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		<title>Fire drill at varsity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 19:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was a hive of activity at Wawasan Open University’s (WOU) main campus on Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah in Penang recently as some 150 students, teachers and workers took part in a fire evacuation exercise.
The tranquility of the morning was rudely interrupted by the shrill fire alarm, alerting the campus community to rush to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fire drill too real for seven</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
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An annual fire drill at Komtar in Penang saw almost 2,700 employees from various government departments rushing down from as high as Level 58 of the building on foot.
State assistant medical officer Dr Saiful Azlan Sharif said there were seven real casualties out of over 30 mock injury cases in the drill. “Most of them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Youths urged to join disaster response team</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) Penang branch wants to rope in more youths to be part of its regional disaster response team to assist relief operations.
Branch chairman Saw Ewe Yong said they could become members of the Voluntary Aid Detachment. “We provide free training. We hope youths will join the team so that they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Need for disaster plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 16:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PENANG needs an emergency contingency plan.
State Health, Welfare and Caring Society Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh said it was crucial to establish a response team that could quickly decide what to do when emergencies happened.
“Previously, disaster management committees were only formed after the disasters had happened.
“We need people skilled in areas like first aid, rescue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mass cooking for the community</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 03:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cooking for the masses is no easy task, especially during times of disaster. Food has to be prepared quickly, hygienically and be good enough to feed the crowds at disaster relief centres.
With teamwork and proper co-ordination, cooking for about 500 people can be accomplished in just two hours. Malaysian Red Crescent Society Penang branch sub-committee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tsunami victims to get new apartments soon</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TSUNAMI victims, now staying in temporary houses, can look forward to moving into brand new apartments in Tanjung Bungah by the end of next month.
The buka puasa event was jointly organised by Maxis Communications and the Malaysia Red Crescent Society (MRCS).  According to Maxis acting head of corporate affairs Datuk Ahmad A. Talib, this was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New role for Penang branch</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Ambulance Service]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) Penang branch has assumed a role as the society’s Northern Logistics Hub for Disaster Response.
The branch chairman Ir. Saw Ewe Yong said the decision was made following the branch’s involvement in helping Kedah and Perlis during the recent floods and fire.  “For this role, the headquarters has provided the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helping hand for tsunami victims</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2005 21:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The temporary settlement for tsunami victims in Batu Ferringhi, Penang, took on a carnival-like atmosphere recently in a gotong royong to make dodol.  Residents and Malaysian Red Crescent Society members joined hands to make the local cake, which is made from glutinuous rice, coconut milk and palm sugar.


(From right)Penang MRCS chairman Saw Ewe Yong,Dr Koh [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boeing donates vehicle to MRCS</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2005 21:29:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UPON learning that the Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) Penang branch was seeking funds to buy a four-wheel drive (4WD) for disaster response operations, one company decided to give them such a vehicle.

The Boeing Company promptly donated a Ford Ranger worth RM100,000.

The regional vice-president of South-East Asia Paul Walters said the vehicle would be used [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boeing Steps up Community Work in SE Asia</title>
		<link>http://redcrescentpenang.org.my/v2/organisation/branch/boeing-steps-up-community-work-in-se-asia</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2005 05:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aug 20 (Bernama) &#8212; The Boeing Company has presented a four-wheel-drive vehicle to the Penang branch of the Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) as part of efforts to improve the quality of life in the communities in which it operates.
&#8220;The four-wheel drive will enable the society to be in a better position to render medical [...]]]></description>
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