Monsoon Enters North-East: The Bay of Bengal arm of the south-west monsoon has stirred into action and entered north-eastern parts of the country and is set to bring heavy rains over Assam and Meghalaya over the next two days.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 Malaysia will experience a transitional phase of the monsoon beginning Monday (March 14) until mid-May, thus marking the end of the North-east Monsoon that began on November 3 last year. Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) director-general, Muhammad Helmi.
PETALING JAYA: Thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds have been forecast to hit states on the west coast and interior of the Peninsula, western Sabah and western and central Sarawak over the next few days.
KUALA TERENGGANU: The tourist boat that collided with a fishing boat at the Besut River estuary near the Kuala Besut Jetty on Monday (Jan 31) was carrying 29 passengers on board when the permitted capacity was only 12 people.