Indonesia says 2024 was hottest year on record Posted on 04/01/2025 Indonesia had its hottest April in more than four decades last year. (AFP pic) JAKARTA: Indonesia experienced its hottest year on record in 2024, the country’s weather agency said today, matching several other nations which have reported similar rises in temperature. Indonesia still relies enormously on fossil fuel energy – which scientists say is a leading cause of global warming – and is listed as one of the top greenhouse gas emitters in the world. The average air temperature in 2024 was 27.5°C, some 0.8°C warmer than between 1991 and 2020, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency (BMKG) posted on its website today. It said the data was obtained from 113 monitoring posts across the country. Indonesia had its hottest April in more than four decades last year as extreme heat swept parts of Asia. The United Nations said Monday that 2024 was set to be the hottest year ever recorded worldwide. Both China and India have already said the year was their hottest in decades. News
After losing part of land to public road, Taman Desa house owners finally get RM6m compensation from DBKL Posted on 25/12/2024 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 25 — Owners of 14 terrace houses along in Taman Desa here have received a total of RM6 million from City Hall (DBKL) in compensation of part of their land that had been used to build Jalan Taman Bukit Desa. Datuk Edmund Lim received the highest payout… Read More
Whistleblowers must report to MACC first for protection, says Azalina Posted on 13/11/2024 Law and institutional reform minister Azalina Othman Said said any wrongdoing must first be reported to the relevant agency. KUALA LUMPUR: Anyone wishing to be protected under the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010 must first report to the relevant agency, said law and institutional reform minister Azalina Othman Said. Azalina said… Read More
Not a done deal: PM Anwar confirms BNM still in talks with insurers over proposed hike for medical insurance premiums Posted on 06/12/2024 PUTRAJAYA, Dec 6 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is still negotiating with stakeholders on the proposal to increase medical insurance premiums, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “As of now, the process is still being renegotiated,” Anwar told reporters after attending Friday prayers at Presint 14, Putrajaya. It was… Read More