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Sarawak ready to help Health Ministry improve services after Long Lellang crash
The Sarawak government is ready to assist the Health Ministry in improving healthcare delivery, including the Flying Doctor Service, following the recent helicopter crash in Long Lellang. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian said any assistance depends on discussions with the ministry and the findings of the official investigation. He spoke at the funeral wake of crash victim nurse Debra Moset in Kampung Semadang, Padawan.
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Sarawak offers to help Putrajaya improve rural Flying Doctor Service
Sarawak Deputy Premier Dr Sim Kui Hian said the state is ready to assist the Federal Government in strengthening rural healthcare, including the Flying Doctor Service, through teleconsultation, drones and more clinics. He spoke to reporters after paying his last respects to the late Debra Moset at her family home in Kampung Semadang, following the helicopter crash that killed her and others. Dr Sim said the crash was one of Sarawak's saddest days and thanked the nurses, doctors and pilots who have served the FDS.
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Nurse killed in FDS helicopter crash buried in Semadang
Debra Moset, a 40-year-old nurse killed in the Perkhidmatan Doktor Udara (FDS) helicopter crash at Long Lellang, Baram, Miri, last Tuesday, was brought home to her new house in Kampung Semadang, Kuching for a final tribute. Her body arrived at Kuching International Airport at about 10am and will be buried at St Patrick Cemetery, Semadang tomorrow. The crash also killed pilot Captain Zainol Afiq Bee Sham, Dr Ainul Baraah Kamarudin, nurse Jessie Paya Jok and medical assistant Alexson Adit Henry.
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Debra Moset's mother recalls Christmas plan for new Kampung Semadang home before Long Lellang crash
The mother of nurse Debra Moset said her daughter had planned to celebrate Christmas at her new house in Kampung Semadang, Padawan, before the Flying Doctor Service helicopter crash in Long Lellang. Renog Rasas, 71, spoke at the funeral wake on Sunday, which about 1,000 people attended, and recalled Debra's final message asking her to help tidy the house. Debra, 40, had worked in Miri and was part of the FDS team.
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Daughter of FDS crash nurse vows to become doctor, following mother's wish
Euodia Then Suling, 15, daughter of nurse Debra Moset who died in the FDS helicopter crash at Long Lellang, Ulu Baram on 8 September, is determined to become a doctor as her mother urged. She received her mother's remains at the family home in Kampung Semadang, Padawan today. The crash killed all five people on board the BO-105 helicopter.
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Jerip wants Bengoh water system expanded to more Mambong villages
Mambong assemblyman Datuk Dr Jerip Susil has called for the small-scale water treatment system at Kampung Bengoh to be extended to other villages in the constituency, including Kampung Petag, Kampung Sitang and Kampung Bangau. He said the system, which draws water from downstream of Bengoh Dam, has excess capacity that could serve areas facing low water pressure in the dry season. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the state government is working on short-term measures to address water shortages in Betong, parts of Serian and Miri.
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Willie Mongin to raise Puncak Borneo telco gaps, tower vandalism in Parliament
Puncak Borneo MP Datuk Willie Mongin says he will again raise telecommunications coverage gaps and frequent vandalism of telecom towers in his constituency in Parliament. He said coverage has improved but vandalism still affects service quality, and he has reported the matter to MCMC. He spoke after officiating a workshop at the Biperoh Kuching Association Hall in Kampung Garung, Padawan.
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Uggah confident GPS can sweep all Dayak-majority seats in Sarawak polls
Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said GPS is confident of winning all Dayak-majority seats in the coming state election, citing its five-year development record. He spoke after officiating at the Mambong Administrative Machinery Workshop at the Biperoh Association Multipurpose Hall in Kampung Gerung near Kuching. Uggah declined to say whether all Bidayuh incumbents would be retained as candidates.
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Sarawak seeks frequent cloud seeding as hotter October looms
Sarawak has asked the National Disaster Management Agency to carry out cloud seeding as soon and as often as conditions allow, to replenish water levels at its dams before hotter weather expected in October. Deputy Premier Douglas Uggah Embas said the state had discussed the matter with Nadma after limited success from earlier operations, and that he had not yet received the latest readings for the Batang Ai, Bakun and Murum dams.