KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — Several telecommunications companies have stepped up to offer aid for the Putra Heights gas pipeline blaze victims, including bill payment exemptions, Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said. In his weekly press conference, Fahmi said that the companies are Maxis, CelcomDigi, TM Unifi and Yes. “Among the recovery assistance and support […]
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — The Batang Kali landslide on December 16, 2022, left an indelible mark on Malaysia’s history, claiming 31 lives — 13 of them children. One of the country’s deadliest landslides in recent years, the disaster underscored both nature’s destructive force and systemic vulnerabilities. What began as personal grief has now evolved
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PUTRAJAYA, Feb 12 — The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Malaysia and Türkiye on disaster and emergency management underscores Malaysia’s strong reputation in the field, as recognised by the republic. National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) director-general Datuk Khairul Shahril Idrus said the MoU stemmed from discussions following the deployment of Malaysia’s MyTeam Relief to
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PARIS, Feb 6 — Artificial intelligence (AI) systems must come with “cast-iron guarantees” against mass harm to humans, especially as the likelihood of their integration into weapons grows, a leading expert has told AFP. Stuart Russell, Berkeley computer science professor and co-director of the International Association for Safe and Ethical AI (IASEAI), will be in
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 1 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has urged the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA), as the secretariat of the Central Disaster Management Committee (JPBP), to continue monitoring the preparedness levels of all agencies involved to face disasters. Referring to the current flood situation in Sabah and Sarawak, he
KUCHING, Jan 29 — The Miri Disaster Management Operations Room has been activated following a series of landslides and floods in the district, Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin announced today. “Heavy rainfall since Tuesday has triggered several landslides in Miri, including one near my residential area,” he said. He said the operations
KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 26 — The phenomenon of cockles washed ashore on Terengganu beaches, which recently went viral, is not an indication of a disaster and is safe for consumption. Dr Roslizawati Ab Lah, lecturer at the Faculty of Fisheries and Food Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), explained that during the northeast monsoon season, strong
JAKARTA, Dec 26 — The world’s deadliest tsunami hit nations around the Indian Ocean two decades ago before social media platforms flourished, but they have since transformed how we understand and respond to disasters — from finding the missing to swift crowdfunding. When a 9.1-magnitude quake caused a tsunami that smashed into coastal areas on
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
