KOTA BARU: Water levels at three major Kelantan rivers have exceeded their respective alert levels as of 1pm on Thursday (Nov 21). According to the publicinfobanjir.water.gov.my portal, the three rivers are Sungai Kelantan at Kampung Sokor, Tanah Merah, at 18.43m compared to the alert level of 18m; Sungai Golok at Rantau Panjang, at 7.38m, surpassing the...
PETALING JAYA: According to the latest advisory from MetMalaysia, almost all states in Malaysia - except for Terengganu - are in the grip of a heat alert, with a total of 47 localities involved. This is the largest number of localities under a heatwave alert since the dry hot season began in early February. The entire state...
BUTTERWORTH: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a Level 1 heatwave alert as the scorching heat creeps north of the peninsula. In an advisory issued on Sunday (Feb 25) evening, MetMalaysia said Perlis, Langkawi, Kubang Pasu, Kota Setar, Pokok Sena, Pendang, Kulim, Baling, Sik and Padang Terap in Kedah, Kuala Kangsar in Perak and now...
PETALING JAYA: Fifteen places in Malaysia, including Tangkak in Johor and Beaufort in Sabah, in under Level 1 heatwave alert. In an advisory issued by the Meteorological Department on Friday (Fen 23), other places are Perlis, Langkawi, Kubang Pasu, Kota Setar, Pokok Sena, Pendang, Kulim, Baling, Sik, Padang Terap, and Bandar Baharu in Kedah, Hulu Perak...
KUALA LUMPUR: There has been a 57.3% increase in Covid-19 cases as 3,626 cases have been reported in the 47th epidemiological week (ME47/2023) from Nov 19-25, says the Health Ministry. Comparing it to the 2,305 cases reported in ME46/2023 (Nov 12-18), Health Director-General Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said the majority of cases (48%) are...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry is always on the alert for any possible new pandemic, including the so-called "Disease X" from an as-yet-undiscovered pathogen, says Dr Zaliha Mustafa (pic). The Health Minister said the World Health Organisation will alert its member countries should there be any outbreak of a new disease. “It was named Disease X as...
