Over 10,000 chickens meet fiery end after Kuching poultry farm blaze as firefighters face water shortage Posted on 06/12/2024 KUCHING, Dec 6 — Over 10,000 chickens met a fiery end after a fire destroyed a block of chicken coops at a poultry farm in Batu 8, Jalan Matang. According to the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), they received a call regarding the incident at 3.58am today and firefighters from the Petra Jaya and Batu Lintang fire stations were deployed to the scene. “Upon their arrival, they found the fire had completely destroyed the chicken coops, killing some 10,092 chickens,” it said in a statement. It said the fire was successfully brought under control at 4.42am and the operation ended at 10.53am. “The firefighters faced challenges during the operation due to the lack of fire hydrants and no nearby open water sources. They had to shuttle back and forth to fetch water from the nearest fire hydrant, which is located 1km away,” it said. — The Borneo Post News
Indonesian volcano spews huge ash tower as exclusion zone widened Posted on 08/11/2024 Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki also catapulted an 8km-high ash tower yesterday. (AP pic) EAST FLORES: A volcano in eastern Indonesia belched a huge ash tower more than 8km into the sky today, after officials widened an exclusion zone for locals. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703m twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island… Read More
MCA Youth leader named BN Youth communications chief Posted on 07/12/2024 Neow Choo Seong, newly-appointed BN Youth communications chief, with BN Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh. (Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA: The head of MCA Youth, Neow Choo Seong, has been appointed Barisan Nasional Youth communications director. In a statement, Neoh expressed gratitude for the trust and responsibility entrusted to him by… Read More
BNM refining proposal to enhance use of ringgit, rupee in trade Posted on 06/12/2024 The investment, trade and industry ministry said bilateral trade in goods and services settled in ringgit and rupee increased from 4.4% in 2022 to 4.8% in 2023. (AFP pic) KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia is fine-tuning a proposal from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to develop a Local Currency… Read More