Author: Alverdtekoster Anyap

Families of job scam victims appeal for help

KUCHING: The Malaysian and Cambodian embassies as well as international authorities are urged to help trace six Sarawakians who are job scam victims in Cambodia. Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang said the families of the victims had appealed to the government to investigate the matter and bring home their

Frontliners thanked for their sacrifices

BAU: Frontline staff here yesterday received goodies in appreciation of their sacrifices during the COVID-19 pandemic. The goodies were presented during a ‘Majlis Ramah Tamah Aidilfitri’ which took place under some tents near the Buddhist Shrine Limestone Cave at Jalan Serikin.. The frontline staff came from various despartments under the

Coffee shop partially destroyed in fire

SIBU: A coffee shop was destroyed in a fire incident at Batu 8, Jalan Airport, on Wednesday (May 4) evening. A distress call was received by the State Fire and Rescue Operation Centre (Bomba) at 4.40pm regarding a fire incident involving a coffee shop. “We radioed and dispatched a team

Lorry driver cheats death in crash

SIBU: The driver of a container trailer lorry was lucky to survive in a head-on collision with a cement trailer lorry at Jalan Wawasan, here yesterday (May 5). Sibu Zone Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) chief Janggan Muling said firemen from the Sungai Merah station responded to the distress call

Man found died under rubble

SERIAN: The missing man was found dead under the rubble of a collapsed building, last Tuesday morning (May 3). Serian OCPD DSP Aswandy Anis stated that the victim’s body was discovered by a team during a search operations. He said it was believed the victim was cleaning work  when the

Remains of missing man recovered

SARIKEI: Chee Hui Kiong, 36, was found at Sungai Setebu on the second day of search operations by the Fire and Rescue Operations (Bomba) search team from Sarikei fire station some 100 feet from the nipah forest, yesterday (May 4). Bomba said the victim was found in a leaning position

Workers escape injuries

MIRI: Pan Borneo Highway construction workers escape unharmed when their two-storey worker’s quarters caught fire, last Tuesday night (May 3). State Fire and Rescue Operation Centre (Bomba) said it received an emergency call at 7.24pm that night about a quarters on fire. Batu Niah fire station responded to the call

Call of duty keeps men in uniform away

HARI Raya Aidilfitri or Eid Mubarak which is celebrated by Muslims across the globe marks the end of the month of Ramadan. Muslim families usually gather together in the morning of the festival, wearing their new clothes to go to mosques and perform the Eid prayers. It is also a

Duo arrested for drug activity

BINTULU: A man and a woman were apprehended by police for being involved in a drug activity on Thursday. Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit said that the suspects were arrested by the district’s Narcotic Criminal Investigation Division during an operation“Upon inspection, the police found one of the suspects was carrying

Fire razes 8 shops in Sarikei

SARIKEI: Eight two-storey wooden shop houses at Jalan Industri here were destroyed in a fire on Thursday (April 28). Sarikei Fire and Rescue Station chief Mahmudin Narudin said they received a distress call through MERS999. Firefighters from the Sarikei fire station and Bintangor station arrived at the scene at 7.34pm.