Thunderstorms, heavy rain expected in eight states until noon

KUALA LUMPUR: Thunderstorms, heavy rain, and strong winds are expected to affect eight states until noon on Monday (Nov 11) according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia). In a warning issued at 8.40 am, MetMalaysia said that the areas affected include all of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, as well as several districts in Selangor, namely Kuala...

MetMalaysia warns of thunderstorms, heavy rain in Sabah, Labuan and Sarawak

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a warning of thunderstorms and heavy rain in a number of states until 3am, Thursday. MetMalaysia in a statement issued at 10pm on Wednesday (Oct 16) informed that thunderstorms are forecast in Sarawak, affecting Sri Aman, Betong, Sarikei, Sibu (Sibu and Kanowit), Kapit (Song), Miri (Marudi) and...

MetMalaysia issues thunderstorm warning for seven states

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a warning for thunderstorms and heavy rain in seven states until 6pm on Monday (Oct 7). In a statement released, MetMalaysia forecast that adverse weather conditions would affect a large part of Sabah, including areas such as Tambunan, Papar, Putatan, Penampang, Kota Kinabalu, Tuaran, Ranau, Tawau, Sandakan,...

Bangkok and 10 Thai provinces warned of floods as more water released from dam

BANGKOK (The Nation Thailand/ANN): A flood warning has been issued to Bangkok and 10 provinces in the Central Region amid increased release of water from the Chao Phraya Dam. Chaiyawat Junthirapong, director-general of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, said the warning had been issued to Uthai Thani, Chainat, Singburi, Ang Thong, Suphanburi, Ayutthaya, Lopburi,...

Thunderstorms to hit 12 states, including KL, Labuan on Sept 23, warns MetMalaysia

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a warning for thunderstorms across 12 states at 5pm on Monday (Sept 23) The affected states are Perlis, Kedah, Penang, Perak, Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Johor, Sarawak, Sabah, as well as the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Labuan. The thunderstorm is expected to last...

MetMalaysia: Be careful of thunderstorms during inter-monsoon to kick in from Tuesday

PETALING JAYA: The inter-monsoon is expected to kick in beginning Tuesday (Sept 24) and will last until early November. The Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said the start of the inter-monsoon marks the end of the southwest monsoon, which has been in place since May 17. "During the inter-monsoon period, the country will experience weak winds blowing from various...

Don’t fall for investment schemes on social media, says CCID director

KUALA LUMPUR: Most investment schemes advertised on social media are scams and should not be believed, says Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf. The Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director said regardless of the platform, the schemes advertised are typically scams designed to dupe people. "Don't believe the investment schemes being advertised on social media. ALSO...

Bukit Aman detects new phishing technique involving SMS

KUALA LUMPUR: A new phishing technique has been detected by Bukit Aman involving zones created by a planted base transceiver station (BTS). Federal Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said that a telco company had informed Bukit Aman of the new technique, saying that scammers are able to send fake...

MetMalaysia issues continuous rain warning for four states

KUALA LUMPUR: Continuous rainfall is expected to occur in several areas in Pahang and Johor from Wednesday (Jan 17) until Jan 20. The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), in a statement Tuesday (Jan 16), said the alert-level continuous rain warning was issued for Kuantan, Pekan and Rompin in Pahang, as well as Kluang, Mersing, Kulai, Kota Tinggi...