JOHOR BARU: Every time dark clouds hover above Ross Samidi’s home in Kg Pasir Tebrau, the 88-year-old former policeman gets jittery.Since moving into his home almost 35 years ago, his house gets flooded two to four times each year.
JOHOR BARU: The Johor Fire and Rescue Department is targeting to reduce their National Average Response Time (NART) to nine minutes and thirty seconds per case starting this year.
JOHOR BARU: The number of open burning incidents in the state, especially in hotspots, is escalating and the authorities are attributing this to a lack of public awareness.
JOHOR BARU: More than 400 people from five villages in the Tebrau sub-district here have been sent to temporary flood relief centres following a flash flood in the area.