sent to Sarikei Hospital after
SERIAN: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for a missing 70-year-old man at Kampung Entayan Kerpok entered its third day today (Jan 17). According to operation officer PPgB James Gani, the victim identified as Ngiang Tungkat had gone missing since Jan 11 and his in-law Isa Bada lodged a police
LAWAS: The first ‘Rumah Sejahtera’ project here was completed by the Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) yesterday. JBPM Rumah Sejahtera project coordinator PgKB I Tiong Ling Hii revealed that it took only one month and six days (36 days) to finish constructing the house. Located in Kampung Serdang, Jalan Punang,
KUCHING: Public Works Department (JKR) Sarawak could serve as a benchmark or role model for other government agencies in terms of project delivery, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing. For JKR, safety and quality come first as they are the top priorities which must
ASAJAYA: A man was trapped under a crane yesterday after it collapsed at Asajaya Hulu here. According to a fire operations commander, the incident occurred at12.50pm. After receiving a distress call, the fire and rescue station here despatched a team of 11 firefighters led by PBK I Mosli Salim to
SEBUYAU: A female passenger died upon impact when the sport utility vehicle (SUV) that she was riding on collided with a lorry here yesterday. The accident, involving a Toyota FJ Cruiser and a 10-tonne lorry, occurred at 11.45am at Kampung Kakus junction. A team of six firefighters from Simunjan fire
