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MEA, DDPM Urge Safe Appliance Use at Home
Published on 27/11/2025
» The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA), in collaboration with the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) under the Ministry of Interior, recognises the importance of using electrical appliances safely in daily life. Improper use can lead to residential fires, so MEA and DDPM have issued the following five safety recommendations:
'Like an ocean': Malaysians recall race against rising waters after major flood
Reuters, Published on 27/11/2025
» KANGAR — Gon Qasim and her husband were about to flee their home in Malaysia's northern Perlis state last weekend when rising floodwaters cut off road access, leaving them stranded in the middle of a field.
Thai rubber industry could see B4.5 billion in flood losses
Published on 27/11/2025
» Severe floods in southern Thailand could cut rubber production in the world’s largest producer by as much as 90,000 tonnes, worth 4.5 billion baht ($140 million), the Rubber Authority of Thailand said on Thursday.
Field hospitals established for patients from flooded Hatyai Hospital
Published on 27/11/2025
» SONGKHLA - Public health officials are building eight field hospitals in this southern border province to assist patients from the heavily flooded Hatyai Hospital.
Aid for flood-hit foreign tourists stepped up
Online Reporters, Published on 27/11/2025
» Police and related agencies have stepped up efforts to rescue and assist many foreign nationals, including Malaysian and Singaporean tourists, stranded in Hat Yai following severe flooding caused by record-breaking rainfall.
Drones expected to speed Thai flood relief
Published on 27/11/2025
» HAT YAI - Rescuers in Thailand readied drones on Thursday to airdrop food parcels, as receding floodwaters in the South and neighbouring Malaysia brightened hopes for the evacuation of those stranded for days, while cyclone havoc in Indonesia killed 28.
‘Very worried’: Hong Kong fire survivors hunt for the missing
AFP, Published on 27/11/2025
» HONG KONG - The morning after saving her elderly neighbour from Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades, retiree Kwok was trawling through social media groups looking for signs other missing residents were safe on Thursday.
Floodwater receding in three southern provinces
Online Reporters, Published on 27/11/2025
» Flooding persisted in nine southern provinces on Thursday, with water reported to be receding in three provinces, including hard-hit Songkhla.
Sumatra floods and landslides kill at least 28
Published on 27/11/2025
» JAKARTA - Floods and landslides brought about by torrential rain in North Sumatra province of Indonesia have killed at least 28 people, with rescue efforts hampered by what an official described as a “total cut-off” of roads and communications.
High-flying tech hits potholes in India’s Silicon Valley
AFP, Published on 27/11/2025
» BENGALURU, India - In India’s tech capital, the morning “rush hour” lasts so long it devours half the workday, throttling productivity in a city often viewed as the poster child of a booming economy.