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Several areas statewide still on flood monitoring

KUCHING: Several areas statewide are still on flood monitoring at certain areas that are affected for the past days. In Kapit, 129 residents of 23-door Rumah Philimon in Nanga Bawai have been evacuated to SK Nanga Bawai due to the rising flood water levels. According to State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, a […]

State always ready for floods: Uggah

KUCHING: Despite focusing on fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has not forgotten its flood management role at the state, divisional, and district levels. Its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that the committee would find the best way to prepare the people and manage any situation should there be […]

Malaysia shows spirit of Asean solidarity by bringing home Singaporeans, Indonesian

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has again shown its concern and ability in managing the welfare of its stricken citizens overseas after successfully repatriating 46 people stranded in Tehran, Iran following the Covid-19 pandemic. This is its third successful mission after evacuating Malaysians from Wuhan, China on Feb 4 (133 people) and Feb 26 (66 people) due […]

Stranded Malaysians take special flight out of India

NEW DELHI: Zulkhis Abdul Jalil came to know in time that a special flight would depart New Delhi for Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday night. The 52-year-old Malaysian’s earlier attempt to fly out of India ended in him being stranded at Bangalore on Tuesday as air travel was disrupted on the India-Malaysia route due to new […]

US to evacuate citizens from coronavirus-hit cruise ship

MOSCOW: The United States is preparing for the evacuation of US citizens from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which is quarantined off the Japanese port of Yokohama over the outbreak of COVID-19 on board, Sputnik news agency reported, citing US media reports. Around 380 US citizens, who are currently on board of the Diamond Princess vessel, […]

Second evacuation flight from Wuhan: Singapore

SINGAPORE: Singapore is planning a second evacuation flight from Wuhan, the epicentre of the 2019 novel coronavirus. The first flight on Jan 30 evacuated 92 Singaporeans from Wuhan. According to a spokesperson at the republic’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), the Singapore government continues to be in discussions with Chinese authorities on the plans for the second […]

Evacuation at Changi control tower; 50 flights delay, 9 diverted

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE: Flight operations at Singapore’s Changi Airport were disrupted at 12.10 am today due to evacuation at the Changi Control Tower. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), the Tower had to be evacuated as the fire suppression system was activated. CAAS said flight operations were restored at 1.40 am […]

Residents allowed brief visit amid eruption

AGONCILLO (Philippines): Thousands of residents under orders to evacuate from a town near the Philippine volcano Taal were allowed to briefly visit homes yesterday to rescue their animals and recover some possessions, taking advantage of what appeared to be waning activity. Daniel Reyes, mayor of the Agoncillo town inside the danger zone of the 311 […]

19 Malaysian students evacuated

KUALA LUMPUR:The Foreign Ministry through the Malaysian Embassy in Manila, Philippines has evacuated 19 Malaysian students studying at the Adventist University of the Philippines (AUP) in Batangas province to Manila yesterday following the eruption of the Taal volcano. Wisma Putra said in a statement today the evacuation was in the wake of increasingly critical conditions […]

Over 6,000 evacuated as volcano erupts

ISLAMABAD: Authorities in the Philippines have evacuated more than 6,000 residents from affected areas after a volcano in Batangas province south of the capital Manila blasted steam and ash, Anadolu Agency quoted local media reports on Monday. The incident has forced authorities to close Manila airport and suspend financial activities in the capital. Some 6,346 […]