APM destroys football-sized hornet’s nest
MIRI: The Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) was kept busy last night, having to destroy a hornet’s nest the size of a football, hanging from a tree at a plywood company compound in Kuala Baram. An alert 33-year old man on his routine inspection rounds spotted the nest and promptly notified the APM. “A three-team […]
Glossy starling rescued from tangled kite string
MIRI: An Asian glossy starling was rescued after it was found entangled with a kite string outside a building along Jalan Permaisuri this morning. The fortunate encounter occurred when a 27-year-old woman, enroute to work, discovered the distressed bird hanging from the string. Concerned for its well-being, she promptly reached out to the Civil Defence […]
APM captures 2 pythons in northern Sarawak
KUCHING: The Civil Defence Force (APM) has successfully captured two pythons in separate incidents in northern Sarawak. One of the cases took place today (June 22) around 11 am in Miri while the other case happened on Wednesday (June 21) around 9.25 pm in Bintulu. Both pythons – one approximately six feet long and and […]
Speed up distribution of 4WD vehicles, APM HQ told
KUCHING: The Malaysia Civil Defence (APM) Ugak (fourth left) witnesses the handing over gimmick from DAL HCM Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Datuk Dzulkarnaen Ahmad (left) to APM deputy chief commissioner (Operation) Abdul Wahab Rahim.is called to hasten the distribution of four-wheel-drive (4WD) vehicles to Sarawak. In stating this, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah, Sarawak […]
Chicken-preying snakes captured in different locations
MIRI: The Malaysia Civil Defence Force (MCDF) here had a busy this morning after responding to three snake sightings at different locations. A spokesman for MCDF Miri said they received emergency calls at 8 am, 9.30 am and 9.50 am for assistance to capture the snakes. The first case involved a nine-foot long python inside […]
APM team successfully captures cobra
SIBU: A four-foot long cobra was found at Rumah Sangan in SK Ulu Sungai Salim. The Civil Defence Force (APM) received a distress call at 3.32pm on Friday (June 9). A team of five APM members quickly responded to the call and successfully captured the cobra, which is estimated to weigh around 500g. The reptile […]
Miri APM rescues cat trapped in drain
MIRI: The Civil Defence Force (APM) successfully rescued a cat that had fallen into a large drain behind its owner’s residence in Jalan Friendship here. Upon receiving a distress call from the concerned owner at 1.52pm on Friday (June 9), the APM quickly dispatched a team of four personnel to the scene. Arriving promptly, the […]
Miri APM’s successful snake-catching operations across multiple locations
MIRI: In a swift response to multiple emergency calls, the Civil Defence Force (APM) here had a packed schedule as they carried out daring snake-catching operations at three locations on Thursday (May 25). According to a spokesperson, the first distress call was received at 8.25am, followed by two more at 11am and 12.40pm, each pertaining […]
MCDF member bitten by dog in line of duty
KUCHING: A member of the Civil Defence Force (MCDF) was injured by a dog while handling an emergency case on Saturday night. The incident occurred when the team responded to an emergency call from a member of the public in a village at Jalan Kuching-Bau at around 10.45 pm. A spokesman for MCDF Kuching said […]
Cobra surprises family about to perform morning prayer
MIRI: A family of three were left startled early this morning when they sighted a one-metre-long black cobra in their living room just as they were about to begin the Fajr prayer. The incident took place at Jalan Kampung Pulau Melayu, here. The 28-year-old complainant and his family found the snake hiding behind a cupboard. […]