Tellian service centre donates bottled water
MUKAH: Tellian Constituency Service Centre has made arrangements to donate bottled water to 97 individuals placed under quarantine at Mukah Youth Camp and Politeknik Mukah (PMU) here. Of the total, 79 are at PMU and the rest at Mukah Youth Camp. Tellian constituency special officer Felix Pieng said 100 boxes of bottled water would be […]
Flash flood forces relocation of evacuees
KUCHING: An unexpected flash flood at Taman Malihah on Wednesday evening forced the relocation of flood victims at an evacuation centre in the multipurpose community hall there. The flood victims were moved to a temporary evacuation centre at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (SJK) Chung Hua Sungai Tengah. Civil Defence Force (APM) Sarawak director Mohtar Samat said […]
Low-lying areas in Mukah bear brunt of flash floods
MUKAH: Some low-lying areas in the old town here were submerged on Wednesday (Jan 13) as Batang Mukah overflowed its banks following high tide and intermittent rain in the last few days. The water level in the affected areas and on the roads was about one feet high. A self-employed man, identified only as Amew, […]
20 fishing boats moved to main road
MIRI: About 20 fishing boats were moved to the Kuala Baram main road as the boat sheds were flooded on Tuesday night following non-stop downpours. Minister in-charge of Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) Datuk Lee Kim Shin who is also Minister for Transport went to Kampung Batu Satu, Kuala Baram last on Tuesday night […]
Still no clues of missing man
KUCHING: A 59-year-old man who was reported missing in Santubong since Jan 3, has yet to be found as the search and rescue (SAR) operations entered day five yesterday without any new clues. Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director Zin Azman Md Yunus said the search yesterday covered an area of 82 square nautical […]
No new clues to missing person
KUCHING: The search and rescue (SAR) operations for the missing Samsudin Beden in Santubong entered its fourth day today without finding any new clues. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director Zin Azman Md Yunus said the area of the search sector covered 100 square nautical miles, from Muara Tebas to Tanjung Sipang and Pulau […]
Cat meows to alert couple of python
SIMANGGANG: A couple woke up from their sleep to find a python on their ceiling after their pet cat kept meowing this early morning. Sri Aman Civil Defense Officer Captain Siti Huzaimah Ibrahim said they received a report of the presence of an 18-foot python weighing around 25kg at 4.25am. “That time, the couple was […]
Search for man feared drowned continues
SARIKEI: The search for an Indonesian man feared drowned at Muara Payang here has entered day two today. The operations centre of the State Fire and Rescue Department said the search continued at 6.45am within a 2-km radius from where the victim was believed to have gone missing. The search-and-rescue (SAR) team that involved firefighters […]
Woman finds unwanted visitor in living room
MIRI: A homeowner at Lorong 3 Spring, Jalan Riam here had a slithery visitor upon her return from work on Thursday evening. Fearing the metre-long snake to be a cobra, she made an emergency call to Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) seeking for their assistance to capture the reptile. The 47 year-old woman reportedly found […]
Cat rescued from signboard
KUCHING: Cats are naturally great climbers but even they sometimes have problems climbing down. This morning, a cat climbed up to the signboard of a medical clinic at Jalan Matang but could not climb down. A member of the public, who heard the feline’s cry for help at around 8.40am, contacted the Civil Defence Force […]
