Fire breaks out in Seremban hospital generator room; cause likely from lorry snagging electrical cable outside Posted on December 27, 2024 By serv SEREMBAN, Dec 26 — A generator room supplying electricity to the Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital (HTJ) here caught fire earlier this afternoon. Negeri Sembilan Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) senior operations commander PgKB II Khir Amir Ahmad said they received a call about the incident at 12.40 pm. “Upon arrival at the scene, it was found that a fire had occurred in a generator room measuring 5.5 square metres, which was approximately 40 per cent destroyed. “However, there were no casualties, and the estimated losses are still under investigation,” he told Bernama today. He stated that the fire was caused by a lorry, believed to be carrying construction materials, which snagged an electrical cable, causing the cable pole to collapse. Khir Ahmad said the firefighting operation, involving 13 personnel, concluded at around 1.30 pm. — Bernama News
Sarawak-Petronas oil dispute: Visionary leadership needed to achieve ‘win-win’ solution (VIDEO) Posted on December 11, 2024 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — Only visionary leadership can resolve the ongoing dispute between Sarawak and Petronas over the right to oil and gas (O&G) resources in and around the state, Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said. For over the past year, Sarawak has been pushing for a deal with… Read More
Sinkholes force closure of Lojing-Gua Musang route as experts assess damage Posted on December 23, 2024 GUA MUSANG, Dec 22 — The Disaster Operations Control Centre (PKOB) has identified at least four sinkholes in the area around the FT185 route, Section 78.60 of the Lojing-Gua Musang Road near Kampung Jekjok, Pos Brooke, which occurred on December 14. Gua Musang PKOB chairman Nik Raisnan Daud said that… Read More
Immigration DG: Less than 5 seconds to clear autogate checks at KLIA soon Posted on December 10, 2024 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — Clearing immigration at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) will soon take less than five seconds with the introduction of 40 additional autogates equipped with QR code technology, according to Immigration Department director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban. He said the enhanced autogates, to be installed at KLIA… Read More