News about Pahang

PUTRAJAYA (Nov 3): The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) will be assigned to conduct group patrols in areas identified as being severely flood-prone during the northeast monsoon season.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 28): Preliminary assessment of the new proposed site for the construction of a permanent disposal facility (PDF) of the rare earth processing plant Lynas Malaysia Sdn Bhd in the Gebeng Industrial area, Pahang, found it classified as low-risk flood area.

RAUB (Oct 26): A site supervisor of an agricultural company became the first person to be sentenced under the Water Resources Enactment 2007, since it came into force Pahang, for releasing soil waste into Sungai Merapoh in Lipis.

KUANTAN (Oct 8): The state government is offering the Pahang Tourism Vouchers in the form of hotel discounts through the Pahang Go mobile application in an effort to revive the tourism industry, which has long been stalled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): The Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) will be enforced at the Integrated Remote District Programme (PROSDET) Pantos in Mukim Ulu Jelai in Lipis, Pahang, from Friday (Oct 8) to Oct 21.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 4): Strategic infrastructure projects such as the Central Spine Road (CSR), which is being implemented by the Works Ministry, is a game-changer for Pahang Barat, according to the East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC).

ROMPIN (Sept 29): The tourism bubble at Tioman Island and Genting Highlands, scheduled to begin on Oct 1, has been suspended indefinitely, said Tourism Pahang general manager Kamaruddin Ibrahim.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 25): Three localities in Sabah and two more in Pahang will come under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) from Sept 26 till Oct 9 following risk assessments done and Covid-19 infection trends in those areas.

KUANTAN (Sept 23): The Pahang government has set up the Tioman Task Force comprising various agencies and departments to monitor and enforce standard operating procedure (SOP) compliance when the tourism sector in Pulau Tioman reopens on Oct 1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 22): TAFI Industries Bhd, the furniture maker which has diversified into property development, has entered into five joint-venture (JV) agreements to develop mixed housing projects in Pahang with an estimated total gross development value (GDV) of RM621.