By Sheeda Fathil SHAH ALAM, July 24 — Victims of a storm that hit Kampung Melayu Subang on April 6 today received cash aid from the MBI Foundation. MBI Foundation chief Ahmad Azri Zainal Nor said RM62,000 was allocated for the endeavour, with each of the 124 victims receiving RM500. “We...

By Norrasyidah Arshad SHAH ALAM, July 18 — The second phase of rent aid for victims of the Putra Heights gas pipeline explosion will be distributed next month. State executive councillor for housing and culture Datuk Borhan Aman Shah said census data is being updated to ensure only eligible...

By Suhaila Shahrul Annuar KLANG, May 28 — Six families who fell victim to a fire at Taman Kem Apartment here have received RM18,000 in total aid. MBI Foundation chief Ahmad Azri Zainal Nor said he hopes the RM3,000 assistance for each family would help support their daily needs. [caption...

By Sofia Nasir KUALA SELANGOR, May 13 — The Selangor government is prepared to coordinate talks between insurance firms and victims of the Putra Heights gas pipeline explosion. Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said this will be discussed with the state disaster unit today. “We will...

By Siti Rohaizah Zainal SUBANG JAYA, May 12 — Four victims of the Putra Heights gas pipeline explosion whose homes were severely damaged have received aid from organisational training group AsiaWorks Malaysia. AsiaWorks Malaysia representative Kaijing Yeong said the firm has channelled...

By Sheeda Fathil KUALA LANGAT, April 29 — The Selangor government has provided three months’ rent aid to over 150 families affected by the recent gas pipeline explosion in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya. State executive councillor for housing Borhan Aman Shah said the RM6,000 (RM2,000 monthly)...

By Sofia Nasir SHAH ALAM, April 22 — The state government will present rent aid worth three months, as well as a briefing on recommendations to redevelop Putra Heights neighbourhoods affected by the April 1 gas pipeline blast, to victims on Thursday. Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari...

By Sofia Nasir SHAH ALAM, April 21 — The Menteri Besar’s political secretary Saifuddin Shafi Muhammad today accepted a memorandum from Taman Sri Muda on recurring floods in the neighbourhood. He said the memorandum, which was handed to him during a special visit to the Taman Sri Muda...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — The number of flood evacuees taking shelter at relief centres in Johor and Sabah remains unchanged this morning.

By Danial Dzulkifly SHAH ALAM, April 16 — The Selangor government is expediting local authority approvals for businesses to store diesel on site to cushion the impact of the gas supply disruption after the April 1 Putra Heights pipeline explosion. State executive councillor for investment,...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 — Nearly 90 per cent of landscape and infrastructure cleanup at two neighbourhoods affected by the Putra Heights April 1 gas pipeline explosion in Subang Jaya has been done over 12 days.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — The temporary relief centre at the Putra Heights Mosque, which was set up to shelter victims of the April 1 gas pipeline fire, was closed at 2.30pm today.

CYBERJAYA, April 13 — Thirty-seven higher learning institution students whose belongings were destroyed in the Putra Heights gas pipeline explosion have been granted aid in the form of laptops from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

JOHOR BAHRU, April 13 — Thirty-five medical officers from the Malaysian Armed Forces will be sent on a humanitarian mission to earthquake-hit Myanmar, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — Cleanup efforts under the Ops Mega post-explosion relief operation along the gas pipeline in Putra Heights and Kampung Kuala Sungai Baru in Subang Jaya continued today across three key sectors.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — The flood situation in Selangor and Johor has improved this morning, with fewer evacuees at temporary relief centres, while conditions in Sabah remain unchanged.

By Suhaila Shahrul Annuar SHAH ALAM, April 10 — Menteri Besar Selangor (Incorporated), or MBI, and its strategic partners have channelled RM2 million into the Selangor Prihatin fund to help victims of the gas pipeline explosion on Jalan Putra Harmoni, Putra Heights. The cheque was handed to...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 — A total of 190 homes affected by the gas pipeline explosion in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, on April 1, have been reoccupied after inspections confirmed it was safe for residents to return.

PUTRAJAYA, April 9 — The federal government, through the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma), has allocated RM14.7 million in disaster relief funds to the Selangor government for 2025.

By Fitri Hazim Hazam SUBANG JAYA, April 8 — State executive councillor for investment, trade and mobility Ng Sze Han today handed over 140 temporary-use cars to victims of the April 1 Putra Heights gas pipeline blast here today. Ng said his office received over 190 applications from victims...