PETALING JAYA: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri' ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah on Wednesday( Jan 17) presented three news items during the 10-minute session called" Buletin Diraja" on TV3's prime time news Buletin Utama. Their Majesties kicked off the session with a strong message of unity, which they said can be achieved through multiple ways, such as food and sports. The first report featured interviews with membe

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood evacuees in Terengganu continues to rise while Kelantan, Pahang and Selangor are recording a decline.In Terengganu, 390 people from 115 families are taking shelter at two temporary evacuation centres( PPS) in the Dungun district as of noon yesterday, compared to 388 people in the morning. State Disaster Management Secretariat chief Left-Kol( PA) Rosman Abdullah said 225 victims from 60 families were still at the PPS in Kampung Shukur multipurpose hall while 165

KUALA LUMPUR: The date to sight the new moon to determine the start of Ramadan for Muslims in Malaysia has been set for April 1, or 29th Syaaban 1443 Hijrah. The Office of the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal, in a statement, said the date for the beginning of the fast will be announced on the same night via radio and television. According to the statement, the sighting will be carried out at 29 locations throughout the country. The locations are Pontian Kecil in Johor; Kompleks Falak Al-Khawarizmi, K

KUALA LUMPUR: The flood situation in three east coast states –Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang – worsened with 635 people from 131 families relocated to flood relief centres( PPS) as of 4pm compared with 200 victims in the morning yesterday. The floods also claimed their first victim when the body of a factory operator was found at 2. 22pm after he fell off his motorcycle while attempting to ride through floodwater on a road near a Chinese cemetery in Gambang, near Kuantan. The Drainage and Irrig

PETALING JAYA: Continuous rain since Friday has wreaked havoc in many parts of the country, and the Meteorological Department( MetMalaysia) has issued statements saying that heavy and prolonged rain is expected to continue today.In Selangor, the number of flood victims breached the 3, 000 mark on Saturday, said state Fire and Rescue Department director Norazam Khamis, adding that they were from the Klang, Kuala Langat and Sepang districts.“ A total of 3, 086 victims have been evacuated so far.“