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24 Apr 2021 / 08:55 H. Pix for representational purpose only. KUALA LUMPUR: Only 20 per cent of more than 15,000 firefighters and officers of the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) nationwide will be allowed to go on leave in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration, this year. JBPM director-general Datuk Seri Mohammad Hamdan Wahid said this was to ensure that there was no disruption to the department’s services during this period. “Even though inter-state movements are not allowed, the JBPM will continue with preparedness activities involving 322 stations nationw...

Sudan has agreed to reactivate dozens of bilateral agreements with Qatar after the countries' leaders met for the first time since the 2019 ousting of former dictator Omar al-Bashir. "We have more than 36 agreements and protocols signed between both countries... We agreed to activate these agreements next week or the week after the Qatari delegation will visit Sudan," General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the leader of Sudan's transitional sovereign council, was quoted as saying by Al-Jazeera. Burhan travelled to the Qatari capital Doha on Wednesday for meetings with Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad A...

Floods: Bomba to mobilise members, assets January 7, 2021 KOTA TINGGI – The Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) will mobilise its personnel and logistic assets to states which have been badly affected by floods, said its director-general Datuk Seri Mohammad Hamdan Wahid. He said currently, 12,500 members and officers from 320 fire and rescue stations throughout the country have been put on standby for deployment in case the flood situation worsens. Advertisement He said 220 to 280 land assets, 450 marine assets and five helicopters are also ready to be deployed at any moment. “Looking at t...

Dubai: As the clock struck 12 and the world ushered in the much-awaited 2021, it was raining babies in hospitals. The UAE was no exception as overjoyed parents of different nationalities welcome their bundles of joy and hope. One of the first babies to enter the world precisely on the dot of 12am was a bonny boy weighing 3.5kg born to Indian expatriates Ibra and Yasser Khan at the Aster Hospital in Dubai’s Qusais. The baby was the firstborn of the couple. He has been named Ibrahim. Yasser Khan with baby Ibrahim. Image Credit: Supplied Khan, the elated father, said, �...

Flames and floods: Firemen assisting residents in this file picture. More than 600 divers from Fire and Rescue Department have been put on standby. PETALING JAYA: Fire and Rescue Department divers are on standby until March as the department braces for bad weather and flooding, especially in Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang. Sabah and Sarawak are also bracing for floods in low-lying regions and coastal areas. Its director-general Datuk Seri Mohammad Hamdan Wahid said over 600 divers have been on standby as early as October and are prepared to assist. “These divers are certified for underwate...