Bantuan tempatan, antarabangsa tersadai di lapangan terbang

Keadaan di Tacloban bandar paling teruk dibadai taufan itu begitu menyayat hati.

Banyak mayat mangsa bencana masih terbiar di kala penduduk ternanti nanti bantuan pihak tempatan dan antarabangsa.

Kira-kira 545,000 penduduk yang terjejas keadaan di Tacloban ibarat padang jarak padang terkukur.

Kelewatan bantuan berpunca daripada kerosakan teruk di lapangan terbang Tacloban.

Sekaligus mengakibatkan pasukan kemanusiaan dan bantuan tersadai di Manila dan lapangan terbang Cebu.

Sementara itu, bantuan yang dihulurkan kerajaan Malaysia bersama Amerika Syarikat dan Singapura telahpun sampai di lapangan terbang terbabit.

Bagaimanapun kekurangan bahan api pula jadi penghalang untuk bantuan terbabit disalurkan kepada penduduk.

Setakat ini jumlah keseluruhan mangsa yang terbunuh akibat Taufan paling kuat melanda Filipina itu adalah seramai 2,357 orang.

Angka terbabit dijangka lebih tinggi memandangkan masih banyak maklumat daripada kawasan lain yang terjejas masih belum dikemaskini.

Consider This: World Bank Report — Seizing the Service Economy: Is Malaysia Ready?

In a region long associated with manufacturing-led growth, the services sector is quietly but significantly transforming economies in East Asia and the Pacific. According to a newly released World Bank report, services are now contributing more to labour productivity growth than manufacturing—with exports and foreign direct investment in services outpacing traditional goods industries. In Malaysia, this shift could redefine how we think about economic development, digital innovation, and even gender equality in the workplace. But is Malaysia doing enough to harness this momentum, and how prepared are we to navigate the challenges of reform and competition in this space? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Dr Aaditya Mattoo, Chief Economist, East Asia and Pacific, World Bank.