APM to train public on providing early response

JERTIH: Ten villages in nine states have been chosen by the Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) to implement its Kampung Siaga 221 which will see the public trained to provide early response during disasters.

APM policy planning and coordination division director Mohd Yusoff Samad said Kampung Siaga 221 had been set up in Sarawak, Perak, Pahang, Sabah, Negri Sembilan, Perlis, Penang and Selangor.