Day: August 24, 2024

TELUK INTAN, The Malaysian Handicraft Development Corporation (Kraftangan Malaysia) aims to achieve RM1 million in sales from the 2024 Perak Craft Festival (FKP). MOTAC deputy secretary-general (Management) Datuk Shaharuddin Abu Sohot, announced that the festival, held at Dataran Menara Condong, features 56 craft entrepreneurs showcasing textiles, forest products, clay items, metalworks and other crafts. The 10-day event, which started yesterday, is expected to attract about 80,000 visitors. ‘A key highlight is the participation of the Orang Asli community, with exhibits from the Pos Kuala Mu Community Skills Development Project (PPKK) including rattan weaving and Batik products,’ he told the media

TANJUNG MALIM, The Perak state government plans to install warning sirens along Sungai Slim to ensure residents are better prepared for disasters, particularly floods and water surges. State Infrastructure, Energy, Water and Public Transport Committee chairman Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin said the Department of Irrigation and Drainage is currently assessing suitable locations for the sirens under the National Flood Forecasting and Warning Programme (PRAB). ‘The implementation of PRAB will provide ample time for government agencies and residents to take early action in the event of flooding,’ he told reporters after inspecting the Slim Village Bridge, which collapsed due to

KUCHING, Hosts Sarawak confirmed the title of 2024 Malaysia Games (SUKMA) overall champions on the final day today, pipping the Federal Territories (FT) by a single gold medal in one of the most closely-fought races in the Games’ history. Sarawak emerged as overall champions for the fourth time – after the 1990, 1992 and 1994 editions – with a haul of 76 golds, 55 silvers and 70 bronzes when the curtain came down on SUKMA 2024 after two weeks of intense competition. FT, overall champions of the 1986 (as Kuala Lumpur) and 2014 editions, missed out on a third crown

IPOH, The number of flood victims in Perak decreased slightly tonight with 213 individuals from 56 families compared to 220 victims from 59 families housed in three relief centres (PPS) in the Muallim and Kerian districts. The Secretariat of the State Disaster Management Committee in a statement said that in Muallim, a total of 128 evacuees from 32 families from Kampung Pasir are still being housed at the PPS Masjid Jamek Kampung Pasir while 60 individuals from 16 families from Kampung Slim Village are still being housed at PPS Masjid Jamek Slim Village. The statement also said that 25 victims

KUALA LUMPUR, Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will review its standard operating procedures (SOPs) to better manage flash floods in the federal capital, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa said. She said DBKL plans to work with the Irrigation and Drainage Department (JPS) and other relevant agencies to implement effective flood mitigation measures. ‘DBKL is identifying key flash flood hotspots, following recent flooding at the World Trade Centre (WTC). ‘The flash flood which occurred last Thursday was the result of severe weather and excessive rainfall that caused water levels to rise rapidly,’ she told a