All five bodies of Sarawak heli crash victims recovered
KUCHING: The bodies of all five victims on board the Flying Doctor Service helicopter which crashed in Long Lellang have been recovered, says Sarawak police commissioner Comm Datuk Mohamad Zainal Abdullah.
Sarawak Transport Ministry calls for Flying Doctor Service safety review
KUCHING: Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin has called for a review of aviation safety for Flying Doctor Service (FDS) operations following Tuesday's (Sept 8) fatal helicopter crash near Long Lellang STOLport.
Croatian hiker located on Mt Kinabalu, rescue efforts ongoing
KOTA KINABALU: A Croatian climber who went missing after presumably taking an off-path route to scale Mount Kinabalu several days ago has been located, with rescue attempts ongoing
S'wak govt channels RM100,000 aid each to heli crash victims' families
KUCHING: The Sarawak government will provide RM100,000 each to the families of the pilot and four medical personnel who died in Tuesday's (Sept 8) Flying Doctor Service helicopter crash at Long Lellang.
Sarawak heli crash: Bomba chopper lands at Long Lellang for search and recovery ops
KUCHING: A Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) helicopter landed at Long Lellang at 11am on Wednesday (Sept 9) as part of search and recovery (SAR) operations for the Flying Doctor Service helicopter crash on Tuesday (Sept 8).
Use constituency funds for the people, not as political rewards, says Warisan rep
KOTA KINABALU: Development allocations should be used for the people and not as political rewards, says Kapayan assemblyman Chin Tek Ming.
Three-member AAIB team headed to Miri to probe heli crash
KUCHING: A three-member investigation team from the Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is expected to arrive in Miri at about 5pm on Wednesday (Sept 9) to begin its probe into the crash involving a Flying Doctor Service (FDS) helicopter in Long Lellang.
King, Queen extend condolences to families of heli tragedy victims
KUALA LUMPUR: His Majesty, Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, and Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia, have expressed their condolences to the families of the pilot and Health Ministry personnel who died in a helicopter crash in Sarawak on Tuesday (Sept 8).
Sarawak heli crash: Govt to provide aid to victims' families, says PM
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will provide all necessary assistance and support to the families of the five victims killed in a helicopter crash in Long Lellang, Ulu Baram, Sarawak.
Long Lellang STOLport closed for heli crash investigations
KUCHING: The Long Lellang STOLport (short take-off and landing airport) is temporarily closed to commercial operations while investigators look into the Flying Doctor Service helicopter crash on Tuesday (Sept 8).
