Cold, chilly weather until Feb next year, says experts
KUALA LUMPUR: The cold spell that is engulfing the country is expected to last until February next year, according to experts. Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) deputy director-general (Strategic and Technical) Dr Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip said the cold weather phenomenon following the North East Monsoon involved a change in cold winds sweeping in from mainland […]
Alert weather warning with heavy rain in Sarawak, Sabah
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) today issued a yellow alert weather warning with heavy rain in parts of Sarawak, Sabah and Labuan. MetMalaysia, in a statement issued today, said the affected areas in Sarawak are in the Limbang Division, while in Sabah, they are the interior areas of Sipitang, Kuala Penyu and Beaufort; […]
Staying healthy and safe during heatwave
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians are advised to keep hydrated and watch out for symptoms of heat-related illness caused by dehydration and loss of electrolytes in the current heatwave nationwide, said medical experts. Medical Associate Professor and Public Health Physician Dr Mohd Dzulkhairi Mohd Rani from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia […]
Heavy rain, thunderstorm almost every evening
KUALA LUMPUR: Heavy rain and thunderstorm hitting most parts of the west coast of the peninsula is not an extraordinary or extreme weather phenomenon, says Department of Meteorology Malaysia (MetMalaysia) director-general, Jailan Simon. He explained that this condition was due to the country currently going through the monsoon transition phase which usually caused heavy rain […]
Heavy rain warning in Sarawak until Wednesday
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) today issued a weather alert with heavy rains expected to occur in several districts in Sarawak until Wednesday (March 10). MetMalaysia director general Jailan Simon, in a statement, said the areas involved were Kuching, Samarahan, Serian, Sri Aman, Betong, Sarike (Pakan and Julau) and Sibu (Kanowit). He said […]
Flood situation improves in Sarawak, Pahang, unchanged in Johore, worsens in Sabah
KUALA LUMPUR: Following improved weather condition in Sarawak, the number of evacuees continued to drop to 1,870 people this morning compared to 3,780 reported yesterday afternoon. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee in its latest report said that 16 PPS are still operating in three districts with Serian recorded the highest number of evacuees at 1,088 […]
Bad weather warning for Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a bad weather alert with very heavy rain in Sarawak until tomorrow. MetMalaysia National Weather and Geophysics Operations Centre in a statement here today said the bad weather alert with heavy rain was expected to occur in Kuching, Serian, Samarahan, Sri Aman, Betong and Sarikei. It […]
It will rain until March
KUCHING: The northeast monsoon (NEM) which began last Oct 24 is expected to go on until March next year. So from now till then, the country is expected to receive four to six episodes of heavy rainfall. During the early phase, which is until early next month, heavy rainfalls are expected to occur in Kelantan, […]
