Homeless mom, kids given help
KUCHING: A homeless mother and her three young children approached Anjung Singgah for help recently. Subsequently Anjung Singgah contacted Hope Place Kuching requesting assistance for these four persons in need, said a statement issued on Friday (Sept 11). “The 29 year-old mother ran away from her rented home, with all her children in tow, as […]
Six children made homeless in afternoon blaze
LIMBANG: Six people including two children were left homeless after a fire razed two houses at Kampung Pengkalan Madang here on Friday afternoon. The blazed completely destroyed the houses in the 2.15pm incident. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. A team of firemen from Limbang fire station dashed to the scene upon receiving the alert and […]
121 longhouse fires recorded in five years
KUCHING: The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) has recorded a total of 121 fire cases involving longhouses throughout Sarawak, from 2015 to 2020. Sarawak Bomba director Khirudin Drahman revealed on Friday (Aug 21) that Sibu recorded the most, with 39 cases, including the recent one in Julau, leaving 142 homeless. Up next was Sri Aman […]
Telaga Air fire leaves 18 homeless
KUCHING: Eighteen people were left homeless after their houses at Jalan Matang, Kampung Telaga Air were razed to the ground Thursday night. The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) received a distress call at 11.44pm regarding the blaze. Following the call, a team of firemen from Petra Jaya fire station were despatched to the scene. […]
From zakat recipient to zakat contributer
BY SYED AZWAN SYED ALI KUALA LUMPUR: More than five ago, Shahrina Abdul Hadi and her family stayed in a cramped one-bedroom flat in Jalan Sentul here and at night, due to space constraints, some of her children would sleep either in their father’s old run-down van or in the open like homeless people. The […]
Safe haven for the homeless soon
KUCHING: The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry plans to establish a transit place for the homeless in Sibu and Kuching in the near future. Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the ministry had already located a suitable place for the purpose in Sibu, however, the old building required repair beforehand. “We […]
House fire leaves 22 homeless
BINTULU: An early morning fire that heavily damaged a two-storey house at Jalan Sibiew, Kampung Baru here yesterday left 22 people homeless. According to the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operation centre, a distress call on the incident was received at 4.45am. Following the call, Bintulu firefighters were despatched to the scene. Upon arrival, […]
28 homeless after fire razes house
KUCHING: A double-storey house was razed in a fire on Friday and has left 28 people from four families homeless. According to the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operation centre, a distress call on the incident at Kampung Semerah Padi here was received around 1pm. A team of firefighters from Petra Jaya and Padungan […]
Miri shelters its homeless community
MIRI: A hall of the Malaysia Red Crescent Miri chapter at Jalan Bulan Sabit here has been transformed into a temporary relief centre to accommodate the city’s homeless population during the movement control order (MCO). A total 15 partition tents are being provided by the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) for the homeless occupying the […]
Fire victims thankful for government & public help
KUCHING: A pre-dawn fire at Kampung Sourabaya Ulu here last Sunday morning left Mohd Napiah Abu Bakar and his family homeless. Napiah and his family had been living in the house for almost 20 years. Recalling the day of the fire, the 47-year-old father, who works as an auxiliary policeman at a public university in […]