Day: October 15, 2024

PUTRAJAYA, Uniform guidelines on solar installation and data centres are at the top of the agenda at the International Fire Conference and Exhibition Malaysia 2024 (IFCEM 2024) scheduled to be held at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from Oct 22 to 24. Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) director-general Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad said the matters will be focused at IFCEM 2024, which will be attended by experts and professionals from various countries in the field of fire safety and disaster management. ‘Solar panels are installed on the roof of a house or building, so let’s see how the controls (guidelines) are

KUALA LUMPUR, A recent assessment by the Mineral and Geoscience Department (JMG) and the Public Works Department (JKR) has confirmed ongoing ground movement at the landslide site on Jalan E6, Taman Melawati. In view of this, Ampang Jaya police chief ACP Mohd Azam Ismail said the affected hillside area will be covered with plastic sheeting to prevent soil erosion and reduce further movement of the ground. ‘Findings indicate that the ground movement is primarily occurring on the left side of the slope. ‘We plan to install a canvas measuring 30 metres in length and 20 metres in width today, and

KUALA LUMPUR, A total of 474,982 individuals have contributed to Housewives’ Social Security Scheme (SKSSR) through the Social Security Organisation (Socso) as of Sept 30 this year. Human Resources Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong said the number reached 95 per cent of the 500,000 targeted to register for SKSSR this year. He said the flexibility in the method of payment of contributions that can be made either by the husband, the housewife herself, a family member or a third party was identified as one of the contributing factors to the success of the scheme. “The achievement reflects the government’s determination

KUALA LUMPUR, Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower on Tuesday, tracking weakness in the Chicago Board of Trade’s soybean oil futures overnight and lower crude oil prices, said palm oil trader David Ng. Besides, Fastmarkets Palm Oil Analytics senior analyst Sathia Varqa said the profit-taking activities are still happening, which makes CPO futures come under large sell-off. ‘Concerns over peak prices after palm futures neared the highest close in the year triggered impulsive downward momentum,’ he told Bernama. At the close today, the spot month October 2024 contract decreased by RM20 to RM4,350 per tonne,

KUALA LUMPUR, The transition phase of the Northeast Monsoon has caused flooding in Selangor, making it the latest state affected, with three relief centres opened this afternoon. The Selangor Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) reported that the three relief centres were in Hulu Selangor and Hulu Langat districts. It said the Balai Raya Kampung Alah Batu, which was opened yesterday, is housing 29 people from eight families, while the two newly opened centres at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Kuala Slim and SK Sungai Serai are still in the assessment phase. In KUALA LUMPUR, SMART Expressway announced on Facebook that the SMART Tunnel,