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	Malaysia: Health Ministry to Probe late, Ill-Equipped Ambulances
	Kuala Lumpur: The Health Ministry believes recent cases where ambulances responded late or were ill-equipped, leading to two men dying, were “isolated cases” but say they warrant further investigation.\r\nThis comes after a viral post of an account claiming that a man in Subang Jaya died after an ambulance took 35-minutes to arrive, following an emergency call where he complained of chest pains and breathing difficulties.
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	Malaysia: JPJ Continues Action against Emergency Lane Abusers
	The Road Transport Department (JPJ) will be ramping up enforcement against emergency lane abusers, according to a report in The Sun. The department is also continuing its zero tolerance policy against queue jumpers in heavy traffic, said JPJ enforcement director Datuk Valluvan Veloo.\r\n“We are also welcoming public feedback. In fact, complaints on emergency lane offenders are close to 80% for the total number of public complaints on traffic matters that we have received in the past few months,” he said. Operations included static and mobile JPJ patrol teams at four locations – the Kesas Highway, Elite Highway, Federal Highw
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	Malaysia: Joint Emergency Drill Involves Simulated Road Accident and Chemical Waste Spill
	Kuching: Sdn Bhd together with Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) jointly conducted an emergency drill that involved a simulated road accident and chemical waste spill at Samajaya Free Industrial Zone. Trienekens’ senior manager for Health, Safety and Environment (HSE), Harris Michael said the company had conducted annual transportation emergency drills related to hazardous materials, but this was their first time collaborating with Bomba.\r\n“This drill gives our team the opportunity to utilise the skills they have learnt while doing the physical work under the observation of professionals in the field,” he said, commenting
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	Malaysia: HSA Emergency and Trauma Department Temporarily Closed
	The services and operation of the Sultanah Aminah Hospital\'s (HSA) Emergency and Trauma Department have been temporarily suspended from October 28. The department, which is part of the hospital\'s main building, was ordered to be temporarily closed in stages from October 27.\r\n\"The Emergency and Trauma Department of Sultanah Aminah Hospital is closed until notified. If there is an emergency, please go to the nearest government hospital or clinic,\" said a notice posted in front of the department.
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	Malaysia: Emergency Drill at the Sandakan Airport
	Sandakan: Eighteen passengers were \'saved\', 14 \'killed\' and 18 others including flight crew \'sustained injuries\' after an ATR flight from Tawau to Sandakan \'crashed\' near the Sandakan airport here, Wednesday (December 7). The incident took place when the main left gear of the aircraft started to \'malfunction\' during landing at about 11.30am.\r\nA total of 150 officers and personnel from various agencies took part in the emergency drill among them staff and management of the Malaysia Airports Sdn Bhd, Airport Fire and Rescue Services, Department of Civil Aviation, Sandakan Fire and Rescue Department and the Malaysia Civil Defence For
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Malaysia: Health Ministry to Probe late, Ill-Equipped Ambulances

Malaysia: JPJ Continues Action against Emergency Lane Abusers

Malaysia: Joint Emergency Drill Involves Simulated Road Accident and Chemical Waste Spill

Malaysia: HSA Emergency and Trauma Department Temporarily Closed

Malaysia: Emergency Drill at the Sandakan Airport

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