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LABUAN, Jan 5 (Bernama) — The fishermen’s catching activity has been affected due to adverse sea condition since late last year and continues to dwindle due to the anticipated monsoon this week. The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) anticipates the monsoon surge to begin …

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 5 (Bernama) — The Deputy Director-General of the Public Service Department (Operations), Datuk Seri Zainal Rahim Seman, has been appointed as the new Director-General of the Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU) effective Jan 9. The Chief Se …

KUALA KRAI, Jan 5 (Bernama) — Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) has estimated at almost RM250 million its losses due to damage of railway infrastructure by the recent floods in the east coast states. Its chairman, Datuk Nawawi Ahmad, said KTMB would engage an independent committee to determi …

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 5 (Bernama) — Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today sent off the Prime Minister’s Department flood relief volunteers’ convoy to Kelantan which would focus on the post-flood cleaning works on buildings of public interest. With the ‘tag line’ …

SANDAKAN, Jan 2 (Bernama) — Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman today ordered all district officers in the state to be prepared for floods. He said their main focus should be on helping flood victims and evacuating them to relief centres should the need arise. Musa said he had asked stat …

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 (Bernama) — Terengganu has almost recovered from floods with 2,917 victims left in Dungun as at noon compared to 4,359 victims this morning. According to the National Security Council (NSC) portal, only three flood relief centres are still operating in Dungun while those in …

SUBANG, Jan 2 (Bernama) — Four sub-centres for the collection of aid for flood victims went into operation today, two of them in Perak and one each in Kedah and Melaka. This was announced by Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein at the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) base here …

From Mohd Faizal Hassan SURABAYA, Jan 2 (Bernama) — Bad weather continued to hamper the search for the airplane of AirAsia Indonesia Flight QZ8501 which crashed in the Java Sea near Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan on Sunday. Local media quoted an Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency …

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 (Bernama) — Ten bodies of victims of the AirAsia Indonesia Flight QZ8501 tragedy have been found so far. According Indonesian national news agency portal Antaranews.com, this latest figure was confirmed by Indonesia’s Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) chief, F Henry …

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 (Bernama) — India is offering three scholarships under the General Cultural Scholarship Scheme (GCSS) to students from Malaysia for the academic year 2015-2016. According to a statement from the High Commission of India to Malaysia, students wishing to pursue undergraduate …

KOTA BAHARU, Dec 31 (Bernama) — Ten people were reported drowned since the floods occurred in the state from Dec 18 until Tuesday, said Kelantan Deputy Police Chief Datuk Rosli Abdul Rahman.  He said that during the period concerned, two victims including a child aged one year and eight m …

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) — Malaysia today pledged to continue assisting Indonesia in the search for victims and the wreckage of an ill-fated AirAsia Indonesia aircraft, after having sent three vessels and three aircraft so far to the area of operation. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow …

KOTA BAHARU, Dec 31 (Bernama) — The government’s announcement to expedite the payment of 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) to all recipients, as well as schooling aid of RM100 for each student, from end of January to the middle of the month has indeed brought a sigh of relief to many f …

From Mohd Faizal Hassan SURABAYA, Dec 31 (Bernama) — The Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) Unit of the East Java Police is collecting DNA samples from the next-of-kin and family members of the passengers and crew of a crashed AirAsia Indonesia aircraft for identification of the bodies. Head …

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Meteorological Department has forecast strong winds and rough seas for five days from WEdnesday in several waters of the country. It said in a statement that Category Two north-easterly winds of between 50 and 60 km per hour and waves as high as 4 …