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JOHOR BARU: The Johor Baru City Council will conduct a study to expand its flood warning system to cover hotspot areas in the city, says mayor Datuk Mohd Haffiz Ahmad.
SMK King George V, Seremban, recently made the nation proud by securing top honours at the World Youth STEM Invention Innovation (WYSII) 2025 competition in Medan, Indonesia.
JAKARTA: Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted on Wednesday (March 26), spewing hot lava and a towering column of smoke and ash 1,000m into the sky, an official said.
PETALING JAYA: While wearing a seatbelt may seem like a menial task upon entering a vehicle, road safety experts say its use, together with functioning airbags, greatly enhances passenger safety in the event of a collision.
Authorities raised the alert level for an eastern volcano to its highest level, widening an exclusion zone and ordering half a dozen villages to evacuate before a possible eruption.
JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities raised the alert level for an eastern volcano to its highest level on Thursday (Feb 13), widening an exclusion zone and ordering half a dozen villages to evacuate before a possible eruption.
HONG KONG: The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government raised travel alert for southeastern Myanmar to red on Friday (Jan 17), following a number of cases of Hong Kong residents being lured to Southeast Asian countries and forced to work at scam farms.
JAKARTA: At least seven international flights from Indonesia's resort island Bali have been cancelled, an airport official said Friday (March 21) after a volcano in the archipelago nation's east erupted, shooting dark ash eight kilometres into the sky.
SANTIAGO, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Southern Chile is battling 27 fires that have burnt approximately 7,821 hectares of land, Chilean President Gabriel Boric said Monday.
KOTA KINABALU: There is an urgent need to reassess Sabah’s drainage systems and waterway infrastructure to manage recurring flood issues, especially with the increasing impacts of climate change.
PUTRAJAYA: The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) has launched two innovative online systems, Modul Daftar Kertas Siasatan (e-Daftar) and Modul e-Representasi (e-Rep), as part of the government's digital transformation initiative.
BANGKOK: Leading telecommunications provider True Corporation successfully conducted the first live test of a new emergency alert system called Cell Broadcast Service on Wednesday (July 3), marking a significant step towards improving public safety and disaster preparedness in Thailand.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Friday (March 21, 2025)
ROME, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- A 45-year-old woman died and another was hospitalized after being struck by a fallen tree amid strong gales in Italy on Monday, local authorities confirmed.
PETALING JAYA: A year-round early flood warning system will be set up to alert the public via SMS, says Nadma director-general Datuk Khairul Shahril Idrus.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has been assigned the task of exploring a direct disaster notification channel, eliminating the need for short message service (SMS), says Fahmi Fadzil.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has been tasked with exploring a direct disaster notification channel for residents, bypassing the use of the short messaging service (SMS), says Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.
PUTRAJAYA: The study into possible options for a direct disaster notification channel is in its final phase, says Fahmi Fadzil.
KUALA LUMPUR: Etiqa has added new features to its mobile app, Etiqa+, and website, including flood alerts and a flood map tool, to help Malaysians manage flood risks more effectively.
NEW YORK, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Balloons are regularly released from different places in the United States and some sites around the globe to make up a system that alerts American scientists to geoengineering, said The New York Times on Thursday.
