KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — "We can feel aftershocks in Myanmar almost every day, no less than magnitude 3.0 ones and the highest felt was a magnitude 5.2, but they never weakened the spirit of the MAS-01 team in their efforts to rescue as many victims as possible." That was among the experiences...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 — The Malaysian Special Search and Rescue Team (SMART) has so far managed to remove eight earthquake victims in Myanmar's Sagaing district, entering the fifth day of a search-and-rescue (SAR) operation in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) has recovered six bodies and found one survivor from the rubble caused by the earthquake in Myanmar’s Sagaing region since Monday (March 31).

KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) successfully rescued a survivor who had been trapped under rubble for 72 hours in Sagaing, Myanmar, this afternoon.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) has recovered four bodies from the rubble caused by the earthquake in Myanmar's Sagaing region.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) is focusing its efforts on locating victims trapped in places of worship affected by the earthquake disaster in Myanmar’s Sagaing district.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) contingent has arrived in Myanmar’s Sagaing district to commence a humanitarian mission and assist in search and rescue (SAR) operations for earthquake victims.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he contacted Senior General Min Aung Hlaing yesterday to convey his condolences on behalf of Malaysia following the earthquake that struck Myanmar.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 29 — The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) has activated the Central Disaster Operations Control Centre (PKOB) to coordinate and monitor rescue operations and flood victim management on the ground.

ISTANBUL, Feb 6 — Exactly a year ago today, an earthquake struck Turkiye, which claimed the lives of tens of thousands and left many homeless in the blink of an eye.

PEKAN, Jan 22 — The Agriculture and Food Securities Ministry (KPKM) through the Padi and Rice Regulatory Board will work with the Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) to investigate allegations of syndicates in the country's rice industry.

PEKAN, Jan 22 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Alhaj officiated at the Ala Sekinchan Large-Scale Smart Paddy Field (SMART SBB) Programme at the Permatang Durian KPA, Merchong Scheme here today.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 19 — Personnel from the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) and the Special Malaysian Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) will be sent for training abroad to gain exposure to disaster management, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

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PUTRAJAYA, Oct 17 — The government is considering increasing the current RM100 a day hardship allowance of the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) to a more reasonable amount as an appreciation and motivation for the team members.

PUTRAJAYA, July 19 — The stimulation site for the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Smart) in Pulau Meranti, is being upgraded with several search-and-rescue (SAR) training modules, said National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) director-general Datuk Khairul Shahril Idrus.

MELAKA, March 19 — The government has allocated RM59.7 million to the Civil Defence Force (APM) for the acquisition and upgrading of assets including the purchase of four-wheel drive ambulances and other vehicles nationwide.

IPOH, March 15 — The Civil Defence Force (APM) has been instructed to deploy volunteer personnel to help out with post-flood relief missions in areas affected by the recent floods.

GAZIANTEP (Turkiye), Feb 17 — The proposal to grant a special allowance to members of the country's search and rescue (SAR) team in the earthquake mission in Turkiye is a morale booster and will motivate the members to continue to do their best.

GAZIANTEP, Feb 12 — The Malaysian MAS-01 Smart and MAS-10 teams, on the seventh day of search-and-rescue efforts following the deadly earthquake in Turkiye, will focus on scouring collapsed buildings and rubble around Nurdagi, in the hope of finding more survivors.