Hong Kong singer and actor Stephanie Lai Ming-sze, who had several popular Cantopop hits in the 1990s, passed away today (March 28) at the age of 58, according to Chinese media reports.
A file picture of a fireman in Miri battling peat fires in the Kuala Baram district. - picture courtesy of Miri Bomba
MIRI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency has deployed its Bombardier CL-415 aircraft to support the Fire and Rescue Department to carry out a water-bombing operation to extinguish peat fires in the Sungai Adong area since Wednesday . Miri maritime zone director Maritime Captain Mohd Shafie Paing said the operation was activated as soon as the aircraft arrived at 3pm on Thursday .
"A total of 30,000 litres of water was used to suppress the fire. Approximately 60.70ha are affected, with 60% being successfully extinguished," he said in a statement on Thursday . The operation also involved various departments and agencies, including private companies in the Miri district, which joined in to help control and extinguish the blaze that started last Saturday .Sultan Sharafuddin Idris launches Selangor-Gaza Ihsan Development Fund
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