Day: September 18, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, The large waves phenomenon taking place in several locations in Penang and Pulau Pangkor, Perak, yesterday was unusual, said the Director-General of the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), Dr Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip. He said such a natural incident occurred due to the simultaneous presence of the high tide phenomenon brought about by the perigee condition or the moon’s close position to the earth, as well as it is full moon and strong westerly winds. ‘Continuous rain and rough sea conditions in the north of the peninsula are due to strong westerly winds that converged to the area,’ he

KOTA KINABALU, The Immigration Department (JIM) in Sabah has assured that it will work towards improving its counter services after being reprimanded by the Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar. JIM Sabah director Datuk Sh Sitti Saleha Habib Yusof said the department is committed to complying with the instructions from its headquarters to ensure that every counter is operational at the stipulated time and there is no congestion involving the public. “We accept the reprimand. I have also received instructions from the top management of KDN (Home Affairs Ministry), namely the secretary-general, who informed that

GEORGE TOWN, A tree uprooted by a storm crushed to death two Chinese tourists – a man and his daughter – here today, just hours after the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) had announced plans to cut down 54 trees deemed at risk of falling in severe weather. The tourists, who were in a car parked at Penang Peranakan Mansion, were also hit by falling building debris during the tragic incident in Lebuh Gereja at 2.15 pm. The car was driven by a local man, who managed to escape before the tree fell. The female victim, who was seated in

KUCHING, Athletes competing in the 2024 Malaysia Para Games (Para SUKMA) in Sarawak from Sept 22 to 28 will be housed in 19 hotels in the city centre, said state Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She said they would be placed in hotels that are near the sports events that they will be competing in to facilitate transporting them to the venues. “This way, we hope there will be more interaction between the para-athletes from the 15 contingents. Not only do we want to see the para-athletes competing in the 10 sports, but we

KOTA KINABALU, Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) will execute its smart meter project in two phases to upgrade the quality of electricity supply in Sabah, said its chief executive officer, Mohd Yaakob Jaafar. He said the first phase of the project will start with the installation of 6,497 units involving consumers from the Large Power Consumer category and Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) account holders. ‘A total of 60 units will be installed during a two-month trial period targeting selected consumers to ensure a smooth billing system and operation. ‘The remaining 6,437 units will be installed as soon as the trial phase achieves