Designated hotels off limits to public
MIRI: Seven hotels here used as quarantine centres to accommodate travellers from Kuala Lumpur and Labuan are off limits to the public, said Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah. “These hotels are off limits to the public,” warned Lim when contacted yesterday. On Sunday, a total of 94 persons comprising 68 from Kuala Lumpur […]
24.62 mln face masks being distributed to the people
PUTRAJAYA: Some 24.62 million face masks are in the process of being distributed to the people nationwide for free, Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said. Ismail Sabri, who is also Defence Minister, said each household will receive four pieces. The task of channelling them to the respective State Security Councils will be coordinated by the Civil Defence Force […]
Cobra shocks family observing MCO
MIRI: An ‘unwanted’ visitor shocked a family of six in Kampung Siwak Jaya, Bakam on Tuesday evening. The 14-foot long king cobra was spotted slithering into the wooden house, terrifying the occupants. One of them immediately called the Miri Civil Defence (APM) for help. In the 4.55pm incident, most of the family members were sitting […]
Search for missing boy enters day 2
KUCHING: A search and rescue (SAR) operation for an 11-year-old boy believed to have drowned after fishing with his peers entered day two yesterday. According to the Sarawak Maritime Rescue Sub Centre, the operation began at 8am with the cooperation of personnel and officers of the Civil Defence Force (APM), Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), […]
APM will always answer call for help
SIMANGGANG: The Civil Defence Force here is always ready to render assistance if there is a call for help, said its officer, Captain Siti Huzaimah Ibrahim. According to her, the Malaysia Civil Defence Force (APM) receives various calls from the public. “There are a lot of cases such as accidents, destroying the nests of poisonous […]
20-year-old hit while crossing road
MIRI: A 20-year-old woman suffered minor injuries after she was hit by a car while crossing the road along Jalan Merbau here on Thursday. Prior to the 1.15pm accident, she was walking towards a building on the other side of the road to have lunch with a friend. A team of Miri Civil Defence force […]
Long snout croc ‘saved’
BETONG: The Betong Civil Defence Force (APM) managed to catch a nine-foot long false gharial (buaya jejulong) at an oil palm plantation in Tanjung Assam near here, yesterday. According to its officer Captain Usman Harto, the operation to catch the reptile was more of a rescue effort because they believed it was lost and was […]
14-foot python found in chicken coop
LIMBANG: A 14-foot python was found curled inside a chicken coop at Kampung Tanjung Riman here during heavy flooding here. A Limbang Civil Defence Force (APM) force led by SM(PA) Haziq Haikal Hamdan rushed to the scene in response to an alert about the discovery by villagers around 8.40am. It took them nearly 30 minutes […]