APM rescues trapped pet dog
MIRI: The Civil Defence Force (APM) does not confine its tasks to only rescue duties, providing protection, and humanitarian services during disasters and emergencies. This morning (Jan 10) the Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) helped save a dog stuck in the front gate of a house in Jalan Lim Chee Hian, here. Officer in-charge Lt […]
Python hiding in toilet captured
BETONG: An eight-foot long python hiding in a toilet in a house at Kampung Sebemban was captured by the Civil Defence Force (APM) Betong today (Jan 4). APM Betong officer Second Lieutenant Desem Samuel said a four-member team was despatched to the scene after they received a distress call around 10.20 am. On arrival, the […]
Car tyre-size hornet’s nest removed from house compound
MIRI: A team of four Miri Civil Defence Department (APM) removed a hornet’s nest from a tree in a house compound in Jalan Taman Piasau, Pujut 5B, here yesterday (Jan 3). The team responded to a call from the house owner who spotted the nest. Miri APM officer -in-charge Lt Mirwan Shah Masri said the […]
SAR for missing man continues
MIRI: The search and rescue (SAR) operation to locate an elderly man who went missing from his home in Pasir Putih, Kuala Suai, on Jan 1, has been expanded to a four–kilometre radius. It is believed that Adna Sulong, 61, had gone missing in a nearby oil palm plantation that night. According to acting Miri […]
Most calls were to catch snakes, discloses Betong APM
DEBAK: Betong Civil Defence Force (APM) has received 278 emergency calls over the past year, mostly cases involving snakes. Betong APM officer 2nd Lt Desem Samuel said they would respond to every emergency “swiftly and without fail.” He said this after an operation to catch a two-foot-long python in Debak on Tuesday (Jan 3). “Of […]
Civil defence in need for more vehicles
KUCHING: Sarawak needs more four-wheel-drive vehicles to deliver commodities to remote areas, said Datuk Wilson Ugak Kumbong. The Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah, Sarawak Affairs, and Special Tasks) hoped that the request for the vehicles would be approved to allow the Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) Sarawak to do its tasks. “So […]
Folks ask for land to relocate village
KUCHING: Allocation has been requested from the state government to acquire a piece of land in Long Busan to transfer the local village to a higher ground to avoid the oncoming flood caused by the Bakun dam. Datuk Wilson Ugak Kumbong, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah, Sarawak Affairs and Special Duties), said […]
Batang Kali landslide: APM member passes out while on duty
BATANG KALI: A member of the Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM), who was involved in a search and rescue (SAR) operation for victims of the landslide tragedy at the Father’s Organic Farm camping site in Gohtong Jaya here, passed out, believed to be due to extreme fatigue. Selangor APM spokesman said Muhammad Faiq Haikhal Mohd […]
Floods hit Bau, Serian, Betong, Kota Samarahan; over 1,000 evacuated
KUCHING: A total of 1,212 people in Bau, Serian, Betong, and Kota Samarahan face flooding after heavy rainfall as of 10am today. In an infographic shared by the Civil Defence Force (APM), it stated that in the four districts, 19 temporary relief centres (PPS) have been activated to help accommodate and facilitate the flood victims, […]
Subis hits by flood following continuous rain
MIRI: Continuous rain for more than 12 hours on Thursday has caused several areas in Subis district to flood. According to Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) officer in charge Lt (PA) Mirwan Shah Masri, these areas are Rumah Ayai Sawing, Rumah Nelson Ningkan Kumbang and Sekolah Kebangsaan Rumah Mentali. Mirwan said that the flooding happened […]