Volunteers helping to pack up cubicles at the Taman Malihah flood relief centre, which also became flooded at about 2am Thursday (Jan 14). The evacuees were moved to another relief centre nearby. ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star
KUCHING: Some 1,826 people have been evacuated in Sarawak after heavy rain coinciding with the king tide flooding low-lying areas in Kuching, Bau, Samarahan, Serian and Miri.
The state Civil Defence Force (APM) said 1,179 people were sheltering at 12 flood relief centres in Kuching as of noon Thursday (Jan 14).
The affected areas included Taman Desa Wira, Taman Malihah, Batu Kawa 38 Commercial Centre, Kampung Sejijak, Kampung Sinar Budi Baru and Kampung Batu Kitang Jaya.
Latest 2021 SOPs on Malaysia s MCO, CMCO and RMCO in designated states Details Published: 13 January 2021
These SOPs include details on cross-state and cross-district travels, hours of operation for essential businesses, activities that are prohibited during the two-week period from 13 January to 26 January 2021.
Malaysia s National Security Council has released a series of SOPs that will apply during the reinstated Movement Control Orders (MCOs, or PKPs), including the Conditional MCO (CMCO, or PKPB) and Recovery MCO (RMCO, or PKPP), which take effect today (13 January).
These SOPs include details on cross-state and cross-district travels, hours of operation for essential businesses, activities that are prohibited during the two-week period, and more, shared below.
Singapore s Ministry of Home Affairs starts vaccination exercise for Home Team’s frontline healthcare officers
Tuesday, January 12th 2021
The Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore started the vaccination exercise for Home Team officers involved in frontline healthcare operations on 11 January 2021 as per a press release.
The exercise includes:
Staff from the Home Team Medical Services Division
Frontline officers from the Home Team Science and Technology Agency - who run laboratory tests on the swab samples taken from travellers
Frontline officers from Singapore Prison Service’s medical services division.
This is in line with the Expert Committee’s recommendation for persons at risk of being infected by COVID-19, in particular healthcare workers and workers at the frontline of our national COVID-19 response, to be vaccinated first.
Published on: Tuesday, January 12, 2021
By: Bernama
The floods in Kg Bambangan, Beaufort.
Kota Kinabalu: Five villages in Kudat, including the town area, were hit by flash floods following continuous heavy rain since Monday morning, the Civil Defence Force (APM) said.
The affected villages are Kampung Landung Ayang, Kampung Sri Aman, Kampung Air, Kampung Tanjung Kapor and Kampung Dampirit.
In a statement Monday, the APM said heavy rain also caused several main roads in Kudat to be flooded, including Jalan Tamalang, Jalan Airport and the roads leading to the city centre. All of them are now not accessible to small vehicles.