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IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE SEEN TO CARE.
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FLOOD RELIEF.
SOME GOT LEFT OUT!
Ignored, Manek Urai flood victims wear their needs on manila cardboard
Manek Urai, over 20 km south of Kuala Krai town, was among the worst-hit areas in the recent floods which saw over 250,000 people in Kelantan displaced from their homes.
The floods caused both Kg Manek Urai Lama and Kg Manek Urai Baru devastated, leaving most homes in ruins and the families homeless. As of this week, the victims were still reeling from the disaster.
#Floods: Ignored Manek Urai victims wear their needs on manila cardboard http://bit.ly/1KAHvJL
KUALA KRAI, Jan 12 — A flimsy yellow manila card hangs from a pole under a tin roof in flood-ravaged Kg Manek Urai Lama, declaring to all passers-by in Malay: “Mohd Rodzi Ibrahim. Residents: 10 people. Needs: Mattresses, pillows, food, clothes”.
Some weeks have passed since the flood waters ebbed leaving the village covered in dried up mud that crumbles to dust, but the aid meant to help the residents rebuild their lives have yet to reach some families.
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According to them, some “lazy” volunteers would just drop the aid on the bridge that goes into the village instead of meeting the victims directly, leaving the goods to be pilfered by flood victims from outside villages.
“They don’t go inside the villages… The ones who are affected like us, of course we will be in our homes. We will not be on the bridge,” 41-year-old Mohd Rodzi Ibrahim, owner of the yellow signboard, told Malay Mail Online.
A flimsy yellow manila card hangs from a pole under a tin roof in flood-ravaged Kg Manek Urai Lama, declaring to all passers-by in Malay: ‘Mohd Rodzi Ibrahim. Residents: 10 people. Needs: Mattresses, pillows, food, clothes’. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
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As we walked across the bridge connecting Kg Manek Urai Baru and Kg Manek Urai Lama outside, a lorry carrying relief volunteers could be seen distributing bottles of drinking water.
Some locals could be seen scurrying to unload cartons off the lorry and putting the bottles in baskets on their mud-crusted motorcycles. They then sped off, away from Kg Manek Urai Lama.
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LOOTERS WHO CAME NOT FOR WATER, FOOD OR OTHER BASIC NECESSITIES!
The most appalling instance was when 30 men armed with knives confronted eight security guards at Super Cowboy and forced them to open the gates into the outlet, Kwong Wah Daily reported.
They took electronic devices, such as computers, drills and rice cookers.
More than 100 retail outlets looted in Temerloh
More than 100 retail outlets looted in #Temerloh http://bit.ly/1xU6d4f #flood
A number of shops in Temerloh were looted during and soon after the floods hit the Pahang town, but the thieves and burglars were not looking for food.
Instead, they targeted pricey goods such as computers, drills, and cookers.
According Kwong Wah Daily, a person in-charge at the Super Cowboy Supermarket in Temerloh revealed that more than a hundred business premises in the town were plundered during the floods, including his outlet.
Among those looted were a tyre shop, a fruits wholesaler, a number of coffee shops, a Marrybrown restaurant as well as several 7-Eleven convenience stores.
The most appalling instance was when 30 men armed with knives confronted eight security guards at Super Cowboy and forced them to open the gates into the outlet, Kwong Wah Daily reported.
“We are not sure if the outlet owner has lodged a police report, therefore we made a report to the police in Termeloh on Jan 2,” the person in-charge said.
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Checks conducted by the staff from the Super Cowboy headquarters, he said, revealed that most of the goods taken away were not food items.
The robbers took electronic devices, such as computers, drills and rice cookers, which he said are pricey items.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/285695
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The Prime Minister might have got E.coli but there is no outbreak.
Floods: No sign of E.coli outbreak, says Health Ministry @KKMPutrajaya #ecoli http://www.nst.com.my/node/68544
KUALA LUMPUR: Health Department director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there’s no sign of an E.coli outbreak in any states affected by floods so far, after news broke that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had been infected by the bacteria earlier today.
“We have not received any reports of an outbreak,” he told the New Straits Times when contacted.
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SORRY, THE PRIME MINISTER CAN’T COME TO SEE YOU. He’s got to stay home, close to the toilet because he has diarrhoea (among other things)…
Saya akan terus memantau operasi bantuan banjir dari rumah. “PMOMalaysia: PM @NajibRazak terkena jangkitan E.Coli semasa lawat kwsn banji…
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SEE HOW THE PRIME MINISTER SUFFERS FOR THE RAKYAT!
He got an E.coli infection. Oh, what they mean is that he has a bad case of diarrhoea. DIARRHOEA.
We can’t have running off to the toilet now and then, can we? Especially when Malaysia, an advanced nation, has 3rd class public toilets.
It’s a good idea, then, for him to stay home and stroll over to his luxurious bathroom whenever nature calls.
He does have the best medical care available.
Star
Monday January 5, 2015 MYT 3:09:42 PM
Najib to continue monitoring flood relief despite E.coli infection
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has assured the public that he will continue to oversee flood relief efforts despite coming down with an E.coli infection after making visits to flood-affected areas in the country.
“Saya akan terus memantau operasi bantuan banjir dari rumah. (I will continue to monitor flood relief operations from home),” he said on Monday via his official Twitter account @NajibRazak.
Najib tweeted in response to a tweet by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) informing the public about Najib’s condition.
Earlier, the PMO tweeted that Najib had received doctor’s treatment and would be taking a short break before resuming his duties.
“PM @NajibRazak terkena jangkitan E.Coli semasa lawat kwsn banjir. Doktor nasihat supaya berehat. Beliau akn kembali bertugas secepat mungkin. (Prime Minister @NajibRazak was infected by E.coli during his visits to flood-affected areas. Doctors have advised for him to rest. He will return to his duties as soon as possible),” the tweet read.
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/01/05/Najib-E-coli-Floods/
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DID THEY STEAL FROM GREED OR NEED?
The Star
Wednesday December 31, 2014 MYT 2:04:07 PM
Floods: 99 arrested for looting three supermarkets, say cops
KOTA BARU: A total of 99 people in Tanah Merah were arrested by police after they were caught looting three supermarkets between Dec 26 and Dec 28.
State police chief Deputy Comm of Police Datuk Mazlan Lazim said the suspects were caught looting the supermarkets while it was inundated by flood waters.
“We had to use boats to catch the looters and they are from the surrounding flood relief centers.
1. The Pantai Timur supermarket: Dec 26, at about 2pm. 32 people aged between 14-years-old and 40-years-old looters including a female were carrying essentials goods from it. and they were arrested.
2. The Zon Ria: Dec 28. 49 people were arrested for looting.
3. Supermarket Executive Aneka: Dec 27, at 10am. 19 looters were arrested.
All have been remanded for a week and will be charged under Section 451 of the Penal Code for breaking and entering a premise to steal.
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/12/31/Floods-Looting-Supermarkets/
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Rakyat Post
Govt cannot control sharp rise in price of goods in Kelantan, says DPM
DUNGUN, Dec 29, 2014:
The government has no control over the sharp rise in the price of goods in Kelantan, but is trying to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism must ensure that supply of basic food stuff, such as rice, flour, sugar and cooking oil, is increased.
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Petrol is sold at RM15 per litre, chicken at RM38 each, instant noodle at RM10 per packet and 1.5 litre mineral water at RM8 per bottle.
Muhyiddin said during floods, gas dealers could not deliver gas as the roads were inundated and would have to wait for the water to recede.
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“The high price of goods is normal because the roads are cut off. Supply becomes difficult resulting in higher cost of transportation.
“For example, vegetables from Cameron Highlands cannot reach the flooded areas. They cannot use air transport as it is costly,” he said.
“Because of this, the traders will sell the limited supply of goods at high prices.”
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RICE IS RICE. Just take the rice and dump the sacks!
Netizens frowned on pictures of bags of rice with his face, the words ‘Datuk Lan, Ahli Parlimen Machang’, and the BN and 1Malaysia logos, circulated online.
8:41AM Dec 29, 2014
Malaysiakini
‘Rice bags with my face not reason for aid delay’
Machang MP Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub said the rice bags printed with his face were leftovers from the 13th general election campaign.
The Machang Umno chief was retorting to those who accused him of delaying flood aid because he wanted his face and the Barisan Nasional logo printed onto the bags of rice distributed.
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He said that there is no truth to claims that the rice had to be transferred out of its original packaging to the ‘BN-branded’ packaging because the personalised rice were already in stock.
“When disaster struck and there was shortage of supply of aid, I took out my stock of 500 bags to be distributed immediately.
“This is no time for politics. This is a humanitarian mission,” he stressed.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/284783
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#Floods: New school term postponed to Jan 11 for Kedah, Kelantan, Tganu and Johor; Jan 12 for other states: DPM @MuhyiddinYassin
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Flood updates: Kelantan 134,139 victims, Pahang 31,669 victims, Tganu 24,097 victims, Perak 7,539 & Johor 332 victims
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#bah2014 #DoakanQZ8501 Dapatkan akhbar Harian Metro, Isnin 29 Disember.
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musomar Ikuti pengalaman wartawan Harian Metro melihat sendiri kesan & impak banjir di Gua Musang dlm HM Isnin 29/12/2004.
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IF I CAN’T HAVE MY HOLIDAY, NEITHER CAN YOU!
Malaysiakini
1:23PM Dec 28, 2014
Najib now orders cabinet home too
Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, who earlier received heavy criticism for being in the US while the flood situation hit disastrous proportions in the East Coast, has now ordered all cabinet ministers who are on vacation overseas to return home to assist in the flood operations.
According to Bernama, Najib issued the directive this morning and the ministers concerned are reportedly now making preparations to return to Malaysia.
“This decision was made so that they could work to assist in the flood rescue and relief operations,” he tells a news conference after visiting the flood relief centre at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Padang Tengku, Kuala Lipis, today.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/284745
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@mikichoo:@adrianlimcheeen How UK & Malaysia mitigate flash floods. Read, but don’t laugh. pic.twitter.com/bvx94l9jwN”@tankengliang how?
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[Admin] In time of needs, DAP leaders/Exco walked thru flood water to deliver aid. Some areas hv strong undercurrent pic.twitter.com/SFTfcRLygL
Retweeted 54 times[Admin] In time of needs, DAP leaders/Exco walked thru flood water to deliver aid. Some areas hv strong undercurrent
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Status terkini Banjir dan nombor talian Info-Banjir #Pray4Malaysia
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THE PRIME MINISTER IS BACK. AT LAST.
“I am deeply concerned by the floods. I feel for the people who have lost their homes and families who have lost their loved ones.”
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Najib says golf game with Obama was for Malaysia’s benefit
Najib says golf game with Obama was for Malaysia’s benefit http://bit.ly/1HP9HV6
KOTA BARU, Dec 27 — Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today explained that his golf game with United States president Barack Obama in Hawaii recently did not mean that he deliberately ignored the flood faced by the country as polemicised by certain groups.
On the contrary, the prime minister said the game had been planned much earlier on the principle of establishing diplomatic ties with world leaders for Malaysia’s benefit.
In addition, he said, the invitation had been extended during Obama’s visit to this country in April, and it was difficult to decline the invitation as it had been planned for much earlier in the schedules of both leaders.
Speaking at a media conference here after observing the areas badly affected by the flood in Kelantan, he said, “Actually, during President Obama’s visit to Malaysia, he had said that if coincidentally I were in Hawaii together with him (Obama), he would like to play golf with me (Najib).
“And playing golf is not something strange or extraordinary… because during the times of Tun Abdul Razak (Malaysia’s second prime minister), Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman (second deputy prime minister), playing golf with world leaders could be described as golf diplomacy,” he said.
Malay Mail Online
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 ― Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s Christmas Eve golfing session with US president Barack Obama in Hawaii even as Malaysia faced its worst monsoon flooding in decades this week proved the high regard in which the prime minister is held by the world superpower, an Utusan Malaysia editor said today.
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The Utusan editor stressed the US president’s invitation to Najib should be viewed as an “honour”, and that it was not “normal” for Obama to mix business with pleasure- playing golf while discussing important matters.
“The invitation itself showed US’s respect towards Najib’s leadership,” he added.
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