KUALA LUMPUR, 7 Dec 2008: People in buildings in slope development areas will be asked to vacate their premises if they are found to be on the list of risky slopes under the National Slope Masterplan expected to be ready early next year. Under the masterplan, ongoing development projects will be asked to stop if […]
68 water catchment areas critical
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 Dec 2008: A total of 68 water catchment areas in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya are categorised as critical and can cause a landslide at any time. Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd Executive Chairman, Tan Sri Rozali Ismail said attention had been given to these catchment areas and efforts were being […]
2,000 residents told to move
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 Dec 2008: About 2,000 residents of four areas in Bukit Antarabangsa, where four people were killed in a landslide yesterday, have been ordered to move immediately. The order was given based on a study by the Public Works Institute of Malaysia (Ikram) and the Public Works Department (PWD), which has found that […]
10 killed in express bus accident
MUAR, 7 Dec 2008: The death toll in the accident involving an express bus at Kilometre 146.8, on the North-South Expressway near Pagoh early this morning rose to 10 following the death of a nine-year-old girl this afternoon. The girl died while receiving treatment at the Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital, here about 12.25pm. It is […]
Stop hillslope development, says Abdullah
KUALA LUMPUR, 6 Dec 2008: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today urged all the state governments to consider stopping housing projects on high-risk hillslopes. “It would be good if the other state governments disallow housing developments in hilly areas. It’s not a loss, it’s for safety,” he told a news conference after visiting the site […]
Apartment residents in Bt Antarabangsa to evacuate
KUALA LUMPUR, 6 Dec 2008: The police have instructed between 3,000 and 5,000 residents living in apartments and condominiums in the vicinity of the landslide in the Bukit Antarabangsa area in Hulu Klang, to evacuate. Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said the Malaysian Armed Forces’ engineering team are currently creating a pedestrian […]
Three killed in landslide (Updated)
(Updated 4:40pm, 6 Dec 2008) KUALA LUMPUR, 6 Dec 2008: A landslide occurred at about 4am today in Bukit Antarabangsa, Hulu Klang, near here and police confirmed that three people were killed in the incident which buried 14 bungalows in two housing estates. Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said at the scene the […]
Clinton heaps praises on Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 Dec 2008: Former US president Bill Clinton today heaped praises on Malaysia, saying that the world would be a better place if it emulated the country’s harmony and social tolerance. “Malaysia is the model that there is hope for the future. The people here who are from varied races, religions and all […]
S’wak govt to convince Penan nomads to resettle
KUCHING, 5 Dec 2008: The Sarawak Government will convince 308 Penan nomads at nine areas in Belaga, Murum and Sungai Plieran that a programme to resettle them was to improve their livelihood. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Alfred Jabu said the resettlement was set to be implemented by next year, once a proposal on its […]
New prison spa and beauty salon
KAJANG, 5 Dec 2008: Women looking for a way to relax, invigorate or pamper themselves without paying a hefty sum should try the spa and beauty salon of the Kajang Women’s Prison. Opened today, the salon offers hair dressing, sauna, facial and body treatment, body and foot massages, and hot stone treatment (for post natal […]
