KUCHING: All lights were turned off for an hour at the Kuching Waterfront after the Kuching North City Commission (DBKU) launched the Earth Hour 2023 programme last night (March 25). The event, held from 8.30pm until 9.30pm at the Godown Amphitheatre, was part of DBKU’s participation in the environmental initiative. Present to
KUCHING: A 21-year-old man died after his car accidentally skidded into the side of the road and crashed into a tree near a petrol station in Jalan Perindustrian Demak Laut, Sejingkat, at 9.50am this morning (March 25). According to a statement from the state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), the deceased
BETONG: A man in his 50s suffered burns to his face and hands after his double-storey house caught fire at Rumah Lintong Nanga Kesit, Lubok Antu, early this morning. According to the state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, a team of eleven firemen from Betong station were rushed
SIMANGGANG: A 29-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash at the Temudok Flyover after he was thrown off his motorcycle yesterday (March 24). The deceased was involved in a collision with a sedan before the impact of the crash sent him flying off his bike. He then landed on the
BINTULU: A 28-year old foreign man was apprehended by police for involvement in drug abuse activities at Pasar Lama Bintulu on Wednesday (22 March). According to Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit, Bintulu police arrested the 28-year old foreigner for drug distribution and drug abuse activities. The police force made an
MIRI: The search for a missing 72-year-old man resumed as the authorities step up their search and rescue (SAR) operation. The elderly man went missing on Monday (Mar 20) after failing to return home from his farm near Kampung Tiris Bekenu. Yesterday, (Mar 23), firemen from the Batu Niah fire
MUKAH: Firemen rescued a 57-year-old man after an early morning fire razed his house at Kampung Balingian, here today. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from the Mukah fire station received a distress call at around 1.53 am. Nine firefighters were despatched to the scene
BINTULU: In a shocking incident, a 20-year-old girl suffered serious injuries after getting accidentally impaled with a metal. Firemen had to cut the metal out from the girl’s thigh in Bintulu Hospital today. The state Fire and Rescue Operations Centre (Bomba) was alerted to the incident at 1.37 am and
MIRI: A 72-year-old man was reported missing after failing to return home from his farm near Kampung Tiris Bekenu on Monday (March 20). A spokesperson for the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said they received a call from the Bekenu police station informing that a missing man, identified as
BINTULU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) seized a local fishing boat for allegedly fishing outside the permitted zone yesterday (Mar 22). Its Bintulu Zone director Captain Mohd Khairol Anuar Saad said the arrest took place around five nautical miles off Kuala Balingian, Bintulu at around 10 am. “The boat
