KUALA LUMPUR: Egypt Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Nabil Al Arabi has agreed to help the humanitarian aid vessel, Spirit of Rachel Corrie (MV Finch), to dock at the Port of Al Arish.
Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman said today that he and Al Arabi will discuss the matter during the upcoming 16th Ministerial Meeting of the Non- aligned Movement in Bali on Wednesday.
"I have spoken to Dr Nabil req...
KUALA LUMPUR: Aizat Khusairi, 13, a survivor of Saturday's Hulu Langat landslide recovering in hospital, said today he keeps hearing the screams of children.
Aizat, who fractured his left hand, said half of his body was covered by the rubble of the landslide and he was rescued two hours later.
The landslide hit an orphanage, Rumah Anak-Anak Yatim dan Anak-Anak Hidayah Al-Taqwa, burying up to 24 people. Nin...
KUALA LUMPUR: Measures taken to control water levels at the Jalan Tun Perak Bridge through the SMART Tunnel (Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel) helped prevent floods in risky areas on Saturday, said Irrigation and Drainage Department SMART Control Centre (SCC) director Low Koon Sing.
He said the Flood Detection System (FDS) at the SCC detected heavy rainfall in SMART rainwater catchment centres startin...
REYKJAVIK: An eruption by Iceland's most active volcano put Europe on high alert on Monday as a billowing ash cloud drifted towards Scotland and threatened to shut down airports across the northern edge of the continent.
Northern Europe's fringe was affected first, though experts saw little chance of a repeat of last year's six-day travel chaos caused by the eruption of another Icelandic volcano.
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