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Barnama
23-04-2025
- Climate
- Barnama
MetMalaysia Upgrades Four SAATNM In Penang, Faster Tsunami Warning
GEORGE TOWN, April 23 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Meteorological Department (METMalaysia) has upgraded four Malaysian Tsunami Early Warning Systems (SAATNM) located at four locations near the sea in Penang. Senior Assistant Director of Penang METMalaysia Office Fadila Jasmin Fakaruddin said the upgraded SAATNM is equipped with better features including 360-degree speakers compared to only three speaker mouthpieces previously. She said the four locations are at the National Training Centre at Pasir Panjang Beach in Balik Pulau, Teluk Bahang Fisheries Development Authority Jetty, Masjid Jamek Ar Rahman in Batu Feringghi and the Tanjung Bungah Floating Mosque. "METMalaysia is upgrading the four SAATNMs because the old one under phase one, has been in use since 2006. The upgraded one has a 360-degree speaker system, a higher mast of 16 metres compared to the previous 10 metres and several other things. "Today we are testing the new tsunami siren system for the Site Acceptance Test (SAT) at the Masjid Jamek Ar-Rahman location and everything went smoothly," she said when met by Bernama after conducting the SAATNM siren test at Masjid Jamek Ar-Rahman near here today. Fadila Jasmin said her party had tested the SAATNM siren in Teluk Bahang on Monday, Balik Pulau yesterday and it will continue at the Tanjung Bungah Floating Mosque tomorrow. "We hope that by upgrading the SAATNM, we can provide faster warnings to the public in the sea area if there is any tsunami threat," she said. Meanwhile, the Safety and Health manager of Park Royal Resort Batu Ferringhi, V. Mohan, who was also present to see the testing of the SAATNM siren, is confident that the upgraded system can provide information about tsunami warnings faster, to guests of hotels located about 300 metres from the mosque. "We can alert and take action (immediately) and the new loudspeaker is also very clear and can be heard all the way to the hotel, which I have heard before, but I think this is clearer," he said.
The Star
23-04-2025
- Climate
- The Star
Tsunami warning systems in Penang upgraded to allow faster alerts
Fadila Jasmin (right) and her team testing the upgraded SAATNM in Batu Ferringhi on April 23. – BERNAMApic METMalaysia menaik taraf empat SAATNM itu kerana yang lama iaitu fasa satu telah digunakan sejak 2006 lagi, yang telah dinaik taraf ini mempunyai sistem pembesar suara 360 darjah, tiangnya lebih tinggi iaitu 16 meter berbanding 10 meter sebelum ini dan beberapa perkara lagi. -- fotoBERNAMA (2025) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA GEORGE TOWN: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has upgraded four Malaysian Tsunami Early Warning System (SAATNM) installations at sites near the sea in Penang. Penang MetMalaysia Office senior assistant director Fadila Jasmin Fakaruddin said the upgraded SAATNM is equipped with better features including 360° speakers compared to only three speakers previously. She said the four locations are at the National Training Centre at Pasir Panjang Beach in Balik Pulau, the Teluk Bahang Fisheries Development Authority Jetty, Masjid Jamek Ar-Rahman in Batu Feringghi, and the Tanjung Bungah Floating Mosque. "The old SAATNMs under phase one have been in use since 2006. The upgraded ones have an improved speaker system and a higher mast at 16m compared to the previous 10m, among others. ALSO READ: MetMalaysia to test tsunami warning system in Batu Ferringhi tomorrow (April 23) "Today (Wednesday, April 23) we tested the new tsunami siren system for the site acceptance test (SAT) at the Masjid Jamek Ar-Rahman location and everything went smoothly," she told the media after the siren test. Fadila Jasmin said the SAATNM siren in Teluk Bahang was tested on Monday (April 21) while the Balik Pulau installation was tested on Tuesday (April 22). The testing will continue at the Tanjung Bungah Floating Mosque SAATNM on Thursday (April 24). "We hope that by upgrading the SAATNM, we can provide faster warnings to people in the area if there is any tsunami threat," Fadilla Jasmin said. A manager at a Batu Ferringhi hotel near the site of today's test expressed confidence that the upgraded system will provide faster tsunami warnings to guests. "We can alert (guests) and take action (immediately) and the new loudspeaker is also very clear ... (it) can be heard all the way to the hotel. (We have heard the siren) before, but I think this is clearer," he said. SAATNM can also channel earthquake information to the public within eight minutes after detection by its sensors. – Bernama
Malay Mail
23-04-2025
- Climate
- Malay Mail
Penang tsunami alert system gets 360° upgrade for better public warning
GEORGE TOWN, April 23 — The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has upgraded four Malaysian Tsunami Early Warning Systems (SAATNM) located at four locations near the sea in Penang. Senior Assistant Director of Penang MetMalaysia Office Fadila Jasmin Fakaruddin said the upgraded SAATNM is equipped with better features including 360-degree speakers compared to only three speaker mouthpieces previously. She said the four locations are at the National Training Centre at Pasir Panjang Beach in Balik Pulau, Teluk Bahang Fisheries Development Authority Jetty, Masjid Jamek Ar Rahman in Batu Feringghi and the Tanjung Bungah Floating Mosque. 'MetMalaysia is upgrading the four SAATNMs because the old one under phase one, has been in use since 2006. The upgraded one has a 360-degree speaker system, a higher mast of 16 metres compared to the previous 10 metres and several other things. 'Today we are testing the new tsunami siren system for the Site Acceptance Test (SAT) at the Masjid Jamek Ar-Rahman location and everything went smoothly,' she said when met by Bernama after conducting the SAATNM siren test at Masjid Jamek Ar-Rahman near here today. Fadila Jasmin said her party had tested the SAATNM siren in Teluk Bahang on Monday, Balik Pulau yesterday and it will continue at the Tanjung Bungah Floating Mosque tomorrow. 'We hope that by upgrading the SAATNM, we can provide faster warnings to the public in the sea area if there is any tsunami threat,' she said. Meanwhile, the Safety and Health manager of Park Royal Resort Batu Ferringhi, V. Mohan, who was also present to see the testing of the SAATNM siren, is confident that the upgraded system can provide information about tsunami warnings faster, to guests of hotels located about 300 metres from the mosque. 'We can alert and take action (immediately) and the new loudspeaker is also very clear and can be heard all the way to the hotel, which I have heard before, but I think this is clearer,' he said. SAATNM is able to channel earthquake information to the public within eight minutes after being detected by the sensor. It also plays a role in detecting earthquakes that occur in the region and subsequently issuing earthquake information as well as advice or warnings if it has the potential to generate tsunami waves. — Bernama
The Sun
23-04-2025
- Climate
- The Sun
MetMalaysia upgrades four SAATNM in Penang, faster tsunami warning
GEORGE TOWN: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (METMalaysia) has upgraded four Malaysian Tsunami Early Warning Systems (SAATNM) located at four locations near the sea in Penang. Senior Assistant Director of Penang METMalaysia Office Fadila Jasmin Fakaruddin said the upgraded SAATNM is equipped with better features including 360-degree speakers compared to only three speaker mouthpieces previously. She said the four locations are at the National Training Centre at Pasir Panjang Beach in Balik Pulau, Teluk Bahang Fisheries Development Authority Jetty, Masjid Jamek Ar Rahman in Batu Feringghi and the Tanjung Bungah Floating Mosque. 'METMalaysia is upgrading the four SAATNMs because the old one under phase one, has been in use since 2006. The upgraded one has a 360-degree speaker system, a higher mast of 16 metres compared to the previous 10 metres and several other things. 'Today we are testing the new tsunami siren system for the Site Acceptance Test (SAT) at the Masjid Jamek Ar-Rahman location and everything went smoothly,' she said when met by Bernama after conducting the SAATNM siren test at Masjid Jamek Ar-Rahman near here today. Fadila Jasmin said her party had tested the SAATNM siren in Teluk Bahang on Monday, Balik Pulau yesterday and it will continue at the Tanjung Bungah Floating Mosque tomorrow. 'We hope that by upgrading the SAATNM, we can provide faster warnings to the public in the sea area if there is any tsunami threat,' she said. Meanwhile, the Safety and Health manager of Park Royal Resort Batu Ferringhi, V. Mohan, who was also present to see the testing of the SAATNM siren, is confident that the upgraded system can provide information about tsunami warnings faster, to guests of hotels located about 300 metres from the mosque. 'We can alert and take action (immediately) and the new loudspeaker is also very clear and can be heard all the way to the hotel, which I have heard before, but I think this is clearer,' he said. SAATNM is able to channel earthquake information to the public within eight minutes after being detected by the sensor. It also plays a role in detecting earthquakes that occur in the region and subsequently issuing earthquake information as well as advice or warnings if it has the potential to generate tsunami waves.
