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
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 – Late strikes from Charyl Chappuis and Chanathip Songkrisan earned Thailand their fourth title in the AFF Cup after surviving an onslaught from Malaysia at National Stadium in Bukit Jalil today. Down 2-0 from the first leg, Malaysia were eight minutes away from becoming champions after taking
PALEMBANG: The Malaysian badminton squad are pinning their hopes on four finalists for a last scoop of gold medals at the 17th Asean University Games in Palembang which will come to a close Sunday. Men’s singles top seed, Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin will lead the country’s challenge in the final after defeating
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 – Indra Putra Mahayuddin brings Malaysia to a tie with Thailand after scoring the second goal at the 47th minute in the first half of the AFF Suzuki Cup second leg final match. The 34-year-old scored through a header leading the aggregate to a tie at 2-2 after
Ever since the iPad first came out, people have wanted to use their Apple tablets as a second computer monitor, but most of the software that makes that possible transfers data over Wi-Fi — introducing lag and inconsistency. A new app called Duet Display will turn your iPad into an external screen for your Mac,
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea said U.S. accusations that it was involved in a cyberattack on Sony Pictures were “groundless slander” and that it was wanted a joint investigation into the incident with the United States. An unnamed spokesman of the North’s foreign ministry said there would be “grave consequences” if
SYDNEY, Dec 16 – Man Haron Monis, a self-proclaimed Islamic “sheikh” and alleged sexual predator, has been identified as the gunman who was holding multiple people hostage in an hours-long standoff in a café in Sydney, according to Australian media. Overnight hostages reportedly spoke to Australian television stations and identified
SYDNEY, Australia — Heavily armed police in Sydney stormed a cafe early Tuesday where an armed self-proclaimed sheikh had held hostages for more than 16 hours. Live television footage at the scene showed intense flashes of gunfire and the sound of loud ammunition rounds fired. Police were racing into the building
