KOTA BHARU: Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia mengingatkan komuniti nelayan serta pengusaha bot di Kelantan supaya lebih berwaspada susulan Monsun Timur Laut yang semakin hampir.
Pengarah Maritim negeri Kepten Maritim Erwan Shah Soahdi berkata perubahan cuaca yang mendadak dan keadaan laut tidak menentu pada musim ini boleh mengundang bahaya.
Beliau menasihati semua pihak agar mengutamakan aspek keselamatan di laut termasuk sentiasa memakai jaket keselamatan.
Setiap kali keluar menangkap ikan pastikan ahli keluarga terdekat dimaklumkan mengenai lokasi dan jangka masa operasi.
Kehadiran rakan boleh membantu membuat laporan dengan segera sekiranya berlaku kejadian kecemasan di laut.
Pasukan penyelamat dapat melaksanakan operasi mencari dan menyelamat dengan cepat serta berkesan dengan maklumat awal yang diperoleh.
Mangsa yang menghadapi masalah di laut dapat dibantu dengan segera dan diselamatkan daripada sebarang musibah.
Erwan Shah berkata Maritim Malaysia akan terus memantau keadaan laut dari semasa ke semasa.
KUALA LUMPUR: Kementerian Kerja Raya menerusi Jabatan Kerja Raya akan memantau secara rapi cerun berisiko di seluruh negara sebagai persediaan menghadapi Monsun Timur Laut.
Menteri Kerja Raya Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi berkata pemantauan itu penting susulan sepanjang tempoh berkenaan dijangkakan berlaku lima hingga tujuh episod hujan lebat.
Beliau berkata setakat ini JKR telah memasang 73 stesen tolok hujan, tiga Robotic Total Station dan satu unit Global Navigation Satellite System untuk memantau cerun berisiko.
Berdasarkan data diperoleh daripada Sistem Amaran Awal, Cawangan Kejuruteraan Cerun akan menyalurkan amaran awal kepada JKR negeri dan daerah mengikut tahap berjaga-jaga, amaran atau bahaya.
Beliau merakamkan penghargaan terhadap peruntukan disediakan kepada KKR dalam Belanjawan MADANI 2026 yang disifatkan sebagai bukti keyakinan kerajaan.
Meskipun negara berdepan cabaran fiskal, kerajaan tetap mengekalkan fokus terhadap infrastruktur asas rakyat seperti jalan raya, jambatan, bangunan awam serta keselamatan cerun.
Bagaimanapun, katanya, masih terdapat kelemahan dalam pelaksanaan projek di bawah kementerian itu sebagaimana dilaporkan dalam Laporan Ketua Audit Negara.
Beliau menegaskan tidak akan menyapu perkara ini di bawah karpet dan menekankan perlunya tindakan pembetulan menyeluruh.
Nanta turut memuji pencapaian sektor pembinaan sepanjang Rancangan Malaysia ke-12 yang merekodkan hampir 23,000 projek bernilai lebih 42 billion ringgit.
Cabaran dalam fasa pertama Rancangan Malaysia ke-13 memerlukan kementerian bersikap proaktif, cekap dan berasaskan data serta akauntabiliti.
Permulaan Rancangan Malaysia ke-13 akan menjadi ujian sebenar terhadap keupayaan KKR untuk kekal relevan dan bersedia menghadapi masa depan.
Beliau menekankan setiap ringgit peruntukan mesti memberi impak maksimum dalam menyeimbangkan tanggungjawab sosial dengan kekangan kewangan negara. – Bernama
53 hotspot banjir dikesan di P. Pinang
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GEORGE TOWN – Sebanyak 53 kawasan dikenal pasti sebagai ‘hotspot’ banjir di seluruh Pulau Pinang berdasarkan rekod kejadian banjir tiga kali atau lebih dalam tempoh tiga tahun kebelakangan ini.
Ketua Menteri, Chow Kon Yeow berkata, daerah Timur Laut mencatat 10 hotspot, Barat Daya (13), Seberang Perai Utara (6), Seberang Perai Tengah (18) dan Seberang Perai Selatan (6) menjadikan keseluruhan 53 lokasi yang dikenal pasti sebagai kawasan kerap dilanda banjir.
KLANG – Seorang wanita warga emas berdepan detik cemas apabila terperangkap dalam rumah selepas bumbung kediamannya runtuh sebelum diselamatkan bomba dalam kejadian di Jalan Meru Batu 7 di sini, hari ini.
Penolong Pengarah Operasi Bomba Selangor, Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar berkata, pihaknya menerima panggilan kecemasan berhubung kejadian itu kira-kira pukul 6.06 petang.
Katanya, empat anggota termasuk pegawai dari Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat Kapar bergegas ke lokasi kejadian sebelum tiba empat minit kemudian.
“Komander Operasi melaporkan bumbung sebuah rumah telah terjatuh disebabkan ribut yang kuat.
“Seorang wanita berusia 62 tahun yang terperangkap di dalam rumah berjaya dikeluarkan tanpa sebarang kecederaan,” katanya dalam kenyataan hari ini.
Jelasnya, mangsa kemudiannya diserahkan kepada pihak keluarganya. – KOSMO! ONLINE
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will table the National Climate Change Bill in Parliament in the coming months, providing a legal framework to govern climate action and anchor market-based financing for adaptation and resilience projects.
Acting Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani said the proposed law will enshrine both mitigation and adaptation measures into statute, creating obligations for reporting, compliance and enforcement similar to existing corporate governance standards.
“This will not only strengthen governance but also spur the development of a domestic carbon market, aligning Malaysia with its net-zero and nationally determined contribution targets,” Johari said in his keynote at the Climate Adaptation and Resilience (A&R) Conference organised by the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today.
He said Malaysia must balance international commitments with national circumstances as a developing economy. While mitigation projects such as renewable energy attract investors, he said adaptation projects such as flood defences often struggle for financing because their benefits are localised and long-term.
Johari announced that Malaysia’s first comprehensive National Adaptation Plan (MyNAP) will be launched in January 2026. Developed with over 100 stakeholders across government, industry and civil society, MyNAP will outline strategies to address climate risks across health, infrastructure, agriculture, water and biodiversity.
“MyNAP will complement the Climate Change Act, serving as a blueprint to help Malaysia withstand the growing impacts of climate change,” he said.
Johari underscored the urgency of adaptation, pointing to the December 2021 floods that displaced thousands and caused RM6.1 billion in losses, equivalent to 0.4% of gross domestic product. Malaysia also recorded 45 heatwave warnings in 2024, up from just two in 2023.
Should current trends persist, the country could face up to 200 heatwave days annually by 2050, while floods are expected to grow more frequent and severe.
“Despite contributing only 0.69% of global carbon emissions, Malaysia is disproportionately vulnerable to climate risks. Floods, droughts and heatwaves threaten agriculture, fisheries and food security and we must prepare urgently,” Johari warned.
SC chairman Datuk Mohammad Faiz Azmi said the commission aims to catalyse more private capital into adaptation and resilience efforts, with sustainability set as a central pillar of the upcoming Capital Market Masterplan 4.
“Unlike mitigation, many adaptation initiatives struggle to attract financing as their benefits are long-term and not easily monetised. Yet they are essential to protect communities and economic resilience. This can only succeed if we align resources across government, business and society,” he said.
The A&R Conference gathered more than 400 delegates from ministries, financial institutions, academia and NGOs to discuss enabling policies, investment strategies and innovative models for adaptation finance.
As part of its Coastal Flooding Adaptation and Resilience (COFAR) initiative, the SC recently organised the COFAR University Challenge with ICAEW Malaysia, SD Guthrie and SEADPRI-UKM. The programme engaged 220 students from 29 universities to design financially viable flood resilience solutions for Carey Island.
“By embedding revenue-generating models in adaptation projects, we can improve their financial viability and attract investors,” Johari said in welcoming the initiative.
An interactive exhibition, The Rising Waters, accompanied the conference, tracing Malaysia’s flood history and showcasing climate projections to highlight the urgency of new financing approaches.
Johari reaffirmed Malaysia’s global pledges including maintaining at least 50% forest cover (currently at 54%), reducing emissions intensity by 45% by 2030 and cutting methane emissions by 30% by 2030, but stressed that commitments must be achievable.
“We cannot simply pledge figures without ensuring implementation. That is why engagement with industries and states is crucial so that policies are practical and compliance is achievable,” he said.
