HULU LANGAT, April 28 — The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) is expanding its Fire Brigade programme to include students from private institutions of higher learning (IHL) to empower the citizen life-saver community.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 — The body of a man, believed to be the victim who drowned while bathing in Sungai Pisang last Sunday, was found at the tidal gate of Sungai Kerdas, Gombak, here today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — The search-and-rescue (SAR) operation to locate another boy feared drowned after falling into a drain in Ukay Perdana has been expanded to three kilometres radius from the location.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — A man was feared drowned while his friend was found stranded on the other side of the river at Batu 12, Sungai Pisang in Gombak here this afternoon.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — The search and rescue operation for another child who was feared to have drowned after falling into a drain in Jalan Ukay Perdana, Ukay Perdana, here, resumed at 8am today.

SHAH ALAM, Feb 5 — The body of a man believed to have drowned was found floating 500 metres from Bagan Muara Esbee Jetty near the Sungai Buloh Sasaran Bridge in Jeram, Kuala Selangor this morning.

SHAH ALAM, Jan 14 — A student of SMK Sungai Kapar Indah in Klang drowned during an outing with six others at Tasik Cermin, near here, today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — Four people, including two children, were injured in a fire that broke out in an apartment in Desa Aman Puri, Kepong, here, early this morning.

SHAH ALAM, Jan 13 — An Indonesian man was killed after being involved in a six-vehicle pile-up at the Federal Highway Bukit Raja interchange here this morning.

SHAH ALAM, Jan 3 — A second fire broke out at Wisma Jakel in Section 7 here early today, this time affecting the curtain store room at the premises.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 — Two siblings were found dead in a fire in a terraced house on Jalan Dewan Simpang Tiga, Gombak, early today.

SHAH ALAM, Jan 1 — The Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) will mobilise its K9 Dog Detection Unit tomorrow to carry out forensic work and determine the cause of a fire that broke out at Wisma Jakel, Section 7, here this morning.

SHAH ALAM, Jan 1 — A popular garment and textile department store, Jakel Shah Alam located at Section 7 here, was almost destroyed in a fire this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 — A Thai woman and an Indonesian girl were injured when the express bus carrying them skidded and overturned about 500 metres from Rawang toll plaza southbound on the North-South Expressway (PLUS) near here early this morning.

SHAH ALAM, Dec 30 — The Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj has expressed his appreciation to the state Fire and Rescue Department for its effort during the search-and-rescue (SAR) operations for of victims of the Batang Kali landslide tragedy.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 — Two students of a private university were found drowned during a recreational outing at Sungai Chiling in Peretak, Kuala Kubu Bharu, near here today.

SHAH ALAM, Dec 29 — Floods and flash floods, which occur frequently throughout the year in Selangor, are believed to have been caused by heavy rains and sewage systems clogged with rubbish.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 — On entering the seventh day of search-and-rescue (SAR) operation to look for landslide victims at the campsite of Father’s Organic Farm in Gohtong Jaya near Batang Kali, only one more victim remains, a boy who had yet to be found.

BATANG KALI, Dec 22 — After a few days of absence from the landslide location here due to health reasons, Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Datuk Norazam Khamis made an appearance at the scene today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 — Local Government Development Minister Nga Kor Ming today visited Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) director Datuk Norazam Khamis, who was admitted to Hospital Selayang after falling ill while leading the search-and-rescue (SAR) operation for the Batang Kali landslide victims.