Slight burst of two bunds in Kuala Langat does not affect residents – DID

SHAH ALAM, Jan 3 — Heavy rain and high tide have caused water from a river to overflow at two locations in Kuala Langat since yesterday due to slight burst of two bunds, according to the Selangor Drainage and Irrigation Department.Its deputy director …

Flood evacuees at relief centres in four states continue to rise

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — The number of flood evacuees at relief centres in Johor, Pahang, Melaka and Negeri Sembilan continued to rise, while those in Selangor remained the same and Sabah recorded a drop in evacuees this evening.In JOHOR, evacuees rose t…

Street hawking: 215 summonses issued from Dec 13- 31

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — A total of 215 summonses and 137 advocacy measures were taken against street hawking in a special operation to curb the activity nationwide from Dec 13 to 31 last year.Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (…

Devastating floods of Dec 17 giving residents sleepless nights

BANTING, Jan 3 — Each time it rains, residents of Kampung Sungai Nangka in Kuala Langat near here become restless and find it difficult to sleep after their village was inundated in the Dec 17 floods.Yesterday, the nightmare returned to haunt Azlina J…

Istana Negara Disaster Relief Team continues to help flood victims in Karak, Pahang

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — The Istana Negara Disaster Relief Team today continued to help flood victims with the clean-up of houses and the surrounding areas in Taman Wijaya, Karak, Pahang.Istana Negara in a post via its official Facebook page informed tha…

Fire Dept asked to prioritise states, districts cut off from supplies – Reezal

SEGAMAT, Jan 3 — The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department has been asked to prioritse states and districts that are cut off from supplies due to flooded routes.Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican said many ro…

RISDA steps in to offer flood relief to rubber tappers

BERA, Jan 3 — Since mid-November last year, Rohani Jamaluddin who taps rubber for a living could not go to work due to the wet season.Things took a turn for the worse when her house and rubber plantation were flooded for the second time within a year….