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THE collapse of the 12-storey beachfront condominium building in Miami, Florida on June 24, killing at least nine people and leaving 100 people still missing as of Sunday, should raise concern over the safety of buildings in our own country. Could a similar incident occur in Malaysia, where there are many pre-colonial buildings that are still being occupied? The Uniform Building By-Laws (UBBL) 1984 enacted under the Street Drainage and Building Act 1974 stipulates that all new buildings require submission of plans for approval prior to construction. The plans must be submitted by a principal ...

金門抓蛇業務將自7/1日起移交縣府建設處接手，鄉親若有捉蛇需求，仍可撥打119通報消防局，該局確認無人員緊急救傷需求後，即循線上系統轉知縣府委託的專業民間公司派員處理。 縣府說明，依現行的消防法規定，消防人員法定職務是預防火災搶救、災害及緊急救護，而捕蜂捉蛇等為民服務案件，過去一直是由消防基於公共安全負責處理，結果對消防單位的救災、救護等業務造成排擠，行政院2017年即決議各縣市捕蜂捉蛇業務應逐步「回歸」農政單...

Watson Duke fined $1,200 for pulling fire alarm at 2017 Arima protest Watson Duke - Public Services Association (PSA) president and leader of the Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) Watson Duke was fined $1,200 on Thursday for an incident involving a fire alarm at the Arima Borough Corporation in 2017. Magistrate Avion Gill gave Duke a month to pay the fine – the maximum penalty under the Fire Services Act – but did not impose the three-month prison term because of his previous good character. Last month, Duke was found guilty of making or causing a false report to be made to fire of...

People who make prank calls to the 119 emergency response number can be fined NT$3,000 to NT$15,000, the Ministry of the Interior said on Saturday. The ministry issued the reminder as it released data from last year showing that dispatchers nationwide received 2.4 million 119 calls, of which about 1.07 million, or nearly 45 percent, were not for an emergency or did not requiring immediate action by authorities. That means nearly 3,000 pranks or calls that were not emergencies were made per day — a waste of resources as they interfered with real emergencies, the ministry said in a statement. ...

Groups call for crackdown on illegal buildings to protect firefighters 01/20/2021 10:06 PM To activate the text-to-speech service, please first agree to the privacy policy below. Several civic groups stage a protest in Taipei, calling on the government to better protect the lives of firefighters by strictly enforcing the laws against illegal structures. CNA photo Jan. 20, 2021 Taipei, Jan. 20 (CNA) Several civic groups staged a protest in Taipei on Wednesday, calling on the government to better protect the lives of firefighters by strictly enforcing the laws against illegal structures. Noting...