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- Four states hit by floods, evacuations increase
- The Star bags three prizes at Asian Digital Media Awards
- Govt hands out RM28mil in aid to 55 religious schools in Kedah
| Four states hit by floods, evacuations increase Posted: 24 Nov 2011 07:37 AM PST KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood evacuees in the country stood at 3,610 on Thursday evening, as Pahang became the fourth state to be affected by floods. Eleven people moved out of their homes in Pahang Thursday, 13 still remain at a relief centre in Johor and the number of evacuees in Kelantan has risen to 1,184 from 1,132 in the morning. Terengganu saw a decline in the number of evacuees, from 2,678 in the morning to 2,402 in the evening, but the situation in the flood-hit areas has not changed. The floods have claimed three lives in Kelantan, two of them brothers, aged 14 and 16, in Bachok and a two-year-old boy in Pasir Mas. A teenage girl is missing in Pasir Mas. The weatherman has no good news for the people in Terengganu, Pahang and Kelantan, at least until Friday. The Meteorological Department has forecast intermittent heavy rain in the three states and warned of the possibility of floods in low-lying areas. In KELANTAN, the state flood operations room spokesman said the 1,184 evacuees are being accommodated at 27 relief centres in seven districts. "As of Thursday evening, Pasir Mas is the worst-affected district where 11 relief centres have been opened," he said. He said the level at two major rivers Golok River at Rantau Panjang and Kelantan River at the Guillemard Bridge - were also at the danger point. In TERENGGANU, the 2,402 evacuees were in Setiu (1,540), Besut (573), Kemaman (166), Hulu Terengganu (112) and Marang (11). Rivers in Setiu, Besut and Hulu Terengganu have also breached its danger level. In PAHANG, 11 people were evacuated from Kampung Chendor Batu near Kuantan. Pahang police spokesman said the floods victims were moved to the relief centre at the Kampung Chendor community hall after waters rose to half a metre on Wednesday night. Sungai Triang, Sungai Belat, Sungai Lembing and Sungai Kuantan have also breached its safety level, a Pahang Drainage and Irrigation Department spokesman said. "People living near these rivers have been advised to be on the lookout for floods," he said. In JOHOR, 13 evacuees still remain at the relief centre at the Kampung Cahaya community hall in Air Hitam. A Johor disaster operations room spokesman said the Johor National Security Council was monitoring the situation in view of intermittent heavy rain in several areas of the state. - Bernama Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| The Star bags three prizes at Asian Digital Media Awards Posted: 24 Nov 2011 05:59 AM PST HONG KONG: Star Publications (M) Bhd proved that Malaysia is the best in digital media in Asia when it won two gold and one bronze medals at the Asian Digital Media Awards 2011. Its youth platform R.AGE won gold in the social media category, beating countries like Singapore and China, while the other prestigious gold award was for The Star iPad app in tablet publishing. The bronze award was for The Star Online TV for its online video "Disappearing Underwater Rainforest?" on coral reef preservation. The awards were presented during a ceremony, organised by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-Ifra), in conjunction with the Digital Media Asia 2011 conference on Thursday night. Clove editor Ivy Soon, The Star Online TV senior assistant producer Lee Mee Yook and The Star iPad representative and assistant chief editorial artist Nor Shalina Abdul Samad received the awards. Commenting on The Star iPad award, The Star executive director and group chief editor Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai said: "It's a victory for Malaysia and The Star. A recognition of our efforts in setting a new benchmark. "We are proud of the teamwork involved and are certainly proud to be recognised by the industry at the Asian level." WAN-Ifra deputy chief executive officer Thomas Jacob said The Star's tablet edition provided readers with a unique and innovative experience. "It just stood out among the entries," he said. As for social media, he said news publishers have to use the tool to connect with the readers. "The Star was one of the early movers. Judges found it to be an excellent way to connect with the young readers," he said. Jacob said the international jury found the online video impressive. "It was world class quality," he said. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Govt hands out RM28mil in aid to 55 religious schools in Kedah Posted: 24 Nov 2011 05:49 AM PST SUNGAI PETANI: Fifty-five religious schools in Kedah received Federal Government aid totalling RM28.26mil Thursday. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who presented the financial aid, said the money was given to improve education facilities and for teachers' training. Thirty-four public religious schools were given a total of RM3.186mil, 17 government-aided religious school received RM140,000 each and four national secondary religious schools got RM200,000 each. Muhyiddin also presented RM21.9mil for the construction of five government-aided religious schools in the state. "The Federal Government will continue to give aid to public religious schools as long as they are registered with the Education Ministry. "The aid could be in the form of infrastructure development and for the training of teachers," he said at the function held at the Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) branch campus in Merbok near here. Muhyiddin was on a one-day visit to Kedah. Earlier, the Deputy Prime Minister spent an hour visiting traders in Pekan Sungai Lalang here. He also had breakfast with about 100 people outside Sungai Lalang Health Clinic after his walkabout. In his speech, Muhyiddin said he believed Barisan Nasional in Kedah was getting stronger. He hoped Kedahans would make a wise decision in the next general election. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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