LUNDU: Six foreign men were ordered to return to their country of origin after being caught entering Sarawak illegally on Wednesday (Nov 20). The First Infantry Division reported that a team of Malaysian and Indonesian soldiers encountered the group walking into the state from the Indonesian border at 4.30 pm
LUNDU: A lorry driver sustained injuries after his soil-laden vehicle overturned on Jalan Tabuan Lundu on Wednesday (Nov 20). The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said it received a distress call at 5.25 pm and dispatched firefighters from the Lundu station to the scene. Upon arrival, they found the overturned
SIBU: A father and his son were injured in a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder explosion at their home in Lorong Permai Timur 9 this afternoon. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said that they dispatched firefighters from Sungai Merah station to the scene, about 13km away, after receiving an
SIBU: A quick-thinking tenant prevented a wooden house at Jalan Poh Yew from being completely destroyed by fire this morning. No injuries were reported as three tenants managed to escape unharmed. Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Zone 4 chief Andy Alie said that firefighters from Sibu central station were dispatched
KAPIT: An elderly man is feared to have drowned while two others survived after their fibre boat capsized near Nanga Makoh, Batang Rajang on Tuesday. The victim, identified as 57-year-old Bubut Benang, was travelling with his wife and a worker, on their way to Kapit town from Nanga Benin Rumah
SERIAN: A female passenger sustained injuries following a two-vehicle collision at Mile 29, Jalan Kuching-Serian this morning. The accident, involving a Proton Saga and a three-tonne lorry, happened at around 11.20am. Firefighters from Serian station were dispatched to the scene, about 16km away, after receiving an emergency call. Upon arrival,
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Members of the public are advised to take note of a 90-day temporary road closure at Rembus Roundabout from Nov 21 to Jan 21 next year. According to Sarawak Metro, the closure is to facilitate culvert replacement works and the construction of the ART guideway for Package 1
SIBU: An evening blaze engulfed an iron tools factory at Lorong 2, Jalan Maling here on Tuesday, leaving the premises 80 per cent destroyed. Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported in the 7.20pm incident. Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Zone 4 chief Andy Alie said firefighters from Sibu central
SIBU: A search and rescue (SAR) operation is underway to locate an 83-year-old man, Kedri Hamjah, who has been missing from his home in Kampung Jeriah, Jalan Oya since last Friday (Nov 15).Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said that a police report was lodged by the victim’s son at
BAU: A local woman sustained minor injuries in a two-vehicle accident along Jalan Jambusan today morning (Nov 19). The accident, which occurred at 8.10 am, involved a lorry and a Perodua Axia. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firefighters from the Bau station were dispatched to
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