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
KOTA KINABALU, March 13 — Papar district has been declared a drought disaster area, the district disaster management committee (JPBD) announced today. In a statement, it said the declaration was made today based on reports and information obtained in the area. Papar JPBD has taken action to address the water supply issues in the district,
KUCHING, Feb 17 — The number of flood victims in Sarawak continued to increase as at 4pm today from 402 from 106 families in the morning to 418 from 107 families in the afternoon. According to the report from the State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN), all evacuees were housed at three temporary relief centres (PPS)
Maui, Hawaii, Feb. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 33 million small businesses and startups visited Maui, HI, to highlight the agency’s work in the aftermath of the disastrous August 2023
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 — The Disaster Operations Room (BigBen) of the Public Works Department (JKR) has been instructed to operate at Level 2 — from 8am to midnight seven days a week — following the increase in natural disaster cases, especially in Johor and Pahang. Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi in a
