Day: October 14, 2024

JASIN, The heavy rainfall over the past two days and the phenomenon of high tides have been contributing factors to the flooding in several areas in Jasin today, according to a senior state executive councillor. Datuk Rais Yasin, who is in charge of housing, local government, drainage, climate change and disaster management, said the Melaka Department of Irrigation and Drainage (JPS) has been monitoring the causes of the floods. “We have been informed by the relevant agencies that this situation is due to a combination of high tides and heavy rainfall, which caused river water to overflow, submerging several residential

JASIN, Residents in this district have described the ongoing flood disaster as one of the worst they have ever experienced, with water levels rising rapidly. A resident of Kampung Kilang Berapi, Siti Rasyidah Ibrahim, 26, said that heavy downpours for over an hour in the early morning caused the river to overflow, resulting in her home submerged in waist-deep water. ‘I was still awake at 2 am because the roof in my room was leaking, and I was also on alert (for possible flooding). ‘Although flood is common in this village, this was the first time the water rose this

KOTA BHARU, The body of an unidentified man was found floating in Sungai Kampung Pichong, Kuala Krai, today. Kuala Krai district police chief Supt Mazlan Mamat said the public notified the police about the body at 12.15 pm. ‘The deceased’s identity, race and age could not be determined as the body had begun to decompose, and no identification documents were found on it. ‘The body was sent to the Forensic Department at Sultan Ismail Petra Hospital for a post-mortem,’ he said in a statement today. Mazlan urged anyone with information or who may have a missing family member to contact

KUALA LUMPUR, Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed mostly lower today due to profit-taking, said a dealer. Fastmarkets Palm Oil Analytics senior analyst Sathia Varqa told Bernama a weaker ringgit flipped the CPO futures into profit-taking mode at the end of the session. Meanwhile, palm oil trader David Ng said CPO has reversed earlier gains as weaker crude oil and soybean oil prices have weighed down on sentiment today. ‘We see support at RM4,280 per tonne and resistance at RM4,400 per tonne,’ he told Bernama. At the close today, the spot month October 2024 contract increased

BALING, The Ulu Legong-Tanjung Pari road near here has sustained damage and cracks, believed to be caused by prolonged heavy rainfall in the area recently. Following this, the Baling Public Works Department (JKR) issued a notice today informing that the road had been fully closed to all types of vehicles beginning yesterday (Sunday) until further notice. A road user, Mohd Noor Mohd Zahari, 48, said he noticed the cracks while on his way to a nearby campsite along the road yesterday afternoon. “Around 2.30 pm, I heard a sound like an explosion, possibly due to the land cracking. It was