KOTA BARU, Dec 18 — Kelantan police chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat has announced the expansion of the restricted area surrounding the collapsing Sungai Kelantan riverbank, located near a condominium and hotel on Jalan Post Office Lama. This move is a precautionary measure aimed at preventing further erosion and its potential spread to surrounding areas. […]
PUCHONG, Dec 16 — The construction of a disaster simulation site for the Special Malaysian Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) at Pulau Meranti is expected to be completed by February 2025, said Deputy Works Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. The project, overseen by the Selangor Public Works Department (JKR), is 99 per cent complete
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 –– The floods currently affecting Kelantan and Terengganu are expected to be worse than the 2014 disaster. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said this projection was based on forecasts from Malaysia’s Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), according to a report published in Sinar Harian today. “The flood this year is
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — Communication Minister Fahmi Fadzil said that the government will not censor the local internet under the upcoming social media regulatory licence framework. However, Fahmi said that this does not mean that illegal content can be shared freely without following the law. “As clarified under the MSC Malaysia Bill of Guarantee
KAJANG, Nov 2 — Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari today said the state government is not hiding or withholding any information regarding the landslide tragedy in Batang Kali that claimed 31 lives on December 16, 2022. According to Sinar Harian, Amirudin stated that the report on the incident was not prepared by the
GOMBAK, Oct 29 — Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said today he will consult with the state legal adviser on how to move forward with the lawsuit filed against the Selangor government by the victims and families affected by the Batang Kali landslide. He explained that the initial landslide report classified the incident
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 23 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is attending the three-day 12th Asean Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Management (AMMDM) which began today in Brunei. The Deputy Prime Minister’s office said Ahmad Zahid, who is also National Disaster Management Committee chairman, is accompanied by National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) director-general
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Fyre Festival 2 is “confirmed” — and an investor who lost his US$1 million (RM4.35 million) investment is sounding the alarm. Disgraced founder Billy McFarland, had claimed in a new interview with NBC News yesterday that his second attempt at the event will return in April 2025. Fyre Festival in
KOTA BARU, Aug 29 — There is currently no need to declare the area of Jalan Masjid India, where the sinkhole incident recently occurred, as an unsafe or disaster zone, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain. He explained that to declare an area unsafe, the police must obtain special permission from the National
Sabah to get RM1m fund from Putrajaya disaster relief fund to rebuild flood-damaged bridges in Penampang, Tuaran SANDAKAN, July 21 — The federal government has agreed to rebuild the suspension bridges in Penampang and Tuaran that were damaged by floods, with an allocation of RM1 million through the National Disaster Relief Trust Fund, said Deputy
SHENZHEN, May 24 — Malaysia is expected to receive a more efficient disaster management system which uses new technology to prepare for any disaster, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. He said the technology transfer was realised through a memorandum of understanding (MoU), signed between the Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) and the
KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — The Women’s Aid Organisation must urgently elect a new leadership to replace interim appointments made in the wake of mass resignations, said a former executive director who warned that failure could lead to the group’s deregistration. Sumitra Visvanathan told Malay Mail the current exco was formed against the advice of
