KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 26 – The number of people evacuated in the four flood-hit states of Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Perak stood at 103,649 this morning, with Pahang seeing a sudden rise in the number of evacuees and Kelantan, a slight drop. PAHANG saw a drastic rise in the number of
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 26 – Traffic flow to the city was reported to be smooth as at 8 am Friday on the North-South Expressway. A spokesman of the PLUS Expressways Sdn Bhd highway traffic control centre said no traffic congestion was reported on the expressway. Traffic was reported to be smooth
JOHOR BAHARU, Dec 26 – Heavy rain and an exceptionally high tide caused flash floods in Kampung Plentong Baru here early today, forcing 176 people out of their homes, police said. Johor Baharu Selatan Police chief ACP Sulaiman Salleh said the villagers, from 31 families, were evacuated at about 3.30 am
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 26 – The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MET) has issued a thunderstorm and heavy rain warning in four states – Perak, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Sarawak. The warning released at 12.20 am last night cautioned those living in 19 areas over strong winds, thunderstorms and heavy rains are expected
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 26 – Downpour caused flash flood in several areas including Sentul, Gombak and the City centre, here, last night. City Fire and Rescue Department deputy director Azizan Ismail said in Jalan Ipoh, the water level had increased to one-meter at about 10.45pm, trapping five cars. “The water level
KUALA LUMPUR, DEC 25 – Deputy Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will assume the responsibilities of the Prime Minister in the absence of Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who is currently overseas. However, the Prime Minister will be updated on the developments affecting the nation including the worsening flood situation in
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 25 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the government will ensure that all efforts are made to assist all victims who are facing the floods this year. Najib said he had contacted and discussed with Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, as Chairman of
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 25 – The flood situation in Kelantan, Terengganu and Perak worsened tonight with 69,549 victims housed at the relief centres, compared to 68,117 reported this evening. In KELANTAN, the number of flood victims in nine districts increased slightly to 34,955 from 34,491. According to the state government’s flood portal,
KOTA BHARU, Dec 25 – Flood victims in Kuala Krai were forced to collect rainwater for cooking rice and drinking as they ran out of clean water on Monday. Zahari Abdul Kadir, 47, said they also slept in darkness accompanied by torchlights and candles as power supply was cut off two
PETALING JAYA, Dec 25 – The government will increase the number rescue team members deploy more assets to the flood-hit states to rescue stranded victims and expedite the distribution of aid to flood evacuees. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said, at the moment, all the relevant agencies, such as
KEMAMAN, Dec 25 – The overall telecommunications system in flood affected states has not been affected severely although there are bound to be slight interruptions said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek. He said there has been temporary interruption of services in Kuala Krai and Gua Musang but
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 25 – The new year’s celebration for 2015 which was scheduled to be held on the night of Dec 31 here has been cancelled after discussions were held between the Putrajaya Corporation (Ppj) and Ambank Group (AG). PPj in its Facebook page announced, “The Putrajaya 2015 New Year celebration
SUNGAI PETANI, Dec 25 – Tomorrow marks the 10th anniversary of the Asian tsunami that struck on Dec 26, 2004. The deadly tsunami that devastated several areas in the country, including Kota Kuala Muda, near here, had left an unforgettable memory and remained as a lesson to learn among those involved,
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 25 – Kedah is the latest state to be hit by floods when at least 51 people were evacuated to two relief centres in Padang Terap since noon today. The other states hit by floods are Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Perak, and Perlis. State National Security Council (Army) asst secretary,
KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 25 – Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) today gave the assurance that the water overflow from the Kenyir Lake dam would end soon and it advised the public not to panic, as an overflow after the water level has surpassed 145 metres is normal. Sultan Mahmud Hydroelectric Station
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 25 – The floods ravaging five states in the peninsula showed no signs of letting up, displacing 90,250 people as of this morning in what is seen as the biggest number of flood evacuees in the nation’s history. Kelantan had the highest number of evacuees at 32,343, followed
PETALING JAYA, Dec 25 – Two Bangladesh workers were killed after they were trapped in wet concrete following the collapse of a floor being levelled at an LRT terminal construction site in Putra Heights near here Wednesday. The bodies of the workers were recovered from the collapsed wet concrete at 10.24
GEORGETOWN, Dec 24 – 300 panda charm could’t be blocked, it attract large crowds reflux in KOMTAR and also caused a large traffic jam in KOMTAR area. To save KOMTAR, ICT KOMTAR go-between XOX the main sponsor of the telecommunications company’s to arranged 300 out of 1600 panda which popular around the world to display
PETALING JAYA, Dec 21 – If you think that a cyber attack like what happened to Sony Pictures Entertainment could only happen in Hollywood, think again. It is a sign of what’s to come globally in 2015, say cyber security experts. In the attack on Sony on Nov 24, the attackers hacked
North Korea says it can prove it is not behind the massive Sony Pictures cyberattack that has led to several e-mail leaks, threats on movie theaters and the cancellation of the release of the movie “The Interview.” The country has also said it proposes a joint investigation with the U.S. on
