Sandakan firefighters' swift action saves 340 houses from being engulfed in flames
Station chief Severinus Sainkui said that the fire, however, destroyed 13 houses in the water village.
Fri Jun 07 2024
Tawau fire: 286 people evacuated
About 45 houses were destroyed in a fire in the water village of Kampung Tanjung Batu, Tawau.
Thu Mar 07 2024
Rubbish among causes of rapid spread of fire at Kampung Tanjung Baru - Residents
The fire had caused 50 people to be evacuated to the relief centre and was the third such occurrence involving the same village.
Mon Jul 19 2021
Sabah: Fire engulfs 10 squatter water-houses in Tanjung Aru Baru
Ten squatter houses in a water village were destroyed in a fire that broke out in Kampung Tanjung Aru Baru early this morning.
Tue Jul 06 2021
Need for complete guideline on water villages to avoid risk of fire - Sabah JBPM
Md Ali said the guideline, among others, must consist of the layout of the settlement, as well as the construction of concrete bridges.
Mon Jun 14 2021
Sleepy Kg Laut Sim-Sim abuzz over appearance of dugong
Kampung Laut Sim-Sim, a water village near here was abuzz this morning after a dugong appeared there.
Fri Aug 11 2017
Nurul Izzah must apologise to all Malaysians - Rahman Dahlan
Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan says Nurul Izzah Anwar should not have met with an enemy of the nation who had declared openly supporting the armed attack on Sabah.
Thu Nov 19 2015
50 homes gutted in fire at Simunul water village
Firefighters had a hard time moving in as the paths leading into the village were too narrow.
Sat Oct 03 2015
Woman burnt to death in fire
A 65-year-old woman was burnt to death in a fire that destroyed her house in the water village in Pangi Hujung, Kunak, Tawau early today, according to the Sabah Fire and Rescue Department.
Sun Jan 04 2015
Sabah police to set up special illegal immigrant search squad
House to house search at water villages, industrial areas and estates will be carried out to nab workers without permit.
Sun Dec 07 2014
Fire razes 14 houses in Sandakan water village
Fourteen houses in a water village were gutted by fire in Bandar Nam Tung, Jalan Leila, but no casualties were reported.
Sat Oct 11 2014
ESScom looking into adapting Brunei water villages in ESSzone
The Eastern Sabah Security Command will be studying water villages in Brunei so that they can serve as models when water villages in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone are relocated.
Mon Feb 03 2014
Op Cantas Khas: Sabah police detain 111 individuals at Semporna water village
Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Hamza Taib said Sabah police detained 111 individuals, including four men without identification documents, in Ops Cantas.
Wed Dec 18 2013
Malaysians shocked by police mutilations in Sabah
There was shock and disgust as the police-- for the first time-- officially confirmed that the men killed in a prolonged stand-off in the water village in Semporna Saturday were badly mutilated
Thu Mar 07 2013