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YANGON: A Myanmar ceasefire declared after last month’s devastating earthquake was due to expire today, after aid groups and international mediators called for an extension to ease relief efforts.
The junta – which seized power in a 2021 coup sparking a many-sided civil war – said it would cease attacking its myriad armed opponents following the magnitude-7.7 quake which has killed more than 3,700.
Conflict monitors and residents in combat zones say fighting continued on both sides during the 20-day truce, declared to spur aid delivery in Myanmar’s central belt and due to expire at midnight.
State media reported no ceasefire extension this morning and a junta spokesman could not immediately be reached by AFP for comment.
The March 28 earthquake has left more than 60,000 people living in tent encampments and pushed 2 million people into “critical need of assistance and protection” according to the UN.
Despite continued fighting, humanitarian groups and regional powers have called for the pause on hostilities to be prolonged as aid efforts continue into their fourth week.
On Thursday junta chief Min Aung Hlaing flew to Bangkok to meet Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim for rare backroom talks with the chair of the 10-country Asean bloc.
Anwar, whose country currently holds the rotating chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), said he had also spoken to Myanmar’s opposition “National Unity Government” which promised a similar truce after the tremor.
Both sides agreed “they would do whatever is necessary to avoid any extension of the fighting”, Anwar told reporters after the meeting.
KUALA LUMPUR – Satu kejadian pokok tumbang dilaporkan berlaku di Jalan Kuching, di sini menyebabkan kesemua lorong tidak boleh dilalui kenderaan ekoran hujan lebat sejak awal petang tadi.
Pusat Info Trafik dan Kawalan Lampu Isyarat (KLCCC) Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) memaklumkan, kejadian itu berlaku berhampiran Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim menghala ke ibu negara.
Katanya, ekoran kejadian itu, hanya lorong kanan dibuka kepada kenderaan sementara kerja mengalihkan pokok sedang dilakukan.
Dalam pada itu, laluan yang sama turut dilanda banjir kilat di kedua-dua hala berhampiran Bulatan Segambut. – KOSMO! ONLINE
Sungai Pinang flood mitigation project expected to be completed by Q3 2027, says Penang CM
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GEORGE TOWN, April 21 — The Sungai Pinang flood mitigation project here is expected to be fully completed by the third quarter of 2027.
Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the project is currently progressing on schedule, with 24 per cent of the work completed.
Chow said he visited the site today to inspect the construction of the piano weir and monsoon drain structures at Kampung Jawa, which are key components of the project.
“These components stretch from the Jalan Jelutong bridge to the end of the bridge at Jalan Perak.
“Once completed, these structures will help prevent flooding or river overflow in downstream areas, improve water quality as drain water will be channelled directly downstream, and reduce the impact of high tides,” he said in a Facebook post. — Bernama
GEORGE TOWN: The Sungai Pinang flood mitigation project here is expected to be fully completed by the third quarter of 2027.
Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the project is currently progressing on schedule, with 24 per cent of the work completed.
Chow said he visited the site today to inspect the construction of the piano weir and monsoon drain structures at Kampung Jawa, which are key components of the project.
“These components stretch from the Jalan Jelutong bridge to the end of the bridge at Jalan Perak.
“Once completed, these structures will help prevent flooding or river overflow in downstream areas, improve water quality as drain water will be channelled directly downstream, and reduce the impact of high tides,” he said in a Facebook post.