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#MorningBrief: Top 5 news

Astro Awani 04/01/2017 | 03:26 MYT
Major news highlights today.
HERE is the list of key news you need to know today.

Terengganu flood: 10,734 residents evacuated

The number of flood victims in Terengganu has risen to 10,734 compared to 4,352 at 9pm last night.

The relief centres have been increased to 124 from 77 to shelter 3,161 families.

The number of flood victims in three districts - Kemaman, Setiu and Dungun - had also increased.


Number of flood victims in Kelantan continues to rise

The flood situation in Kelantan was not showing any signs of recovery following the increase in the number of evacuees from time to time.

As at 8am today, a total 8,600 flood victims from 2,784 families have been evacuated to 79 relief centers in the state.

Pasir Mas maintains its record with the highest number of victims, with some 4,545 evacuees from 1,790 families.


Stop giving perpetrators access to our children

SINCE the 2017 school session began, proud parents have been posting images of their children - some in tears, carrying school gears, on social media like Facebook and Instagram.

As the dutiful aunt, friend and Godmother, I am inclined to hit the Like button the very least or comment on how well they have grown and how fast time has passed.

Proud parents have been sharing photos of their children on social media sites since the new session of school opened on Jan 3.


Chided by Trump, Ford scraps Mexico factory, adds Michigan jobs

Ford Motor Co on Tuesday scrapped a planned Mexican car factory and added 700 jobs in Michigan following criticism by Donald Trump, as the U.S. president-elect turned his attention toward rival General Motors Co with the threat of a "big border tax" over compact cars made in Mexico.

Ford CEO Mark Fields called the move "a vote of confidence" in Trump, but primarily a response to a decline in North American demand for small cars like those that would have been made at the Mexican plant. He said Ford would have made the same decision even if Trump had not been elected.

Ford Motor Co. Assembly Plant is seen in Flat Rock, Michigan, U.S.


UK royal Kate given photographic society's seal of approval

Britain's Duchess of Cambridge, whose pictures of her children Prince George and Princess Charlotte have graced the front pages of newspapers and magazines worldwide, was commended on Tuesday by the Royal Photographic Society for her family snapshots.

Kate, the wife of Queen Elizabeth's grandson Prince William, was given honorary lifetime membership of the charity in recognition of her "talent and enthusiasm".





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