Day: January 9, 2023

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Terengganu police contingent suffers RM1 million losses due to floods

JERTIH, Jan 9 (Bernama) — A total of 154 police personnel and civil servants of the Terengganu Police Contingent Headquarters were affected by the floods last month, which caused a total loss of RM1 million.

State police chief Datuk Rohaimi Md Isa said of this total, Besut District Police Headquarters (IPD) personnel recorded the highest number of affected individuals at 93.

“It involves those who had evacuated to the temporary relief centres (PPS) and whose houses were flooded,” he told reporters after handing over donations of school supplies to 200 students affected by the floods today.

The aid was for students from Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Pusat, SK Lubuk Kawah, and SK Alor Keladi in Besut district, he said, adding the aid was also distributed to the families of the affected police personnel.

Meanwhile, he said four police bits and stations in several districts in the state were damaged by the floods on Dec 18 that also affected more than 40,000 victims across Terengganu.

According to him, the affected stations are Kuala Jengai Police Station in Dungun, Manir Police Station and Tenang Police Station, Hulu Besut and Jertih Traffic Police Station.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

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2023 KL Park Festival expected to attract over 100,000 visitors

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 (Bernama) — Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is targeting more than 100,000 visitors to attend the colourful 2023 Kuala Lumpur Park Festival (KLPF 2023), which will take place from March 4-12 at Taman Tasik Titiwangsa, here.

Kuala Lumpur mayor, Datuk Seri Mahadi Che Ngah said KLPF is a rebranding programme by extension of the Kuala Lumpur Orchid and Bonsai Show (KLOBS), which was held in 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2017.

“It was held with the aim of promoting public parks in the capital, to attract the involvement of various strata of society in contributing to the formation of a flourishing and sustainable city.

“This festival also aims to give exposure to urbanites, particularly in the field of landscape, home decoration design, methods of care and food-based plants,” he said after launching the DBKL e-Valuation and Property System here today.

According to him, there are five main components which will be highlighted, namely BalconyKL Showdown (architectural competition), Environmental Arts Competition (creativity), Malaysian Arts and Flora Gardens (official flowers of towns), Mystical Dome of Titiwangsa (lighting fantasy of trending plants) and Garden of Haven (sponsored gazebos).

In addition, Mahadi said KLPF 2023 also presents other interesting events, such as e-Market Place (booths selling plants and gardening tools), Student Hub, Lepak Corner (food trucks, lounge sites) and Outdoor Adventures (kayak, glamping, zip-line, biking) as well as the exhibition of Kuala Lumpur LA21 community gardens.

For fans of art and the environment, the DBKL festival also highlights unique art installations, such as Colourful Hanging Floats, Mountain’n’Rhythm and Magic Spring, as well as interesting sites which can be made into Instagrammable spots to be uploaded to visitors’ social media sites.

“It is our main hope that KLPF 2023 will be implemented successfully, and will be able to spur the urbanites’ interest in architecture and landscape, as well as the culture of planting trees, especially in Kuala Lumpur,” he said.

The public can visit the website https://www.klparkfestival.com or through official social media on Instagram @klparkfestival and Facebook at KL Park Festival for more information.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency