An Assessment of Current Practices on Landslides Risk Management: a Case of Kuala Lumpur Territory
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Geotechnical Challenges in Slope Engineering of Infrastructures
GEOTECHNICAL CHALLENGES IN SLOPE ENGINEERING OF INFRASTRUCTURES Gue See-Sew1 & Cheah Siew-Wai2 ABSTRACT Slopes within infrastructures sometimes slide and cause damage and inconvenience to the public. Some of these landslides have claimed lives. Landslides include newly completed slopes, such as the recent failure at Putrajaya as well as old slopes, such as the collapse of the rock slope of the PLUS Expressway at Bukit Lanjan (2003), which was completed more than ten years ago. The most notorious one was the collapse of a slope with rubble walls bringing down the Tower 1 Apartment of Highland Towers and killing 48 people on 11 Dec 1993. The towers were built in 1978. A review of the causes of landslides indicates that most of the landslides are man-made slopes and are mainly due to design deficiency (Gue & Tan 2006). This keynote also discusses some of the recent and older failures, the causes of failures, and outlines some suggestions to mitigate future occurrence. Keywords: Slope Engineering, Infrastructure, Research & Development (R&D), Culture 1. INTRODUCTION With the increased developments that have encroached into the hilly areas over the past two decades, Malaysia experiences frequent landslides with a number of major slope failures which cause damage and inconvenience to the public. These landslides include newly completed slopes, such as the recent failure at Putrajaya in 2007 as well as old slopes, such as the collapse of the rock slope of the PLUS Expressway at Bukit Lanjan (2003), which was completed more than ten years ago. Some of these landslides have claimed lives. The notorious collapse of Tower 1 apartment of Highland Towers claimed 48 lives in 1993. -
SITUASI SEMASA PENYAKIT BAWAAN VEKTOR DI KUALA LUMPUR DAN PUTRAJAYA Bagi Minggu Epid 31/2020 (26.07.2020 – 01.08.2020)
SITUASI SEMASA PENYAKIT BAWAAN VEKTOR DI KUALA LUMPUR DAN PUTRAJAYA Bagi Minggu Epid 31/2020 (26.07.2020 – 01.08.2020) JADUAL 1: PERBANDINGAN KUMULATIF KES DENGGI KUALA LUMPUR DAN PUTRAJAYA PADA MINGGU EPID 31/2020 (2019 VS. 2020) Jumlah Kes Perbezaan Bil. Zon Perbezaan Kes Sehingga Sehingga (%) ME31/2019 ME31/2020 1 Kuala Lumpur 8,928 (4) 6,956 (6) -1,972 -22.0% 2 Putrajaya 836 (2) 481 -355 -42.4% Kuala Lumpur & 9,764 (6) 7,437 (6) -2,327 -23.8% Putrajaya Nota: ( ) Bilangan Kematian Purata Kes Mingguan : 239 JADUAL 2: KES DENGGI DILAPORKAN MENGIKUT PEJABAT KESIHATAN PADA MINGGU EPID 31/2020 JumlahKes Jumlah Kes Peratus PejabatKesih Minggu 30/2020 Minggu 31/2020 Bil. Parlimen Sehingga (%) atan 19.07.2020 26.07.2020 Minggu Kes Hingga Hingga 31/2020 25.07.2020 01.08.2020 Cheras 19 23 1 Cheras 39 43 1,477 (2) 19.8% Bdr Tun Razak 20 20 Lembah Pantai 3 5 Lembah 2 Bkt Bintang 6 24 8 27 1,723 (2) 23.1% Pantai Seputeh 15 14 Kepong 13 8 3 Kepong Segambut 23 54 9 27 1,234 16.5% Batu 18 10 Setiawangsa 40 38 4 Titiwangsa Titiwangsa 19 102 14 72 2,522 (2) 33.9% Wangsa Maju 43 20 5 Putrajaya Putrajaya 26 26 13 13 481 6.4% Kuala Lumpur &Putrajaya 245 182 7,437 (6) Nota: ( ) Bilangan Kematian JADUAL 3: KES DENGGI DI LAPORKAN PADA MINGGU EPID 31/2020 Perbezaan Bilangan Kes dan kematian Jumlah Jumlah peratus dilaporkan terkumpul terkumpul Kadar kenaikan/ Pejabat kes denggi kes denggi insiden Bil. -
(09.05.2021 – 15.05.2021) Jadual
SITUASI SEMASA PENYAKIT BAWAAN VEKTOR DI KUALA LUMPUR DAN PUTRAJAYA Bagi Minggu Epid 19/2021 (09.05.2021 – 15.05.2021) JADUAL 1: PERBANDINGAN KUMULATIF KES DENGGI KUALA LUMPUR DAN PUTRAJAYA PADA MINGGU EPID 19/2021 (2020 VS. 2021) Jumlah Kes Perbezaan Bil. Zon Perbezaan Kes Sehingga Sehingga (%) ME19/2020 ME19/2021 1 Kuala Lumpur 3,453 (4) 1,077 (1) -2,376 -68.8 2 Putrajaya 251 36 -215 -85.6 Kuala Lumpur & 3,704 (4) 1,113 (1) -2,591 -70.0 Putrajaya Nota: ( ) Bilangan Kematian Purata Kes Mingguan : 58 JADUAL 2: KES DENGGI DILAPORKAN MENGIKUT PEJABAT KESIHATAN PADA MINGGU EPID 19/2021 Jumlah Kes Jumlah Kes Peratus Pejabat Minggu 18/2021 Minggu 19/2021 Bil. Parlimen Sehingga (%) Kesihatan 02.05.2021 09.05.2021 Minggu Kes Hingga Hingga 19/2021 08.05.2021 15.05.2021 Cheras 8 5 1 Cheras 12 10 202 18.1 Bdr Tun Razak 4 5 Lembah Pantai 5 1 Lembah 2 Bkt Bintang 1 9 2 7 296 26.6 Pantai Seputeh 3 4 Kepong 0 2 3 Kepong Segambut 12 14 3 10 268 (1) 24.1 Batu 2 5 Setiawangsa 2 6 4 Titiwangsa Titiwangsa 7 11 9 20 311 28.0 Wangsa Maju 2 5 5 Putrajaya Putrajaya 1 1 0 0 36 3.2 Kuala Lumpur & Putrajaya 47 47 1,113 (1) Nota: ( ) Bilangan Kematian JADUAL 3: KES DENGGI DI LAPORKAN PADA MINGGU EPID 19/2021 Perbezaan Bilangan Kes dan kematian Jumlah Jumlah peratus dilaporkan terkumpul terkumpul Kadar kenaikan/ Pejabat kes denggi kes denggi insiden Bil. ME 18/2021 ME 19/2021 Penurunan kes Kesihatan sehingga sehingga 2021 02.05.2021 09.05.2021 pada minggu ME ME Hingga Hingga epid 2020 dan 19/2020 19/2021 08.05.2021 15.05.2021 2021 (+/-) 1 Cheras 12 10 666 (1) 202 -
For Rent - the Reach @ Titiwangsa, Setapak, Kuala Lumpur
iProperty.com Malaysia Sdn Bhd Level 35, The Gardens South Tower, Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 Kuala Lumpur Tel: +603 6419 5166 | Fax: +603 6419 5167 For Rent - The Reach @ Titiwangsa, Setapak, Kuala Lumpur Reference No: 102320599 Tenure: Freehold Address: Off Jalan Pahang, Setapak, Occupancy: Vacant 53200, Kuala Lumpur Furnishing: Fully furnished State: Kuala Lumpur Unit Type: Intermediate Property Type: Condominium Land Title: Residential Rental Price: RM 5,300 Property Title Type: Strata Built-up Size: 2,687 Square Feet Posted Date: 08/08/2021 Built-up Price: RM 1.97 per Square Feet Facilities: BBQ, Parking, Playground, No. of Bedrooms: 4+1 Gymnasium No. of Bathrooms: 6 Property Features: Kitchen cabinet,Air Name: Winston Chin conditioner,Balcony Company: Private Advertiser Email: [email protected] The Reach Condo Titiwangsa For Rent [Fully Furnished + Duplex Unit] - Freehold - 2,687 sqft - 4+1 Bedrooms 6 Bathrooms - Renovated Unit come with Kitchen Cabinet, Built In Wardrobe - Fully Furnished as Photos Shown - 3 Car Parks - Mid Floor - Rdy To Move In Asking Rental RM 5,300 Asking Rental RM 5,300 Asking Rental RM 5,300 Facilities: - Parking - Reception lobby - Tennis court - Gymnasium - Lap pool - Children's playground - Badminton court - Half basketball court - Squash courts - Management office - Viewing gallery - Sitting lounge - Infinity sky pool - Ioniser pool - Aqua gymn.... [More] View More Details On iProperty.com iProperty.com Malaysia Sdn Bhd Level 35, The Gardens South Tower, Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 Kuala Lumpur Tel: +603 6419 5166 | Fax: +603 6419 5167 For Rent - The Reach @ Titiwangsa, Setapak, Kuala Lumpur No photo available for this listing. -
Kuala Lumpur, Melaka & Penang
Plan Your Trip 12 ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd Kuala Lumpur, Melaka & Penang “All you’ve got to do is decide to go and the hardest part is over. So go!” TONY WHEELER, COFOUNDER – LONELY PLANET THIS EDITION WRITTEN AND RESEARCHED BY Simon Richmond, Isabel Albiston Contents PlanPlan Your Your Trip Trip page 1 4 Welcome to Top Itineraries ...............16 Eating ............................25 Kuala Lumpur ................. 4 If You Like... ....................18 Drinking & Nightlife.... 31 Kuala Lumpur’s Top 10 ...6 Month By Month ........... 20 Entertainment ............ 34 What’s New ....................13 With Kids ....................... 22 Shopping ...................... 36 Need to Know ................14 Like a Local ................... 24 Explore Kuala Lumpur 40 Neighbourhoods Masjid India, Day Trips from at a Glance ................... 42 Kampung Baru & Kuala Lumpur ............. 112 Northern KL .................. 83 Bukit Bintang Sleeping ......................124 & KLCC .......................... 44 Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar .. 92 Melaka City.................133 Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas ...67 Penang .........................155 Understand Kuala Lumpur 185 Kuala Lumpur Life in Kuala Lumpur ...197 Arts & Architecture .... 207 Today ........................... 186 Multiculturalism, Environment ................212 History ......................... 188 Religion & Culture ......200 Survival Guide 217 Transport .....................218 Directory A–Z ............. 222 Language ....................229 Kuala -
Advancing Landslide Risk Registers Via the Geospatial Metamodel Approach: a Review
VOL 1, NO.1 (2021) 89-114 https://jagst.utm.my Advancing Landslide Risk Registers Via the Geospatial Metamodel Approach: A Review Mohammad Sahrul Akmal Abd Sahrin, Mohd Faisal Abdul Khanan* Department of Geoinformation, Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. *Corresponding author: [email protected] ___________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract- According to the United Nations (UN) World Risk Index 2020, Malaysia is at high risk of natural catastrophes and is highly exposed to them, but has a low vulnerability to them. This is due to Malaysia's geographical location at the edge of the Pacific Ring of Fire, which makes it relatively secure from earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Large-scale landslides continue to occur in the country, mainly during the monsoon season. Landslide disasters in Malaysia are managed by several entities, coordinated by The National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) where each entity has its particular landslide disaster management practices. Therefore, several concerns remain, such as inadequate documentation and decentralization of standards of procedure (SOP). This paper presents an implementation review of the current landslide risk register, focusing on the geospatial metamodel approach. A risk register is an active document that lists all the identified hazards in a region and the decisions taken to monitor and manage them. Initially, preliminary studies were conducted to identify the current practices of landslide disaster management in Malaysia. These include collecting geospatial data, such as LiDAR, aerial photographs (AP), existing landslide inventory maps, and SOPs for landslide non-structural mitigation activities. The geospatial metamodel consists of the concept and the relationship, which describes the domain with an additional geospatial element. -
Assessment of Effectiveness of Emergency Response Time During Landslide Event in Malaysia
ASM Sc. J., 12, 2019 https://doi.org/10.32802/asmscj.2019.360 Assessment of Effectiveness of Emergency Response Time during Landslide Event in Malaysia Mohamad Fazli Sardi1,2* and Khamarrul Azahari Razak1,3 1UTM RAZAK Faculty of Technology and Informatics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 54100 UTM Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2Malaysia Civil Defence Force, Prime Minister’s Department, Jalan Padang Tembak, 50556 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Center, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), University Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) 54100 UTM Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The number of landslide disaster is increasing in Malaysia, and its impact is significant to livelihoods, socio-economic, physical and environmental assets of people and businesses. Historically, as recorded by Malaysia Public Work Department, a total of 440 landslides in Malaysia for the period 1973 to 2007, while more landslides are not properly reported and recorded. Emergency Response Planning (ERP) with right decision at the ‘initial stage’ of an emergency plays a major role in reducing disaster impact. Response from the rescue team was varied subjected to underlying risk, hill-slope geomorphological processes and characteristics of each landslide. Many ERP elements should be considered, e.g. data on specialised equipment and organisations must be updated. This paper provides a better insight into the effective emergency response preparedness in Malaysia. This study investigates the level of preparedness of the rescue team and the community towards landslide-prone area. Analysis of emergency response time based on the Malaysia Civil Defence Force (MCDF) experienced recorded from the classical and recent landslide in Hulu Kelang Selangor. The landslide was caused by multiple internal and external factors, which mainly induced by inadequate design of retaining structures and slopes. -
Probabilistic Landslide Hazards and Risk Mapping on Penang Island, Malaysia
Probabilistic landslide hazards and risk mapping on Penang Island, Malaysia Saro Lee1 and Biswajeet Pradhan2,∗ 1Geoscience Information Center, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) 30, Kajung-Dong, Yusung-Gu, Daejeon, Korea. e-mail: [email protected] 2Cilix Corporation, Lot L4-I-6, Level 4, Enterprise 4, Technology Park Malaysia, Bukit Jalil Highway, Bukit Jalil, 57000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ∗e-mail: [email protected] This paper deals with landslide hazards and risk analysis of Penang Island, Malaysia using Geo- graphic Information System (GIS) and remote sensing data. Landslide locations in the study area were identified from interpretations of aerial photographs and field surveys. Topographical/ geological data and satellite images were collected and processed using GIS and image process- ing tools. There are ten landslide inducing parameters which are considered for landslide hazard analysis. These parameters are topographic slope, aspect, curvature and distance from drainage, all derived from the topographic database; geology and distance from lineament, derived from the geologic database; landuse from Landsat satellite images; soil from the soil database; precip- itation amount, derived from the rainfall database; and the vegetation index value from SPOT satellite images. Landslide susceptibility was analyzed using landslide-occurrence factors employing the probability–frequency ratio model. The results of the analysis were verified using the land- slide location data and compared with the probabilistic model. The accuracy observed was 80.03%. The qualitative landslide hazard analysis was carried out using the frequency ratio model through the map overlay analysis in GIS environment. The accuracy of hazard map was 86.41%. Further, risk analysis was done by studying the landslide hazard map and damageable objects at risk. -
Sports Facilities Development Towards Sustainable Community: a Case Study of Kuala Lumpur
SPORTS FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY: A CASE STUDY OF KUALA LUMPUR 1Maassoumeh Barghchi, 1Dasimah bt Omar, and 2Mohd Salleh Aman 1Department of Town and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam, 40450 Selangor, Malaysia 2Sports Centre, University of Malaya (UM), 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Abstract Sports and sports facilities development have improved rapidly over the past years in Malaysia. However, such improvements are inadequate compared to the overall development of sports at international level. In recent years sport is getting more and more influential and it will continue to grow in importance, even for developing countries. Increase in the amount of public money being spent on sports facilities, at the same time, increase in the number of sports facilities as well as increasingly importance of sustainability necessitate demand to investigate issues surrounding sports facilities development especially in Kuala Lumpur as the regional and national centre for sporting activities. The long-term benefits to cities and local communities need to achieve more initiative by decision-makers. However, sustainability is more important for sports facilities due to requirement of huge money for construction, ancillary needs and constant maintenance costs. This research aims to examine the effectiveness and intangible benefits of sports facilities in Kuala Lumpur through residents' perceptions. Four case studies each selected from one of the four managing zones of sports facilities developed by Kuala Lumpur City Hall provide information for this research. The research able to rank the case studies based on residents' perception towards their attitude about facilities and programmes, using of the facilities, and respondents’ willingness to pay. -
Rainfall-Induced Landslides in Hulu Kelang Area, Malaysia
RAINFALL-INDUCED LANDSLIDES IN HULU KELANG AREA, MALAYSIA NG KIM YEONG A project report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Bachelor (Hons.) of Civil Engineering Faculty of Engineering and Science Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman April 2012 i DECLARATION I hereby declare that this project report is based on my original work except for citations and quotations which have been duly acknowledged. I also declare that it has not been previously and concurrently submitted for any other degree or award at UTAR or other institutions. Signature : _________________________ Name : _________________________ ID No. : _________________________ Date : _________________________ ii APPROVAL FOR SUBMISSION I certify that this project report entitled “RAINFALL-INDUCED LANDSLIDES IN HULU KELANG AREA,MALAYSIA” was prepared by NG KIM YEONG has met the required standard for submission in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Bachelor of Civil (Hons.) Engineering at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman. Approved by, Signature : _________________________ Supervisor : Dr. Lee Min Lee Date : _________________________ iii The copyright of this report belongs to the author under the terms of the copyright Act 1987 as qualified by Intellectual Property Policy of University Tunku Abdul Rahman. Due acknowledgement shall always be made of the use of any material contained in, or derived from, this report. © 2012, Ng Kim Yeong. All right reserved. iv Specially dedicated to my beloved grandmother, mother and father v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank everyone who had contributed to the successful completion of this project. I would like to express my gratitude to my research supervisor, Dr Lee Min Lee for his invaluable advice, guidance and his enormous patience throughout the development of the research. -
Risks of Climate Change on the Singapore-Malaysia High Speed Rail System
Preprints (www.preprints.org) | NOT PEER-REVIEWED | Posted: 5 August 2016 doi:10.20944/preprints201608.0045.v1 Peer-reviewed version available at Climate 2016, 4, 65; doi:10.3390/cli4040065 Review Risks of Climate Change on the Singapore-Malaysia High Speed Rail System Sazrul Leena Binti Sa’adin 1, Sakdirat Kaewunruen 2,* and David Jaroszweski 3 1 Malaysia Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD), Ministry of Transport, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; [email protected] 2 Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK 3 Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +44-1214-142-670 Abstract: Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and many of the observed changes are unprecedented over five decades to millennia. Globally the atmosphere and ocean is increasingly getting warmer, the amount of ice on the earth is decreasing over the oceans, and the sea level has risen. According to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the total increasing temperature globally averaged combined land and surface between the average of the 1850-1900 period and the 2003 to 2012 period is 0.78°C (0.72 to 0.85). But should we prepare for such the relatively small change? The importance is not the mean of the warming but the considerable likelihood of climate change that could trigger extreme natural hazards. The impact and the risk of climate change associated with railway infrastructure have not been fully addressed in the literature due to the difference in local environmental parameters. -
(Ppn) & Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan Di
P a g e | 1 KENYATAAN MEDIA MENTERI KANAN PERTAHANAN 1 JULAI 2021 MENGENAI PELAN PEMULIHAN NEGARA (PPN) & PERINTAH KAWALAN PERGERAKAN DIPERKETATKAN (PKPD) Pemantauan dan Penguatkuasaan SOP COVID-19 di Sektor Perkilangan dan Premis Perniagaan Seperti yang diumumkan sebelum ini, Kerajaan akan mempertingkatkan penguatkuasaan secara menyeluruh dari segi pemeriksaan ke atas kilang- kilang dan premis-premis perniagaan kerana terlalu banyak pelanggaran arahan kerajaan dan SOP yang telah diwartakan. Secara kumulatifnya, pasukan Task Force Operasi Pematuhan telah melaksanakan 98,376 pemeriksaan dan snap check COVID-19 di seluruh negara dengan jumlah kekuatan anggota seramai 20,701 orang. Semalam, pasukan Task Force Operasi Pematuhan telah melakukan 2,133 pemeriksaan ke atas kilang dan 11,369 premis perniagaan. Daripada jumlah itu, tiga (3) kilang dan 10 premis diarahkan tutup kerana didapati melanggar arahan kerajaan dan SOP. P a g e | 2 PKPD Negeri Selangor dan WP Kuala Lumpur Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) telah membuat pembentangan kepada Mesyuarat Jawatakankuasa Teknikal Majlis Keselamatan Negara (MKN) mengenai situasi COVID-19 di negeri Selangor dan Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur. Kedua-dua negeri ini menunjukkan trend jangkitan yang tinggi. Selangor melaporkan purata kes harian COVID-19 antara 1,800 ke 1,900. Manakala di WP Kuala Lumpur purata kes harian adalah dalam lingkungan 600 ke 1,000 kes. Kesemua daerah di Selangor dan WP Kuala Lumpur melaporkan insiden kes COVID-19 melebihi 12.1 /100,000 penduduk. Data unjuran kadar nilai kebolehjangkitan (R-naught) di kedua-dua negeri ini masih dalam lingkungan 1.0 dan tidak menunjukkan trend penurunan. Situasi ini adalah membimbangkan apabila mengambil kira kepadatan penduduk dan penularan tiga varian baharu yang lebih ganas iaitu varian Beta B.1.351 (Afrika Selatan), Delta B.1.617.2 (India) dan Alpha B.1.1.7 (UK).