KUCHING: Over 1,000 police personnel in Sarawak are ready to be mobilised in the event of flooding, says state police commissioner Comm Datuk Mancha Ata. He said they comprised 187 senior officers and 1,075 lower-ranked personnel from various departments and districts statewide. "According to the Malaysian Meteorological Department, the northeast monsoon in the country will last from...
SHAH ALAM: The recent floods in the state are still under control and under the jurisdiction of the district police, Selangor cops say. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan, when met after a case item disposal ceremony on Tuesday (Nov 7) at the contingent headquarters here, said that at the moment operations were still...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Energy Commission has reminded the public to always be vigilant and prioritise safety when using electricity and gas following the transition to the northeast monsoon season in the country. It said the weather conditions in the transition phase of the monsoon, which is expected to continue until November, have the potential to cause...
Heavy rains along Australia’s east coast over the weekend have brought the worst flooding in half a century in some areas, authorities said on Sunday, forcing thousands to evacuate and damaging hundreds of houses. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the downpour across the state, Australia’s most populous with 8 million people, was worse than...
