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Rafizi Ramli: Air quality still good, Black 505 rally to go ahead
Haze: Immediate cloud seeding needed, says Met Dept
Police deny claim Kuala Lumpur among 10 most dangerous cities

Rafizi Ramli: Air quality still good, Black 505 rally to go ahead

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 08:11 AM PDT

Published: Thursday June 20, 2013 MYT 10:31:00 PM
Updated: Thursday June 20, 2013 MYT 11:11:04 PM

PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Rakyat is not worried that the haze would affect turnout at this Saturday's Black 505 rally in Padang Merbok.

"According to the Air Pollutant Index, Selangor still hasn't reached the unhealthy reading of 100 or above.

"We will play it by ear and consult our medical team which is already on standby," PKR strategy director Rafizi Ramli told The Star Online. He added that five medical teams were monitoring the situation and Pakatan would act on their advice.

"As it is now, I do not see an indication that people will not come because of the worry over the haze. We have survived tear gas, after all," he said.

Haze: Immediate cloud seeding needed, says Met Dept

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 07:40 AM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR: The very unhealthy air quality in several parts of the southern peninsula due to the worsening haze should be tackled with immediate cloud seeding, Malaysian Meteorological Department deputy director-general (Application) Dr Mohd Rosaidi Che Abas said Thursday.

"If the haze exceeds the stipulated API (Air Pollution Index), immediate cloud seeding must be carried out to control the problem," he said when contacted.

As at 5pm Thursday, the Department of Environment recorded five stations as good, 40 stations as moderate and two stations, namely Melaka City and Bukit Rambai, Melaka at unhealthy API levels of 150 and 129, respectively.

Meanwhile, in Johor, Kota Tinggi was 291 and Larkin Lama 219 while Pasir Gudang reached a hazardous level of 333.

The air pollution level is categorised as hazardous when the reading is 301 or more; very unhealthy at 201 to 300; unhealthy at 101 to 200; moderate at 51 to 100 and good at zero to 50. - Bernama

Police deny claim Kuala Lumpur among 10 most dangerous cities

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 08:35 AM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have denied the claim by a website which lists Kuala Lumpur among the 10 most dangerous in the world.

A statement posted on the police's Facebook said "the allegation is totally untrue and the public is advised not to believe the information or disseminate it."

"The public is urged not to easily believe and spread information from the website, which is not validated, as it was not referred to the police.

"Malaysians should also be responsible and ethical (when disseminating) information by ensuring any information obtained and shared is from an official source," it said.

Based on statistics issued by the police from 2010 to 2012, PDRM successfully reduced the crime index in Kuala Lumpur by 31.8 per cent.

According to the website, 10awesome.com, Kuala Lumpur is the sixth most dangerous city in the world.

The post, titled "10 Dangerous Cities In The World" ranked San Pedro Sula, Honduras, as the most dangerous, followed by Ciudad Huarez in Mexico, Maceio in Brazil, Acapulco in Mexico and Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt. - Bernama

Kredit: www.thestar.com.my

Khamis, 20 Jun 2013