Tsunami news for Sungai Petani, Malaysia

Hisham: We will tackle shortage of teachers Jan 23, 2005
SUNGAI PETANI: The Education Ministry will take appropriate measures to overcome the ... was speaking to reporters after giving away beef to tsunami victims at ... The Malaysia Star,

MCA convoy arrives with aid for tsunami victims in Pulau Betong Jan 21, 2005
After spending more than an hour, the convoy left for Kuala Muda in Sungai Petani for a tsunami fund-raising vegetarian dinner organised by the Kedah MCA Youth ... The Malaysia Star,

NUTP: Overcome teacher shortage fast Jan 18, 2005
SUNGAI PETANI: The Education Ministry must take immediate steps to overcome the serious ... 000 donated by NUTP members to pupils affected by the tsunami in Kota ... The Malaysia Star,

Prayers mark special day Jan 21, 2005
...of the day was perhaps most keenly felt by survivors of the tsunami disaster with residents of Kota Kuala Muda, near Sungai Petani, celebrating the event with ... New Straits Times,

NS trainees do clean-up duty Jan 9, 2005
SUNGAI PETANI: Some 1,000 national service (NS) trainees from three camps in Kedah took part in a six-hour gotong-royong in tsunami-hit Kota Kuala Muda to help ... The Malaysia Star,

JPJ offers services, free checks at relief centres Jan 9, 2005
SUNGAI PETANI: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has gone a step further to help motorists whose vehicles were damaged in the tsunami incident. ... The Malaysia Star,

Kelly: Count on US assistance Jan 9, 2005
SUNGAI PETANI: The United States will provide full assistance in the setting up of an ... Asian region to prevent a recurrence of the Dec 26 tsunami catastrophe. ... The Malaysia Star,

Postman brings a cheer to victims Dec 30, 2004
SUNGAI PETANI: Tsunami or not, postman Kamaruzzaman Md Arshad makes it a point to deliver letters. Kamaruzzaman, 44, used to go ... The Malaysia Star,

Disaster rouses sleepy town Jan 9, 2005
SUNGAI PETANI: The tsunami that struck 10 coastal villages in Kota Kuala Muda here on Dec 26 has transformed Kota Kuala Muda town from a “sleepy hollow� to ... The Malaysia Star,

1,357 pupils begin school session Jan 16, 2005
SUNGAI PETANI: A total of 1,357 pupils in Kota Kuala Muda, who were given a two-week holiday extension after two primary schools were turned into tsunami ... The Malaysia Star,

Volunteers to care for orphans Jan 9, 2005
SUNGAI PETANI, Sun. - Volunteers will be sent to look after the thousands of Indonesian children who have been orphaned in Aceh by the Dec 26 tsunami. ... New Straits Times,

Monetary aid disbursed to 25 Kedahan victims Jan 10, 2005
SUNGAI PETANI: Families of 25 Kedahans who perished in the Dec 26 tsunami disaster received RM20,000 each in humanitarian aid yesterday. ... The Malaysia Star,

Health Minister: Tsunami survivors face risk of diseases Dec 27, 2004
PUTRAJAYA: About 5,000 Malaysian survivors of the tsunami are at risk of food and ... Hospital, four in the Langkawi Hospital and 26 In the Sungai Petani Hospital. The Malaysia Star,

Government to channel aid to tsunami victims in 3 stages Dec 30, 2004
SUNGAI PETANI: The government will channel aid to Sunday's tsunami victims in the west coast states in three stages, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said Thursday. ... The Malaysia Star,

Tsunami victim in Kedah succumbs to injuries Jan 2, 2005
SUNGAI PETANI: A tsunami victim warded in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the hospital here has died, bringing the death toll from the killer waves in Kedah ... The Malaysia Star,

Two more victims die in Kedah Jan 2, 2005
SUNGAI PETANI: Last Sunday's tsunami has claimed two more lives at Kota Kuala Muda, bringing the death toll in Kedah to 11 and 68 throughout the country. ... The Malaysia Star,

Najib: Government cannot afford to pay compensation Dec 30, 2004
SUNGAI PETANI: The Government cannot afford to pay compensation to tsunami victims and financial aid now being disbursed is merely compassionate aid, Deputy ... The Malaysia Star,

Government offers victims interest-free loans to rebuild homes Jan 6, 2005
SUNGAI PETANI: The Government will use money from the RM100mil allocated for national housing projects this year to help tsunami victims rebuild their homes. ... The Malaysia Star,

1,000 join clean-up effort in Kedah Jan 3, 2005
SUNGAI PETANI: More than 1,000 volunteers from various government agencies in Kedah joined hands yesterday to clean up 13 tsunami-affected villages in Kota ... The Malaysia Star,

Aid team leader ... in accident Jan 1, 2005
SUNGAI PETANI: A real estate agent leading 18 four-wheel-drive vehicles on a mercy mission from Singapore to southern Thailand to help tsunami victims ... ... The Malaysia Star,

RM4mil to repair essential facilities Jan 2, 2005
SUNGAI PETANI: The Government has allocated RM4mil to repair essential facilities for fishermen affected by the tsunami to enable them continue with their ... The Malaysia Star,

M'sian losses may exceed RM100mil Jan 5, 2005
SUNGAI PETANI: The tsunami that lashed the northern west coast states of Malaysia on Dec 26 caused losses exceeding RM100 million, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak ... Daily Express,

Kedah government building homes for victims Jan 3, 2005
SUNGAI PETANI: Construction work on 100 wooden houses for tsunami victims at Kota Kuala Muda has started and will be finish in two weeks. ... The Malaysia Star,

Mahathir lauds generous Malaysians Jan 4, 2005
SUNGAI PETANI: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he was touched by Malaysians who showed their sympathy to tsunami victims by donating ... The Malaysia Star,

Shattered by tragic losses Jan 5, 2005
SUNGAI PETANI: Fishermen Md Hafizi Ismail, 37, was helping tsunami victims in his village when his wife shouted at him that their two daughters were missing. ... The Malaysia Star,

Disburse aid to victims fast, private sector urged Jan 1, 2005
SUNGAI PETANI: Funds collected by the private sector nationwide for tsunami victims must be disbursed fast, Deputy Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin said. ... The Malaysia Star,

Send in the clowns . . . all 14 of them Jan 8, 2005
SUNGAI PETANI: Fourteen clowns spent about two hours yesterday cheering up tsunami survivors at the SK Kota Kuala Muda and SK Haji Sulaiman relief centres here ... The Malaysia Star,

Wanita MCA to donate books, toys Jan 6, 2005
SUNGAI PETANI: Wanita MCA will donate toys, storybooks and stationery items to children staying at tsunami relief centres to help them spend their time there ... The Malaysia Star,

Ministry forms psychiatric team to counsel the traumatised Dec 31, 2004
SUNGAI PETANI: The Health Ministry has formed psychiatric teams in the northern states to ... Lee urged people in and around the tsunami-hit areas to ensure that ... The Malaysia Star,

Pak Lah: All New Year celebrations cancelled Dec 29, 2004
SUNGAI PETANI: The Government will cancel all celebrations to usher in the New Year and conduct prayer sessions to console those affected by the tsunami ... The Malaysia Star,

Life goes on for tsunami victims in Kedah Jan 2, 2005
SUNGAI PETANI: Many turned up without any books, wearing not their school uniforms but ... because “life must go on� – as many of these tsunami survivors who ... The Malaysia Star,

New Year Eve bash cancelled in view of tsunami tragedy Dec 29, 2004
SUNGAI PETANI: The Government has cancelled all celebrations to usher in the New Year in view of the tsunami tragedy and has called on all parties, including ... The Malaysia Star,

Tsunami death toll rises to 67 in Malaysia Jan 2, 2005
2 (Xinhuanet) -- A victim of the tsunami ... in a hospital in ... Sungai Petani Hospital Director Harif Fadzillah confirmed that the latest casualty was Rodziah ... Xinhua,

Malaysia's tsunami loss exceeds 26 mln USD Jan 4, 2005
...the deputy prime minister told a press conference after presentingaid to the tsunami victims at Sekolah Kebangsaan Haji Sulaiman, Sungai Petani, north Malaysia ... Xinhua,

RM1,000 for each family that lost members Dec 28, 2004
SUNGAI PETANI: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced an immediate aid of RM1,000 each for the families of those who ... in the aftermath of the tsunami that ... Daily Express,

'Let's pray...not celebrate' Dec 30, 2004
SUNGAI PETANI: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the Government ... private sector, to hold prayers following Sunday's tsunami which resulted in ... Daily Express,

Environmental Impact: Highly-stressed victims counselled Jan 7, 2005
Muda health clinic calmed them down by assuring them that the tsunami was not ... with the Kota Kuala Muda health clinic and counsellors from Sungai Petani Hospital ... New Straits Times,

Students to receive counselling Jan 3, 2005
SUNGAI PETANI: The Education and Health Ministries will jointly provide counselling to students affected by the tsunami tragedy. ... The Malaysia Star,

News in brief Jan 8, 2005
SUNGAI PETANI: Six hundred tsunami-affected families from 13 villages in Kota Kuala Muda who are now seeking temporary shelter in five relief centres will ... The Malaysia Star,

Health teams sent to relief centres Dec 28, 2004
...still warded as of yesterday – 30 in Penang, 26 in Sungai Petani and four in ... consider extending medical aid to other countries hit by the tsunami disaster if ... The Malaysia Star,