Asrama perempuan Maahad Tahfiz An Nur, Merbok terbakar

MERBOK: Sebuah bangunan asrama menempatkan pelajar perempuan di Maahad Tahfiz An Nur, di sini, musnah dalam kejadian kebakaran, awal pagi Isnin.

Ketua Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat (BBP) Sungai Petani, Ismail Mohd Zain berkata, pihaknya menerima panggilan berhubung kejadian pada jam 4.19 pagi.

Beliau berkata, sejurus itu, sepasukan anggota dari BBP Sungai Petani dengan seramai 12 anggota
dikejarkan ke lokasi kejadian.

"Setibanya di lokasi, api sedang marak membakar seluruh blok asrama di pusat pengajian tahfiz berkenaan.

“Tindakan pantas bomba berjaya memadam kebakaran dan mengawal api dari merebak ke bahagian lain.

"Kebakaran itu menyebabkan kemusnahan 80 peratus, namun, tiada mangsa dilaporkan berada dalam Maahad Tahfiz berkenaan," katanya.

Ismail berkata, kebakaran dapat dikawal pada jam 4.49 pagi dan pemadaman secara overhaul masih dilakukan ketika ini.

Katanya, operasi itu turut dibantu sepasukan enam anggota dari BBP Aman Jaya dan Pasukan Bomba Sukarela (PBS) Bedong.

Beliau berkata, setakat ini punca dan kerugian masih dalam siasatan pihak bomba.

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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.