Football-sized wasp nest demolished
SERIAN: The Civil Defence Force (APM) here helped to destroy a wasp nest as big as a football along Jalan Kuching-Serian on Wednesday (Sept 7). Serian APM officer Lieutenant (PA) Mackinly Jores said they had received a distressed call around 5.20pm and despatched a three-member team to the scene at Kampung Tarat Melawi. “Upon arriving, […]
Cobra caught inside house, released
MIRI: A 28 year-old housewife was stunned upon seeing a one-metre long cobra slithering out from a ceiling of her house in Kampung Pengakalan 2 today afternoon. The woman was putting her baby to sleep when she saw the reptile around 12.14pm. She became more terrified when the snake fell onto the TV’s cabinet leading […]
Cobra caught in bedroom, released
MIRI: A cobra was captured after its attempt to pay a surprising visit to a house in Vista Perdana, was noticed by the house owner yesterday. A spokesman from the Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) said they received a distressed call from the 34-year-old owner around 11.40am. Following that, a four-member team was despatched to […]
Facilities for Civil Defence Force mulled
BAU: Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep has proposed to build several facilities for the use of the State Civil Defence Force (APM). The Deputy Minister of Transport (Riverine and Marine) said among them is the permanent site of the office and the location of the proposed training site in Demak. “The proposal is […]
Two-metre python caught in Miri
MIRI: A two-metre-long python was caught after it believed to have been swallowing a chicken belonged to a 47 year-man from Kampung Piasau Utara, early on this morning. The reptile, found inside a chicken coop with a bulging stomach was safely removed by Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) personnel. According to Miri Civil Defence Force […]
Cautions on the presence of a crocodile
MIRI: After reports of a crocodile being sighted at Luak Esplanade Beach yesterday morning, a red flag has been put up at the area. According to Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) in their facebook posting , several of its personnel have been deployed on patrol along the area to alert beachgoers on the incident. Beachgoers […]
Chicken- swallowing python caught
SIMANGGANG: A python in Kampung Hulu today, which had been content after swallowing the villager’s chicken for breakfast, was eventually caught. The existence of the five-feet-long python in the cage was discovered at 7.38 am, according to Siti Huzaimah Ibrahim, Sri Aman District Civil Defence Officer. “We understand that the complainant who was surprised to […]
APM rescues kitten from drain
MIRI: A kitten, believed to be 11-month old was rescued from a storm drain nearby an eatery premises in Riam Corner this morning after her meowing was heard by one of the premise’s patrons. Upon hearing the relentless ‘screaming’, the 18 year-old teenage boy went to inspect further on to the sound and was shocked […]
A stray baby lizard caught
KUCHING: A baby lizard that barged into the kitchen of a residence in Jalan Bayu near here alarmed the residents. According to Sri Aman District Civil Defence Officer Siti Huzaimah Ibrahim, the resident known as Voon was going to the kitchen when the incident happened. “Residents who were surprised by the presence of the creature […]
Flash flood hits Miri due to incessant rain
MIRI: Flash flood were reported to have struck several areas in this division early this morning following heavy rains. Zone 6 Fire and Rescue department reported that a secondary school, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Lutong were inundated by flood water at least one foot high due to the incessant rain. A total 108 of its […]