SHAH ALAM: The Selangor Mentri Besar's Office has announced that the results of the technical investigation into the gas pipeline explosion in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, are expected to be completed on Thursday (June 26) as scheduled.

Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari's press secretary Jay Jay Denis said, however, that the investigation report to be announced to the public is still being prepared by the investigative team.

"The announcement of the investigation results will be shared in the near future," he said in a statement Wednesday (June 25). 

Previously, Amirudin was reported to have said that the technical report regarding the incident that occurred on April 1 is expected to be completed on June 26 (tomorrow).

He also said the investigation report would be aligned with the results of the criminal investigation before being made public. - Bernama

BEIJING, June 25 — More than 80,000 people have had to flee their homes due to severe flooding in China’s south-western province of Guizhou, Beijing’s state media said on Wednesday.

Rescue teams have been deployed to the two affected counties, where the flood control emergency response has been raised to the highest level, state news agency Xinhua reported.

SHAH ALAM: The Covid-19 situation in Selangor saw a 36% increase to 1,082 cases in Epidemiological Week (ME) 24/2025 compared to 795 cases in the previous week.

However, state Public Health and Environment executive councillor Jamaliah Jamaluddin said the numbers were still below the warning level set based on the trend of cases in Selangor for 2022 to 2024, apart from not involving any deaths so far.

Jamaliah said that based on ME1 to ME24 this year, the Petaling district recorded the highest number of cases (2,475), followed by Hulu Langat (1,435); Klang (974); Gombak (927); Sepang (615); Kuala Selangor (499); Kuala Langat (372); Hulu Selangor (148); and Sabak Bernam (137).

"Based on the findings of the Selangor State Health Depart­ment (JKNS), adults aged 31 to 59 years old are the most frequently infected group (at 44%), followed by youth aged 18 to 30 years old (27%) and children aged one to six years old (9%),” she said.

Commenting further, Jamaliah said that for this year, a total of 7,582 individuals had undergone Covid-19 screening, of which 353 people had been admitted for further treatment. “On ME24, a patient was admitted to the intensive care unit.

“She was pregnant and also infected with dengue fever, but the patient was transferred to a regular ward on June 17,” she said.

KUALA LUMPUR: Thunderstorms, heavy rain, and strong winds are expected across various regions in Malaysia, with warnings in effect until noon on Wednesday (June 25), said the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia).

In Selangor, areas including Sabak Bernam, Kuala Selangor, Klang, Gombak, Petaling, Kuala Langat, Hulu Langat, and Sepang are on alert. Both Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya are also under the warning.

In Negeri Sembilan, districts such as Seremban, Port Dickson, and Rembau are expected to experience severe weather. The warning extends to Melaka.

In Johor, areas like Tangkak and Muar are forecasted to be affected. In Sarawak, the region of Limbang (Lawas) is on alert.

In Sabah, the Interior regions including Sipitang, Kuala Penyu, and Beaufort, as well as the West Coast areas of Papar, Putatan, Penampang, and Kota Kinabalu, are expected to face adverse conditions.

Labuan is also included in the thunderstorm warning.

MetMalaysia issues these warnings when thunderstorms with rainfall intensity exceeding 20mm per hour are imminent or expected to persist for more than an hour.

These are short-term warnings, valid for no more than six hours from issuance.