Author: Nur Shazreena Ali

Fires destroy property worth RM46.8mln throughout 2020

KUCHING: A total of RM 46.89 million (7.68 percent) worth of property had gone up in the smokes throughout 2020, Sarawak Fire and Rescue department (Bomba) director Khirudin Drahman reveals. He said the main culprit of the loss in property was mainly human negligence. “70 percent of the main culprits

Hope for new fire station in Dalat

KUCHING: Dalat is expecting to build a new fire and rescue (Bomba) station, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She said the fire and rescue services in Sarawak should be expanded in the rural areas. “With the vast geographic land and scattered

Give higher grades, positions to Fire Officers

KUCHING: The federal government has been urged to give higher grades and positions to senior officers of the state’s Fire and Rescue Department. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah made the call yesterday as part of her New Year wish for the department.

War against pandemic far from over

KUCHING: Although 2020 has finally ended, the war against the Covid-19 pandemic is far from over. Sarawak Health Department director Dr Chin Zin Hing opined that 2021 will be just as challenging as 2020. He said that the distribution of the vaccine throughout the state would be the biggest challenge

Police on the lookout on New Year Eve’s

KUCHING: The police will be deploying teams from the Criminal Investigation Department and Narcotic Crime Investigation Department as well as additional armoured vehicles to ensure that the public adhere to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) on New Year’s Eve. “The police would like to remind everyone that New Year celebrations

Private New Year gatherings allowed

KUCHING: Sarawakians are allowed to hold private New Year gatherings, said Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and Kuching North City Commission) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. He stressed that those planning to usher in 2021 in groups must comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) set

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Drones facilitate searches for missing persons

KUCHING: Utilising drones to locate missing persons during search and rescue (SAR) operations has not only saved time but is more precise, said Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) director Khirudin Drahman. He said the department had deployed drones to aid its rescue teams to locate missing persons such as

Sarawak jungle casualties in 2020

56 men, 14 women lost in Sarawak’s jungles this year KUCHING: Seventy! That’s the number of people who went missing in the jungles of Sarawak throughout this year. One person missing is one too many for the family concerned because he or she is a loved one. For the state

No such directive in Sarawak on stickers

KUCHING: Merry Christmas stickers can be used on halal products, said Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and Kuching North City Commission) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. “For any issues related to Islamic affairs in the state, refer to the Sarawak Islamic Affairs Department (Jais) and the