BATU KAWAN: The Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia has taken a number of fuel-saving measures, including limiting the movement of non-critical vehicles, following current fuel supply issues and rising fuel costs. “For fire and rescue operational vehicles, there will be no compromise — if there is an emergency call, our personnel will still respond as usual. “In addition, we are implementing fuel-saving measures, including holding meetings online only to reduce the need for officers and personnel to travel to meeting venues. Nor Hisham said the fires mostly involved secondary forest and oil palm plantations, requiring more complex and sustained firefighting efforts. “The surge happened over a short period — about two weeks — but what is more concerning is the size of the areas involved, including fires in Pahang and Johor that exceeded 100ha.

Source: The Star April 05, 2026 06:44 UTC