Category: News

SHAH ALAM, Nov 29 –– A total of 117 people from 29 families have been evacuated to two temporary flood relief centres in Klang after heavy rainfall caused flooding in their residential areas. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) assistant director (Operations) Ahmad Mukhlis Mokhtar said the relief centre at…

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — The Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) will weigh extending operating hours to 3am for entertainment outlets in its jurisdiction, based on feedback during a recent tourism workshop. According to The Star, PJ Mayor Mohamad Zahri Samingon said the council is planning to conduct in January…

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — Malaysians were cancelling planned trips to Songkhla and other parts of southern Thailand that were flooding, hitting businesses in the region hard. According to The Bangkok Post, hotel and tour reservations have seen sharp drops for this weekend and the next. Songchai Mungprasithichai, president of…

SEPANG, Nov 29 –– Police have closed part of the road at the Kiwa traffic light intersection due to flood early this morning. Sepang district headquarters traffic police in a Facebook post announced that the roads closed as of 8am were from Kota Warisan to Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi (BBST)…

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — Close to 5,000 residents in villages including Kampung Pasir Kelang, Kampung Sungai Taku, and Kampung Buyong near Kuala Krai, Kelantan, are currently isolated after ferry services were suspended over rising river levels at Sungai Kelantan there. According to New Straits Times, boat driver Muhamad Daniel…

Several of US president-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet and administration picks were also targeted this week with bomb threats. (EPA Images pic) WASHINGTON: Five Democratic US lawmakers from Connecticut on Thursday said they were targeted with bomb threats at their homes, but no explosive devices had been found, according to social…

The US Department of Agriculture last month confirmed the presence of H5N1 bird flu in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon. (Reuters pic) GENEVA: A World Health Organization official on Thursday called for stronger surveillance in animals for evidence of infection with H5N1 bird flu in order to…

Under the agreement, Israeli troops will maintain their positions while Lebanese military and security forces begin a 60-day deployment to the south. (AP pic) BEIRUT: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened Hezbollah Thursday with an “intensive war” if it breaches a fragile Lebanon ceasefire, which on its second day is…

President Joe Biden talks to the media during a visit to the Nantucket fire station on Thanksgiving day in Massachusetts. (AP pic) NANTUCKET: President Joe Biden on Thursday warned against damaging relations with Canada and Mexico, after Donald Trump threatened to slap tariffs on both US neighbours when he takes…

Prime minister Keir Starmer addresses a press conference on migration at 10 Downing Street, London. (AP pic) LONDON: Prime minister Keir Starmer vowed on Thursday to reduce the number of migrants coming to Britain, saying he would produce a plan for reform of the points-based immigration system that would put…