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Police have identified 5,648 flood hotspots in 163 districts nationwide as authorities prepare to face the North-East Monsoon.

More than 50 people were still missing, said SB Singh, of the National Disaster Response Force.

The government has rebranded the GDRN to GLC For Rakyat and Nation, widening its scope from being humanitarian-based to include knowledge and prosperity-based.

Heavy rains across the region led to flash floods in several areas, stranding residents and destroying homes and infrastructure.

The landslide early on Sunday in the province Quang Tri buried 22 soldiers and was the fourth incident of its kind in the space of six days.

After days of urging, Trump on Thursday temporarily lifted restrictions on foreign shipping from the US mainland to Puerto Rico to move aid more quickly.

About 200 students from a government-run school in the Indian capital city were hospitalised Saturday following a gas leak from a container in the vicinity, China''s Xinhua news agency reported.

The message warning of a 6.5-magnitude quake was part of a five-day disaster response exercise and should never have been faxed.

The United States is sending a disaster response team to earthquake-hit Nepal and has authorized an initial $1 million to address immediate needs.

A hillside gave way early on Wednesday, sending a mass of muddy earth and trees tumbling onto a remote village.

Six people had been reported dead in the worst-hit states of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh even though there are no official death toll.

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.