A snake in the kitchen
MIRI: A maid got the shock of her life when she saw a snake in the kitchen while cooking on Tuesday evening. Terrified by the presence of the reptile, she immediately alerted her 71-year-old employer who then called the Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) for help. Four APM personnel were rushed to the scene at […]
Mother, son seriously injured in crash
SIBU: A 43-year-old mother and her seven-year-old son were seriously injured in an accident. The motorcycle they were riding was reportedly involved in a crash with a four-wheel drive vehicle at Jalan Salim, here on Saturday (Sept 26). As a result of the collision, the mother suffered a broken left leg while her son suffered […]
Cops find python while on duty
MIRI: Two Mobile Patrol Vehicle (MPV) personnel had the shock of their lives when they ran into a three-metre long python while on patrol duty last Wednesday (Sept 16). According to sources, the snake was blocking the police MPV nearby Lorong Seroja Kampung, Tudan here. The policemen immediately informed Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) on […]
Miri areas still affected by floods
MIRI: Several areas in Miri including Beluru, Marudi and Telang Usan are still affected by floods. The floods forced four primary schools in Marudi to close on Monday (Sept 14). The affected schools were SK Long Bemang, SK Long Lenei, SK Long Sobeng and SK Long Loyang. According to Miri District Civil Defence Force (APM) […]
Man finds 5-metre python in car bonnet
MIRI: A man was shocked to find a five-metre-long python under the bonnet of his car at Jalan Geranit, Kampung Merikan, Lutong on Monday (Sept 14). According to Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) officer Captain (PA) Usman Harto, before the discovery, the man’s neighbour saw a suspicious ‘object’ slithering into the bonnet of the car, […]
Kittens rescued from ceiling
MIRI: The Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) rescued two kittens trapped on the suspended ceiling of a residential house on Monday (Sept 7). District APM officer Capt (PA) Usman Harto said that the operations centre received a distress call pertaining to the incident around 1pm and four personnel were deployed to the scene. The caller […]
Close encounter with cobra at home
MIRI: Several items that fell off a rack inside a storage room of a house in Jalan Permaisuri Bandar Baru Permyjaya here led to the discovery of a one-metre long cobra on Friday (Sept 4). According to Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) officer Captain (PA) Usman Harto, upon seeing several items mysteriously falling off from […]
Venomous snake caught on camera!
MIRI: A cobra slithered its way into a house in Desa Murni Lorong 2C on Tuesday night (September 1). The spine-chilling incident was captured by a security camera at the house. The house owner, a woman in her 30s, was stunned when she checked on the video footage and immediately summoned the Miri Civil Defence […]
Man meets false gharial on way to work
BETONG: An employee of Ladang Lingga near Tanjung Assam was surprised by a crocodile as he was about to start the night shift. The plantation’s auxiliary police officer, Mohd Hadri Noor Kamal, was walking to his work place when he came across the reptile. Betong District Civil Defence (APM) officer Desem Samuel said Hadri contacted […]
Hand gets broken after stuck in machine
SIMANGGANG: A bakery worker had to endure a full 40-minute of suffering when his hand got stuck in a mixing machine while doing cleaning work here, yesterday. Sri Aman zone three Fire and Rescue Department chief Ramlan Marajan said the incident happened at the Pertama Bakery factory involving an employee named Mohd Arif Ahmad. “Firefighters […]
