KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) is offering flood relief assistance to individuals, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and other non-retail customers affected by floods.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — More than 47,000 flood evacuees are still taking shelter at temporary relief centres (PPS) in three states, with Johor recording the highest number as of 8am today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — The number of evacuees in Johor continued to increase tonight, while Melaka and Pahang recorded a drop in the number of people accommodated at temporary relief centres, as of 8pm today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — The flood situation in Maran, Pahang, and in three districts in Johor has fully recovered as of 2pm today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — Batu Pahat is still the district worst affected by the floods in Johor with 27,774 victims at temporary relief centres (PPS) as of this morning, while the situation in other districts is reported to be improving with a fine weather forecast for today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — The number of flood evacuees in Johor rose again to 40,008 people as of 8pm tonight compared to 39,315 people this evening after Batu Pahat registered an increase.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — The Life Insurance Association of Malaysia (LIAM) has announced that life insurers are granting additional time of a few months for the payment of premiums in order to help flood victims in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — The number of flood victims in three states fell slightly with 42,459 people placed at 235 temporary relief centres (PPS) as of this evening compared with 42,909 this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — The number of evacuees in the three states hit by floods has dropped slightly with 42,909 people still at 234 relief centres (PPS) as of 8am today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — The question of why the government has not declared a flood emergency, especially in Johor, despite the bad situation there, will be discussed at the Dewan Rakyat sitting today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — Palm oil production may be impacted if heavy rain continues into the second quarter, said one industry player.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The Public Works Department (JKR) has detected 130 incidents of disaster in Johor, Pahang and Negeri Sembilan as of 10am today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The number of evacuees in the three flood-affected states slightly decreased to 53,040 this morning, compared to nearly 55,000 last night.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — While Selangor and Negeri Sembilan have fully recovered from floods, almost 55,000 victims are still housed in temporary relief centres in three states as of 8pm yesterday.

JOHOR BAHRU, March 5 — The Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar has consented to mobilise three of his high-powered airboats for flood relief missions in the state.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — The number of flood victims in relief centres (PPS) in Johor, Pahang and Melaka continued to rise while two other states showed a drop as of 2pm today.

JOHOR BAHRU, March 5 — Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has temporarily shut down 48 power substations for safety reasons following the floods which have now affected all 10 districts in Johor.

SEGAMAT, March 5 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has given his assurance that the flood mitigation projects, especially in Johor, will be expedited and need to commence from June this year.

BUTTERWORTH, March 5 — The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM) has spent RM615,000 for the supply of food to be sent to states that are currently affected by floods.

SHAH ALAM, March 5 — A flooded stall is no hindrance for a burger seller in Pekan Endau, Mersing, Johor, to continue his business as usual.