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PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AGENCY
A SQUAD to help with post-flood recovery efforts has been formed by Ipoh City Council.
Ipoh mayor Datuk Rumaizi Baharin said the Madani Ihsan Squad was the first to be set up by a local authority in Perak and its services were not only for the city but also nearby districts.
“Assistance will not only be provided to victims in Ipoh, but covers the Greater Ipoh area, including Kampar, Kuala Kangsar and other nearby districts.
“Among its duties are providing food, shelter and also psychosocial support to victims who are traumatised by disaster,” he said in a press conference after the launch of the squad at the city council building.
The squad, he said, would also help with clean-up work and the relocation of victims.
“It is our commitment to foster the spirit of volunteerism, solidarity and empathy in providing the best services to the people, especially disaster victims.”
The squad would also be a platform to get closer to the community, he added, and facilitate the distribution of aid to victims.
With the squad, Rumaizi said assistance could be provided to victims swiftly, bypassing red tape.
“The squad is expected to provide a quick response, compared to the district disaster committee.
“From previous flood experience, there are some problems that require immediate attention,” he said.
He added that the squad had boats and buses at its disposal.
“The members of the squad comprise some permanent and auxiliary members from other departments and volunteers from non-governmental organisations and private companies.”
MORIOKA, 4 Mac: Kebakaran hutan besar di timur laut Jepun terus merebak pada Isnin dengan lebih 2,100 hektar musnah sejak minggu lepas, meningkatkan ancaman terhadap kediaman penduduk.
Kebakaran di Ofunato, Wilayah Iwate memaksa penduduk berpindah sejak ia tercetus pada Rabu sebelum merebak ke kawasan lebih luas mengunjur ke pantai Pasifik, lapor agensi berita Kyodo berdasarkan maklumat daripada kerajaan tempatan.
Perdana Menteri Jepun Shigeru Ishiba berjanji dalam sesi parlimen untuk “menggerakkan sepenuhnya keupayaan pasukan bomba dan Angkatan Pertahanan Diri (SDF) bagi mengelakkan kediaman penduduk terjejas.”
Anggota bomba dari seluruh negara dan pesawat SDF terus berusaha memadamkan kebakaran selepas berjaya menghalang api daripada memasuki kawasan kediaman di Ofunato pada Ahad.
Menurut Agensi Pengurusan Kebakaran dan Bencana, kebakaran hutan ini adalah yang terbesar di Jepun sejak penghujung 1980-an. -TVS
BARCELONA, 4 Mac: Kedudukan geografi yang strategik menjadi kelebihan kepada Sarawak dalam menyediakan akses perdagangan antarabangsa dan pasaran utama di seluruh Asia dan serantau.
Timbalan Premier Sarawak, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas berkata, Sarawak berada di luar Lingkaran Api Pasifik, menjadikannya kurang terdedah kepada bencana alam.
“Kita (Sarawak) mempunyai tadbir urus yang kukuh, infrastruktur bertaraf dunia dan dasar mesra pelabur yang telah mewujudkan persekitaran perniagaan yang lebih kondusif,” katanya.
Beliau berkata demikian ketika berucap dalam Majlis Pelancaran Sarawak Pavilion sempena Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 di Fira Gran Via di sini pada Isnin.
Uggah yang juga Menteri Infrastruktur dan Pembangunan Pelabuhan Sarawak memfokuskan kepada pelaburan dalam hidrogen hijau, industri rendah karbon dan tenaga mampan untuk menyokong perniagaan dengan matlamat ESG yang kukuh.
“Sarawak terbuka untuk peluang perniagaan dan kita berharap dapat bekerjasama untuk mewujudkan perkongsian jangka panjang yang berkesan,” jelasnya.
Dalam pada itu, Uggah turut menyaksikan pertukaran memorandum persefahaman (MoU) antara Sarawak Information Systems Sdn Bhd (SAINS) dan ACCENTURE serta Kejuruteraan Rasshin Sdn Bhd dan EDOTCO.
Turut dilancarkan, Pelan Hala Tuju Semikonduktor Sarawak 2030 dan demonstrasi protaip Sarawak Teknologi tercanggih kebolehupayaan kecerdasan buatan (AI) “Ultra Edge’ di dunia bagi penukaran tenaga oleh SMD Semiconductor Sdn Bhd.
Majlis tersebut turut dihadiri, Menteri Utiliti dan Telekomunikasi Sarawak, Dato Sri Julaihi Narawi Narawi, Timbalan Menteri Utiliti dan Telekomunikasi Sarawak, Datuk Liwan Lagang, Timbalan Menteri di Jabatan Premier Sarawak (Hal Ehwal Korporat, Penerangan dan UKAS), Datuk Abdullah Saidol dan Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Kalaka, Mohamad Duri.
PETALING JAYA – Jabatan Meteorologi (MetMalaysia) mengeluarkan amaran ribut petir susulan jangkaan cuaca buruk melibatkan tiga negeri pada petang ini.
MetMalaysia menersui laporan cuaca di Facebook berkata, hujan lebat berserta ribut petir dan angin kencang dijangka melanda Selangor membabitkan daerah Klang dan Kuala Langat.
“Di negeri Sabah, kawasan yang berisiko ialah Pedalaman melibatkan daerah Sipitang.
“Di Sarawak pula, ia melibatkan daerah Kuching, Serian, Samarahan, Sri Aman, Betong (Pusa, Betong dan Kabong), Sarikei (Sarikei dan Meradong), Sibu (Sibu dan Selangau), Mukah, Bintulu (Tatau dan Bintulu) serta Limbang,” kata MetMalaysia.
Tambah MetMalaysia, amaran ribut petir adalah amaran jangka pendek yang sah dalam tempoh tidak melebihi enam jam untuk satu-satu keluaran.
“Keadaan tersebut dijangka berlarutan sehingga pukul 4 petang nanti,” jelas kenyataan itu. – KOSMO! ONLINE
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government has given immediate cash assistance of RM1,300 to victims of the recent fire at Kampung Cempaka here that left 511 people homeless.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, who visited the victims, said the state gave each head of household RM1,000, while state-owned Yayasan Sabah contributed the remaining RM300.
As the fire occurred just a day before the fasting month of Ramadan started on Sunday, Hajiji said the state government was concerned about the victims’ wellbeing and was now considering further measures to assist them.
He said the state government, together with other relevant departments, and Kota Kinabalu City Hall will hold further discussions to help the fire victims.
Apart from financial assistance, he said the state, with the help of Sabah Welfare Foundation and Yayasan Sabah, were also providing items such as food baskets and gas stoves.