KUCHING (Jan 8): Scheduled waste collection services in several localities have been delayed following recent heavy rainfall and flooding, which affected staff mobility, according to Trienekens Sarawak Sdn Bhd.

“Due to the recent heavy rainfall and flooding affecting several areas, some of our staff have been unable to report for duty. As a result, waste collection services in certain areas have experienced delays,” the company said in a notice.

To address the situation, Trienekens is deploying additional crews and optimising resources daily to ensure accumulated waste is cleared efficiently.

Acknowledging the inconvenience to residents, Trienekens reiterated its commitment to public health and hygiene.

The company also thanked affected communities, the Public Health, Housing and Local Government Ministry, and local councils for their support and patience.

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On Wednesday, special assistant to Stampin MP Chong Chieng Jen, Michael Kong, highlighted a breakdown in rubbish collection at the Stutong Tiarra 2 apartment complex on Jalan Stampin Baru.

Garbage there was reportedly left uncollected for over a week, despite scheduled collections every Monday and Thursday.

Only Miri is still affected by floods, with 105 victims seeking shelter at the PPS at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bekenu, Subis, compared to 135 victims this morning, Bernama reported.

The situation in Sabah, however, remains unchanged. A total of 1,224 flood victims have been reported in the Beaufort and Tenom districts. To date, eight PPS and one permanent evacuation centre are operating in both districts.

Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected to hit several districts in Sarawak, namely Kuching, Samarahan, Miri and Limbang.

Similar weather is also predicted in Sabah, affecting the interior areas (Sipitang, Kuala Penyu, Beaufort and Nabawan), the west coast (Ranau and Kota Belud), Tawau, Sandakan (Telupid and Beluran), Kudat, and Labuan.

In the peninsula, affected areas include Larut, Matang and Selama, Manjung, Kinta, Perak Tengah, Kampar, Bagan Datuk, Hilir Perak and Batang Padang in Perak as well as Sabak Bernam in Selangor.

ARAU: Banjir besar melanda negeri ini pada November lalu menyaksikan Sekolah Tengku Budriah (STB) di sini antara yang teruk terjejas dengan tahap kemusnahan sehingga 90 peratus.

Banjir yang disifatkan terburuk dalam tempoh 15 tahun itu menyebabkan kemusnahan bilik darjah, bilik muzik, pusat komputer, bilik guru, kantin selain peralatan seperti buku latihan murid, rak buku, meja tulis serta pelbagai lagi kelengkapan lain.

Bagaimanapun, bencana tersebut tidak mematahkan semangat barisan pentadbir sekolah berkenaan yang bangkit melakukan persediaan bagi menyambut murid-murid sempena sesi baharu persekolahan Isnin ini.

Semalam, warga sekolah, ibu bapa dan murid-murid bersama-sama bergotong-royong melakukan persiapan terakhir menjelang sesi pembukaan sekolah berkenaan.

Guru Besar STB, Nor Zaitun Ibrahim berkata, semua warga sekolah dan ibu bapa bersama hadir bagi sesi gotong-royong tersebut dan melakukan persiapan pembukaan sekolah khususnya di kelas masing-masing.

Katanya, pasca banjir sebelum ini, guru, ibu bapa dengan keterlibatan pelbagai pihak seperti pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO) dan Jabatan Pendidikan negeri membantu membersihkan sekolah yang memakan masa lebih sebulan.

“Banjir besar baru-baru ini menyaksikan kita berdepan lebih 90 peratus kemusnahan. Namun sekolah bangkit semula dengan penambahbaikan dan menyediakan keselesaan di sekolah termasuk mengecat semula kelas-kelas serta membaik pulih kantin.

“STB antara sekolah yang paling teruk terjejas ekoran banjir besar tersebut. Semua pihak memainkan peranan dalam menyambut kemasukan murid bagi sesi baharu persekolahan ini,” katanya kepada Utusan Malaysia.

Untuk sesi tahun ini, sebanyak 157 murid tahun satu bakal mendaftar di STB dengan keseluruhan murid sekolah tersebut pula seramai 1,007.

Nor Zaitun memberitahu, dalam tempoh banjir dan pasca bencana tersebut, murid-murid menjalani kaedah Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran di Rumah (PdPR).

“Kehadiran murid-murid membantu gotong-royong lebih awal memandangkan sekolah sebelum ini ditutup dan murid-murid menjalani PdPR. Murid-murid dan guru masing-masing membersih serta menghias kelas yang kelihatan sangat cantik,” katanya.-UTUSAN

Deputy Prime Min­is­ter Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said a National Dis­aster Man­age­ment Coun­cil is pro­posed to be estab­lished as the highest body respons­ible for coordin­at­ing dis­aster man­age­ment and dis­aster risk reduc­tion.

Ahmad Zahid, who is also National Dis­aster Man­age­ment Com­mit­tee chair­man, said he had instruc­ted the National Dis­aster Man­age­ment Agency (Nadma) to pre­pare a Cab­inet paper to be cir­cu­lated to all min­is­tries for feed­back.

“Within a month, it will be cir­cu­lated for review, and I will per­son­ally present it (at a Cab­inet meet­ing).

“(In) upgrad­ing the Cent­ral Dis­aster Man­age­ment Com­mit­tee to the National Dis­aster Man­age­ment Coun­cil, we want dis­aster man­age­ment to be sig­ni­fic­antly enhanced.”

Ahmad Zahid said the cur­rent national dis­aster man­age­ment mech­an­ism through the Cent­ral Dis­aster Man­age­ment Com­mit­tee needs to be fur­ther strengthened.

“At present, the exist­ing com­mit­tee does not yet involve the dir­ect par­ti­cip­a­tion of men­teri besar and chief min­is­ters, even though state gov­ern­ments hold key author­ity over devel­op­ment, land use and water resource man­age­ment, crit­ical factors that influ­ence dis­aster risk and impact.

“There is also a need for the full involve­ment of fed­eral min­is­ters who have the man­date and capa­city to coordin­ate in an integ­rated man­ner across min­is­tries and agen­cies, allow­ing decisions to be made more quickly, decis­ively and effect­ively.” – Bernama