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- 600 left homeless after fire in one of Sarawak's oldest Malay villages
- NS trainee gives birth in camp toilet
- Sabah Railway train rams car driven by Hong Kong tourist, driver in critical condition
| 600 left homeless after fire in one of Sarawak's oldest Malay villages Posted: 19 Jun 2013 08:23 AM PDT SIBU: More than 600 people were left with only the clothes on their backs, after a fire razed more than 100 houses in Kampung Datuk, one of the oldest Malay villages in Sarawak, Wednesday. Sibu Fire and Rescue station chief Mutalib Jaafar said the fire broke out about 4pm and 47 firemen from two stations here and Kanowit took five hours to douse the flame. "We have yet to receive reports of any casualty in the incident and are investigating the cause of the fire," he said. Meanwhile, Kampung Datuk chief Hussain Abdul Rasit said about 600 people had been registered as victims in the fire and they were given temporary accommodation at the hall of SK Abang Ali nearby. - Bernama |
| NS trainee gives birth in camp toilet Posted: 19 Jun 2013 07:47 AM PDT MUAR: A National Service (NS) trainee at the Sri Ledang Camp in Jementah, Segamat gave birth to a baby boy in the toilet of the camp early Wednesday. A camp supervisor, who found out about the 3am incident, rushed the 18-year-old mother and her baby to the Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital here for treatment. The baby, weighing 2.7kg, died upon arrival at the hospital, but the condition of the young mother was stable. Hospital director Dr Selahudeen Abdul Aziz, when contacted, confirmed the incident. "We will conduct a post-mortem on the baby tomorrow (Thursday) to identify the cause of death," he said. Meanwhile, Ledang police chief Supt Harun Idris, when contacted, confirmed receiving a report on the incident, adding that the trainee was in a stable condition. - Bernama |
| Sabah Railway train rams car driven by Hong Kong tourist, driver in critical condition Posted: 19 Jun 2013 07:21 AM PDT KOTA KINABALU: A 50-year-old tourist from Hong Kong is in critical condition after the car he was driving to the airport here was rammed by a Sabah State Railway train Wednesday evening. Police said initial investigations showed that Eddie Lok Wing Tak was in the car with three others when the guard at a crossing in Jalan Lintas gave the signal to stop for the approaching train, at 5.40pm. However, he did not manage to brake on time. The impact also caused the car to crash into another vehicle in front. The couple and their one-year-old child in that vehicle were unhurt. Kota Kinabalu city police chief Assist Comm Jauteh Dikun said Lok was reported to be in critical condition, while the rest received outpatient treatment. "All four - two men and two women - were on their way to the airport to return to Hong Kong when the accident happened," he said. Firemen had to be called extract Lok as he was trapped in the badly-damaged vehicle. Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan, who was also present at the scene, said all 200 passengers of the train were unhurt. "We will investigate this accident," he added. This is the second accident involving a state train in the past two years. On Oct 31, 2011, a train carrying 200 passengers collided with a fuel tanker at a crossing in Kepayan here. The resulting explosion caused serious injuries to 12 people but no fatalities. |
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