Longhouse chief missing after longboat capsizes


SIBU: A longhouse chief is reported missing after the longboat on which he was travelling with five others capsized after it was hit by strong waves in Batang Baleh, near Kapit.

The headman, Kuba Manggon, 40, and the others were on their way home from Kapit on Friday when strong waves created by an express boat hit their longboat.

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