SAR to resume after family lodges missing person’s report
SIMUNJAN: A search and rescue (SAR) operation for a missing person had to be suspended until police receive a missing person’s report from the family. The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said a witness to the incident on Thursday (Feb 11) had claimed that the missing person had a fight with a […]
Simunjan goes green, Kuching yellow
KUCHING: The district of Simunjan has been declared a Covid-19 green zone while Kuching returned to yellow zone on Tuesday (Feb 9). State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the declaration was made after no locally transmitted cases were recorded in Simunjan within the past 14 days. It said Kuching, which was previously an orange zone, […]
Missing senior citizen found alive but weak
SIMUNJAN: A senior citizen reported missing while looking for clams at Kampung Tambai Sebuyau here, was found by firefighters on Wednesday (Feb 3). The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said the 73-year-old man was found by the search and rescue (SAR) team at 10.30am in weak condition. Bomba said the victim’s nephew […]
Work with other players
SIMUNJAN: Homestay operators are advised to work with various other players in the tourism industry to revitalise it. Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri told them cooperation was important to promote places of interest as the industry had been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. “There must be cooperation between homestay operators […]
Villagers put out house fire
SIMUNJAN: Swift action taken by the villagers of Kampung Gawang Empili managed to save a house from being destroyed in a fire on Thursday. The State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said they received a distress call at 5.58pm and despatched firefighters from Simunjan fire station to the scene. It was told that the […]
Erosion causes excavator submerge
SIMUNJAN: Riverbank erosion here caused an excavator to plunge into the river and was almost totally submerged. This incident occurred at Taman Botani, Jalan Sabun yesterday evening. Simunjan fire chief PPgB Mat Undik said their station received an emergency call around 3.02pm on the incident and immediately despatched firefighters to the scene. Upon arrival, they […]
Ministry to promote tourism products in Simunjan
SIMUNJAN: There are many interesting places in Simunjan which can be transformed into tourist attractions, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. She said the ministry was willing to collaborate with the local community to promote the products in Simunjan so that more tourists would visit the area. “While we share the […]
Fire destroys empty health clinic block
SIMUNJAN: An empty health clinic block was completely destroyed in a fire at Jalan Pasar Simunjan, on Wednesday (Sept 16). According to the State Fire and Rescue (Bomba) Department, a team of firefighters from Simunjan BBP was immediately dispatched to the scene after a distress call on the incident was received around 8.29pm. “The […]
MP helps storm victims
KUCHING: Batang Sadong MP Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri has come to the aid of recent storm victims in Kampung Hijrah, Simunjan. Nancy said she was in Kuala Lumpur when she received the news about the storm that hit her constituency, Batang Sadong, a few days ago. “As a result of the storm, several houses were […]
Public adhering well to SOPs
SIMUNJAN: The general public has been adhering well to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) under the current recovery movement control order (RMCO) governing inter-zone travel. Simunjan district police chief DSP Nixon Joshua Ali said the implementation of a police roadblock between Zone 1 and Zone 2 at Beliong-Triso ferry terminal has been going very well. […]