Man shocked to find cobra near pet dog’s kennel
MIRI: A man is lucky to have escaped what could have been a potentially deadly attack. He was almost bitten by a cobra — an extremely poisonous reptile — while he was feeding his dog at his house yesterday. In the 7.15pm incident at Taman Spring Riam, the 35-year-old found a cobra coiled up at […]
Trapped kitten rescued from ceiling
MIRI: An adorable eight-month old kitten was rescued after it became stuck in the ceiling of a house’s storeroom in Kampung Muhibbah Kuala Baram near here this morning. A team of Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) were called to assist in this unusual rescue mission. Miri Civil Defense force (APM) officer in-charge Captain (PA) Usman […]
Mukah first to have APM emergency response team
MUKAH: Mukah has been chosen as the first location in Sarawak for the establishment of the Civil Defence Emergency Response Team-Community (CDERT-C). The opening ceremony was officiated by Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs) and Mukah MP Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib on Thursday (June 23). Hanifah believed that the CDERT-C […]
159 attend emergency response course
SRI AMAN: A total of 159 enforcement, defence and safety personnel representing three agencies from Gua, here attended the Certified Emergency Response Team (CERT) course organised by the State Security and Enforcement Unit. A news report by UKAS said the course involved the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM), Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) and Fire and […]
Wasp nest destroyed, removed from house
MIRI: A wasp nest was destroyed on Saturday night at a house in Kampung Muhibbah Kuala Baram. This was done after the homeowner’s wife got stung by the wasp. According to Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) officer in-charge Captain (PA) Usman Harto, four of his personnel were deployed to the location in response to an […]
Cave search-rescue exercise completed
MIRI: The Sarawak Civil Defence Force completed the Cave Search and Rescue Exercise (C-SAREX) last Thursday. APM chief commissioner (PA) Aminurrahman Mohamed as well as Sarawak APM director Abdul Wahab Rahman were present at the closing ceremony at Niah National Park. An APM spokesman said the objective of the exercise was to improve the abilities […]
APM rescues cat stuck 12ft up tree
SPAOH: A cat that was stuck up a 12-foot-tall mango tree was finally rescued by members of the Civil Defence Force (APM). “At about 10.40am on Monday (May 9), we were informed by the cat owner that his pet was unable to climb down on its own after climbing up the tree near his house. […]
Kitten rescued from drain
MIRI: A team of Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) today rescued a kitten that was trapped in a monsoon drain at around 12.13pm A loud ‘meowing’ sound coming from the drain adjacent to a mart in Riam here led to the discovery of the trapped kitten. According to Miri APM officer in charge, Captain Usman […]
Two-metre python caught, released
SARIKEI: A two-metre-long batik python (reticulated python) that swallowed a duck at Jalan Sare, here was caught by Civil Defence Force (APM) personnel last Friday. The presence of the reptile was noticed by the complainant who was feeding his livestock around 7.35am. He subsequently contacted the office of APM Sarikei for assistance. Upon arriving, the […]
One more python caught, released
MIRI: A python weighing around 5kg was caught early this morning as it was trying to slither into a nearby building in Times Square, Jalan Marina here. The three-metre-long reptile was first spotted when the five security guards on duty were making rounds in the area at 12.51am. They immediately called the Civil Defence force […]