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Malaysia Pledges RM10mil For Quake Relief

Mar 31, 2025

Malaysia has pledged 10 million ringgit in aid to help those affected by the devastating earthquake in Myanmar.

Our Foreign Minister has also been directed to lead a humanitarian mission there in the coming days, to see what further assistance is required.

This is in addition to the deployment of the SMART Team…who’ve already arrived in the quake-hit country to assist with the search and rescue operation.

This, as the earthquake death toll in Myanmar exceeded 1,700…while hundreds others remain missing.

Meanwhile, in Bangkok, the death toll from the building under construction that collapsed following the tremor has risen to 18.

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There’s been an increase in road accidents over the ongoing festive season traffic operation.

Bukit Aman says there were just over two thousand accidents recorded on the first day of Ops Selamat on Saturday, which is 16 percent higher compared to the same period last year.

More than 8,800 summonses were also issued on the first day, up 16 percent from the corresponding period in 2024.

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The Insolvency Department says it’s concerned by the growing number of Malaysians declaring bankruptcy voluntarily…which is an indication that many are struggling with their finances.

It adds that self-declared bankruptcy cases have surged by 200 percent between 2022 and last year.

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In other news…KL police say they’ve opened three investigation papers into a recent scuffle between DBKL officers and a balloon vendor along Jalan TAR.

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Separately, a man has been arrested in Seremban, for allegedly attacking a woman driver who had hit his wife and daughter while there were crossing a road.

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Elsewhere, Donald Trump has said that he’s serious about seeking a third term as US president, even though it is currently barred by the Constitution.

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And, officials say the massive wildfires that caused widespread damage in South Korea last week, may have been started by a man burning tree branches during a ceremony at a family grave.