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Miri activates 24-hour Disaster Management Operations Room amid reports of landslides, floods

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…

Cops dismiss foul play in foreigner’s death after KTM Komuter train collision near Klang

SHAH ALAM, Jan 29 — There are no criminal elements in the case of a foreigner’s death after being hit by a train near the Klang Komuter Station, Jalan Besar, Taman Sri Istana here yesterday morning. South Klang district police…

Sarawak spins up 15 evacuation centres as floods hit on first day of CNY (VIDEO)

KUCHING, Jan 29 — A total of 15 temporary evacuation centres (PPS) have been activated across Sarawak following widespread flooding caused by continuous heavy rain since early Tuesday morning. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in its latest update, reported…

JPJ: Six bus drivers found positive for drugs in CNY urine screening, hundreds of summonses issued for bald tyres

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 — Six bus drivers tested positive for drugs in urine screening conducted during the Chinese New Year (CNY) Special Op across the country last night. Road Transport Department (JPJ) Director-General Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli said they…

Hulu Langat home catches fire, leaving four injured on CNY

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 — The joy of celebrating Chinese New Year turned to tragedy for a family of four in Taman Mas 1, Hulu Langat near here, when their home caught fire early this morning. The victims, aged between…

DPM Zahid: Spectacular CNY drone show at KLCC reflects Malaysia-China strong ties (VIDEO)

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 — The close relationship between Malaysia and China has made this year’s Chinese New Year celebrations even grander with the stunning display featuring over 1,000 drones by a team from China at the KLCC Twin Towers…

Rebuilding Palestine: PM Anwar says Malaysia to fund school, hospital, mosque in Gaza

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 — Malaysia will build a school, hospital and mosque as an initial effort to assist in the reconstruction of Gaza, Palestine, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said the reconstruction would be jointly carried…

DPM Zahid: Spectacular CNY drone show at KLCC reflects Malaysia-China strong ties

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 — The close relationship between Malaysia and China has made this year’s Chinese New Year celebrations even grander with the stunning display featuring over 1,000 drones by a team from China at the KLCC Twin Towers…

Tremors from Sulawesi’s 5.9-magnitude quake felt by households in Semporna, Tawau and Lahad Datu

LAHAD DATU, Jan 29 — A moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 on the Richter scale hit Minahassa Peninsula in Sulawesi, Indonesia, last night, with its tremors also felt in three districts in Sabah, namely Semporna, Tawau, and Lahad…

Sarawak rescuers record four deaths so far in Miri landslide

KUCHING, Jan 29 — Two more bodies have been found in the 2.58 am landslide tragedy in Kampung Lereng Bukit in Miri, taking the total number of fatalities to four, so far. The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) of…