- More international flights coming to Malaysia
- South Korea almost turned into North Korea 2.0
IN Malaysia
Bah Besar Membadai Bumi Malaysia
In light of one of the worst flood seasons to hit the country, during his visit to the flood-hit Terengganu, PM Anwar Ibrahim announced an immediate allocation for Kelantan and Terengganu where both states will receive RM25 mil each. The funds will be utilised for repairing essential infrastructure such as roads and drainage systems, as well as raising road levels in Hulu Besut. Apart from that, a total of RM7.4 mil will also be allocated by Putrajaya to disburse special financial assistance of RM500 each to over 14,000 civil servants in Terengganu.
- Focusing on the worst-hit state in the country, contrary to what the Kelantan State Secretary said last week, Kelantan police chief Mohd Yusoff Mamat admitted that the current flood situation in the state is the worst in history. Although the number of flood victims in Kelantan at one time peaked at 93,158 victims on Saturday, the number has dropped by almost 40% to 57,790 people as of yesterday.
To make matters worse, Kelantan Farmers Association (Pesak) chairman, Zuha Ismail stated that 26,000 hectares of padi fields are expected to be damaged after being submerged for the past few days. You may ask how big is 26,000 hectares? It is larger than the whole land size of Kuala Lumpur.
However, there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon as a pilot project of the Flood Mitigation Technology or NoFloods product, which is currently at the proof of concept (POC) stage, implemented in Jertih, Kelantan, is deemed to be effective. The NoFloods product works in a way where water enters a large pipe which can be a barrier to the flow of floods and the whole thing sits on the Internet of Things (IoT) technology. NoFloods able to barricade rise in flood water up to 1.2 meters.
However, the end of the flood season is not near, as the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) expects another monsoon surge to occur from December 8 to 14 in the eastern part of the peninsula. To our brothers in Kelantan and Terengganu, doksah goba, kito tolong sama kito.
More overseas connections to Malaysia
Batik Air has spearheaded the direct flight connection between Johor Bahru and Bangkok, thus establishing another portal from this country to the Land of Smiles. Apart from the obvious benefits for Malaysians living in the south to enjoy the tourism perks in Thailand, Thais, especially its business community could also access the Johor Singapore Economic Zone (JSEZ), a major business hub in Southeast Asia, facilitating smoother trade and investment ventures, as per the Director of Tourism Johor, Sharil Nizam Abdul Rahim. Including the new JB-Bangkok route, Tourism Minister Tiong King Sing said that there will be ten (10) new international routes into Malaysia, bringing the total weekly flights to Malaysia to 3,100 flights. In return, the maximum passenger capacity will rise from 612,423 to nearly 620,000 passengers per week.
Source: https://m.malaysiakini.com/announcement/727687
Around the S.E.A.
South Korea is acting like its northern neighbour
In a tense night for South Koreans, its President Yoon Suk Yeol finally u-turned the emergency decree he announced at 4.30 am just now after imposing martial law on the whole country a few hours earlier. Earlier, amidst mounting pressure to pass next year’s budget bill and calls for independent investigations into scandals involving his wife and top officials, Yoon declared an ‘emergency martial law’, citing the country’s opposition party is sympathising with North Korea and organising anti-state activities. After the emergency decree, the public was quick to protest the announcement and members of its National Assembly (the South Korean version of the Parliament) were quick to vote to overturn the decree (the final tally of the vote was 190-0, in favour of overturning the emergency decree). South Korea’s constitution states that the president must oblige when the National Assembly demands the lifting of martial law with a majority vote, or the President will be deemed a persona non grata. All in all, the martial law lasted for six hours, which is merely two rounds of the Interstellar movie. Even North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un will be ashamed of his southern counterpart’s performance.
Source: https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-martial-law-997c22ac93f6a9bece68454597e577c1
South Korea is no stranger to martial law or life under military rule. Since the establishment of the South Korean Republic in 1948, there have been 16 martial law declarations and under Article 77 of the South Korean Constitution, a president may declare martial law in response to war, incidents, or other national emergencies. The last time martial law has been declared since 1980 was when a military coup was carried out by Chun Doo-hwan after the assassination of President Park Chung-hee in 1979. You may see South Koreans as innocent, jambu people depicted through the country’s K-Pop industry, but in reality, they are hardcore individuals who live under constant nuclear annihilation threats from their northern neighbour.
watching the citizens of South Korea revolt against martial law is so badass this woman is a legendpic.twitter.com/TZgUqtrhPt
— Omni ☕️ (@InfernoOmni) December 3, 2024
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