| 7 Ogos 2017 - Three in family escape house fire unharmed |
A fireman makes sure the fire is completely put out.
BAU: A woman and her two grandchildren managed to escape a morning blaze in Kampung Opar, which destroyed about 70 per cent of their home, yesterday.
In the 9.50am incident, personnel from Bau Fire and Rescue Department were mobilised to the scene and managed to control the blaze at 10.15am.
The firemen led by Ebby Herwandy Sarbini said the fire did not spread to nearby houses because of the quick actions of the villagers. They managed to control the fire by using garden hoses and buckets to douse the flame prior to their arrival.
No injuries or loss of lives were reported in the incident.
| | 1 Ogos 2017 - AG gives 13 state bodies excellent rating |
Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Datuk Hassan Ariffin (centre) and Auditor-General Tan Sri Dr Madinah Mohamad (left) show the AG’s report (LKAN) 2016 Series 1 after a press conference at Parliament House. At right is Dewan Rakyat secretary Datuk Rossme Hamzah. — Bernama photo
KUCHING: A total of 13 out of the 27 Sarawak state government ministries, departments and agencies audited by the National Audit Department received ‘excellent’ or ‘five-star’ rating for their financial management in 2016.
Two state departments, however, were given ‘less than satisfactory’ or ‘two-star’ in the financial management performance rating published in the Auditor-General’s Report 2016 which was released to the public via the National Audit Department’s website yesterday.
Eight state ministries, departments and agencies achieved ‘good’ rating while four received ‘satisfactory’ rating. ... | | 1 Ogos 2017 - Rabies: No all-clear sign just yet | Despite no new infected areas, minister says surveillance still needs to be carried out
Shabery (second left) taking a look at a pet dog which was brought by its owner for vaccination during the Rabies Disease Vaccination Programme as Uggah (third left) looks on. — Photo by Muhammad Rais Sanusi
BAU: It is still too early for Sarawak to be declared as rabies-free even though the rabies situation in the state is on the road to recovery, said Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek.
He described the present situation as stable, noting that the number of rabies-infected areas in the state still remained at 22.
“The rabies-infected areas and those within 10km radius are surveillance areas where we will carry out rabies vaccination and be on the lookout in case any new cases might crop up there. Up till today (yesterday), we have not received any report on any new cases other than the 22 rabies-infected areas.
“Nevertheless, it is still too early to declare that Sarawak is now rabies-free and we hope that there will be no new cases after this,” he told a press conference after attending the Rabies Disease Vaccination Programme at Bau Civic Centre here yesterday. ... |
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