Flood victims in Johor, Melaka continue to decrease

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — The number of flood victims in Johor and Melaka continues to decline as of this morning.In JOHOR, the number of flood evacuees continues to decrease to 1,227 people as of 8 am, compared to 2,154 yesterday, at 26 relief centres…

COVID: 88 pct of adolescents in Malaysia fully vaccinated

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — A total of 2,768,673 individuals or 88 per cent of adolescents aged between 12 and 17 in the country have completed their COVID-19 vaccination as of yesterday.Based on the Health Ministry’s data on the COVIDNOW portal, 2,858,10…

PTP donates life jackets to Kelab Media Johor

JOHOR BAHRU, Jan 12 — Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), a member of the MMC Group today donated 50 life jackets to Kelab Media Johor (KMJ), an association for the welfare of media practitioners in Johor.The 50 life jackets were handed over to the Malay…

Rickety suspension bridge in Kg Nelayan Tengah closed temporarily

SANDAKAN, Jan 12 — The dilapidated suspension bridge in Kampung Nelayan Tengah, near here, has been closed temporarily beginning today over safety concerns.In a statement today, the Development and Security Committee (JPKK) of the village informed tha…

Flood situation in Johor, Melaka improving

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — The flood situation in Johor and Melaka is improving, with only 1,059 evacuees still placed at the temporary relief centres as of this evening.In JOHOR, the number of evacuees dropped to 1,044 as of 4 pm, compared to 1,227 peopl…

Eviction notices served to operators of cave temples for safety reasons – Perak MB

IPOH, Jan 12 — Security factors are among the reasons that prompted the notices to be served to 14 operators of temples built in caves located on state government-owned land around Mukim Sungai Raya and Mukim Hulu Kinta here recently.Explaining the ma…

‘Kavadi’ ceremony not allowed during Thaipusam this year – Halimah

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Only the ‘paal koodam’ procession of carrying milk pots, prayer activities and chariot processions will be allowed during the Thaipusam festival this time, with the ‘kavadi’ ceremony still not allowed in the effort to curb the s…