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JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI
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JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI
AGENSI PENGURUSAN BENCANA NEGARA
Kelantan begins exploring rare earth reserves in Gua Musang with Japanese collaboration
- Admin UKK
- Berita
KOTA BHARU, May 24 — The Kelantan state government is exploring the potential of rare earth elements (REE) identified in an area covering approximately 1,400 hectares near Ladang Subong, Gua Musang.
State Local Government, Housing, Health and Environment Committee chairman Hilmi Abdullah said the project is still at the exploration and sampling stage to determine the actual potential of the REE deposits before any commercial mining activities are carried out.
“This effort is being implemented in collaboration with Japan Organisation for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC).
“The state government is also currently in the process of granting approvals to government-linked companies (GLCs) and state agencies interested in participating in this effort,” he told reporters after officiating the opening of the Kelstone Cosmos Laboratory at the Bandar Baru Tunjong Business Centre here today.
The collaboration is being carried out through a Government-to-Government (G2G) approach and involves land owned by the Perbadanan Kemajuan Iktisad Negeri Kelantan (PKINK), which has been identified as having high potential for REE industry development, he added.
“The state government has issued a Proprietary Mining Licence for exploration purposes, but any mining activities are subject to approval of the Operational Mining Scheme, monitoring by the Department of Minerals and Geoscience Malaysia and an Environmental Impact Assessment.
“We want to ensure that the development of the REE industry in Kelantan progresses to the downstream stage but is implemented in a controlled manner and complies with environmental standards,” he said.
Meanwhile, in another development, Hilmi said illegal mining activities in the state are not serious and remain under control as such activities only involve certain districts.
“We have a special task force to monitor these activities, including having seized several machines involved in these unlicensed operations,” he said.
In an incident at about 6.30pm last Wednesday, two men died after being buried in a landslide believed to have occurred while they were illegally mining gold in an oil palm plantation area in Kampung Jerimbong, Kuala Balah, Jeli. — Bernama
Bangunan runtuh di Filipina: 2 rakyat Malaysia terkesan, seorang disahkan selamat - Kementerian Luar
Bangunan runtuh di Filipina: 2 rakyat Malaysia terkesan, seorang disahkan selamat - Kementerian Luar
- Admin UKK
- Berita
KUALA LUMPUR: Kementerian Luar mengesahkan dua rakyat negara ini terbabit dalam kejadian sebuah bangunan runtuh di bandar Angeles, utara ibu negara Manila, Filipina, di mana seorang disahkan selamat.
Wisma Putra dalam kenyataannya, berkata pihaknya kini sedang giat mengenal pasti status seorang lagi rakyat Malaysia yang terbabit dalam insiden berkenaan.
Katanya, pihak kedutaan sedang berhubung rapat dengan pihak berkuasa tempatan bagi memantau keadaan warga negara yang selamat serta mengesahkan status dan keberadaan seorang lagi rakyat Malaysia yang terbabit.
"Pada masa yang sama, segala usaha sewajarnya sedang diambil bagi mengesan dan menghubungi waris kepada kedua-dua individu berkenaan," katanya, hari ini.
Beliau berkata, Wisma Putra sedang memantau dengan teliti perkembangan situasi berkenaan di mana operasi menyelamat sedang giat dijalankan bagi mengesan individu yang dikhuatiri terperangkap.
"Kementerian menzahirkan rasa simpati yang mendalam kepada semua pihak yang terkesan akibat insiden ini.
"Kedutaan Besar Malaysia di Manila sedang giat mengumpul maklumat sahih menerusi pihak berkuasa tempatan yang berkaitan bagi mengenal pasti keadaan sebenar di lapangan," katanya.
Beliau berkata, rakyat yang memerlukan bantuan konsular segera atau pihak yang ingin menyalurkan maklumat mengenai warga Malaysia lain yang kemungkinan berada di kawasan berkenaan, digesa untuk menghubungi Kedutaan Besar Malaysia di Manila.
"Mereka diminta menghubungi pihak kedutaan di menerusi talian am +63 286628200 dan kecemasan selepas waktu pejabat di +63 961 0778113 atau e-mel: Alamat emel ini dilindungi dari Spambot. Anda perlu hidupkan JavaScript untuk melihatnya..
"Kementerian Luar akan terus menyalurkan maklumat lanjut seiring dengan perkembangan situasi dan selepas maklumat sahih diperolehi," katanya.
ALOR SETAR: Paras takungan di tiga empangan di bawah seliaan Lembaga Kemajuan Pertanian Muda (MADA) menunjukkan peningkatan susulan hujan serta pelaksanaan operasi pembenihan awan (OPA).
Bahagian Pengurusan Empangan dan Sumber Air MADA, dalam kenyataan berkata peningkatan paras air itu direkodkan di Empangan Pedu, Muda dan Ahning berdasarkan status takungan semalam.
Katanya, Empangan Pedu mencatatkan peningkatan sebanyak 0.03 peratus kepada 41.47 peratus berbanding hari sebelumnya dengan pelepasan air sebanyak 500 cusec (kaki padu sesaat)
"Empangan Muda pula menunjukkan peningkatan lebih ketara iaitu 1.2 peratus kepada 15.5 peratus, bagaimanapun tiada pelepasan air dilakukan di empangan berkenaan.
"Bagi Empangan Ahning, paras takungan meningkat 0.06 peratus kepada 51.58 peratus dengan pelepasan air sebanyak 100 cusec," katanya.
MADA turut memaklumkan operasi pembukaan pintu air di Empangan Pedu dan Empangan Ahning masih diteruskan bagi memastikan sumber bekalan air domestik mencukupi.
"Orang ramai turut digesa menggunakan sumber bekalan air secara berhemat bagi memastikan jaminan bekalan air pada masa depan terus terpelihara," katanya.
Operasi Pembenihan Awan siri kelima dilaksanakan pada 12 Mei lalu bagi menangani isu penyusutan paras air di empangan kritikal akibat fenomena cuaca kering yang melanda Kedah dan Perlis.
Lokasi sasaran bagi operasi itu membabitkan Empangan Pedu, Muda, Ahning, dan Beris di Kedah serta Empangan Timah Tasoh di Perlis.
Susulan pelaksanaan intervensi berkenaan, hujan mula dikesan seawal jam 3 petang di kawasan tadahan utama Kedah dengan merekodkan kadar taburan hujan antara 10 milimeter (mm) hingga 70 mm.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 — Minister Hannah Yeoh said she is seeking a high-level briefing from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) this week to get a full update on the investigation into the controversial alienation of land at the Batu and Jinjang flood retention ponds.
The minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) said her office is arranging the urgent meeting to understand the outcome of the probe.
The issue gained national attention after it was revealed that the critical water bodies had shrunk by 70 per cent of their original size.
The Segambut MP stated that the briefing will involve all key agencies, including the Federal Territories Department, Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), and the Federal Territories Land and Mines Office, New Straits Times reported.
“We have contacted MACC to obtain a full briefing on the outcome of the investigation, and arrangements are being made to hold it this week,” Yeoh said at a press conference today after launching a new sprint track at SJKT Segambut.
The minister previously described the reduction of the ponds as a “foolish decision,” revealing last week that 17 land lots within the zones were transferred to private developers starting from 2015.
While MACC had reportedly found no element of corruption in the transactions, Yeoh indicated she was not satisfied and required a more detailed explanation.
Following the revelation, she ordered an immediate freeze on all development permissions for the remaining lots.
Yeoh has vowed to update the public and media on the matter after the briefing concludes.
Georgetown: Fenomena air pasang besar yang mencecah 2.9 meter menyebabkan banjir kilat di sekitar kawasan Apartment Pelangi di Macallum di sini, hari ini.
Kejadian turut menenggelamkan beberapa kenderaan yang diparkir dalam kawasan premis berkenaan.
Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Infrastruktur, Pengangkutan dan Digital negeri, Zairil Khir Johari berkata, kejadian antara jam 1 tengah hari hingga 3 petang itu menyaksikan air laut melimpah masuk ke kawasan parkir apartmen dan kawasan sekitarnya.
"Bagaimanapun, tiada hujan direkodkan semasa kejadian dan tiada penduduk terjejas atau dipindahkan.
"Banjir itu dikenal pasti berpunca daripada limpahan air laut ketika fenomena air pasang besar yang mencecah paras 2.9 meter.
"Keadaan masih terkawal dan tidak memerlukan sebarang pemindahan.
"Paras air di kawasan terjejas dianggarkan antara 0.1 hingga 0.3 meter," katanya ketika dihubungi, hari ini.
Zairil berkata, Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran (JPS) daerah Timur Laut sudah mengenal pasti beberapa langkah segera termasuk penyelenggaraan di saluran keluar S16 bagi mengurangkan risiko kejadian berulang.
Beliau berkata, kerajaan negeri turut mencadangkan beberapa langkah mitigasi jangka panjang termasuk menaik taraf struktur saluran keluar S16, meninggikan aras kawasan parkir apartmen serta menambah baik sistem saliran dalaman di kawasan berkenaan.
"Langkah ini penting bagi memperkukuhkan daya tahan kawasan pesisir pantai terhadap fenomena air pasang besar yang dijangka berlaku lebih kerap akibat perubahan iklim dan kenaikan paras laut," katanya.
Terdahulu, beberapa gambar kejadian banjir itu tular di media sosial yang memaparkan banyak kenderaan separa tenggelam di kawasan parkir sebuah kompleks apartmen di Macallum.