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The New Straits Times was established in July 15, 1845, making it the oldest English-language newspaper in the region. Originally known as The Straits Times, its name was derived from the Straits of Malacca, a busy shipping lane in the last century.
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allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.
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Civic-mindedness – with regard to littering – can help reduce the risk of floods in the country, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Azizah Wan Ismail.
Malaysia has experienced several flood disasters and coastal areas are increasingly vulnerable. The country could learn from Japan's experience, being one of the most earthquake-prone nations in the world. Japanese media has played a key role in raising public awareness about disaster risk reduction.
Malaysia should have a system in place to anticipate disasters and be better prepared to cope through the formulation of a Disaster Management Policy, writes Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye in an opinion on the New Strait Times. The government needs to to focus on strengthening DRM with funding, infrastructure and resources to foresee and respond to disasters more adequately...
Mercy Malaysia on 19 October signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NGC Energy for the School Preparedness Programme (SPP) aimed at minimising the risks posed by natural disasters in Malaysia. The one year programme set to kick off in February 2016 was the the first ever collaboration between the two organisations...
'Just imagine, you have a relatively narrow valley and in that small space, you have a street, a railway line, maybe power lines and some houses. If a landslide hits there, there will be serious damage,' said Georg Rebernig...
At the plenary session of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC 2012) Ministers Meeting (AMM) held in Vladivostok, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman of Malaysia called for called for the setting up of a more effective early warning system in the Asia Pacific region...
'If there is a strong earthquake, leave anything you are doing and run to higher ground.' But that lesson has not been shared totally - and has to be relearned,' said Hatsuhisa Takashi-ma, former Ministry of Foreign Affairs press secretary...
'Although many diverse actors are engaged in the field of water, the attention given to water-related disaster risk reduction is still weak, often as a result of lack of awareness, fragmented institutional systems without effective coordination and cooperation mechanisms, and lack of funding'...
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