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Sedimentation problem and water quality deterioration are the occurrences happened along the river basin especially at main river basin in Malaysia. The main objective of this study to review the sedimentation problems and water quality deterioration level in the Lata Sungai Limau, Terengganu, Malaysia. 11 sampling stations were chosen from upstream until downstream. There are four mains contributed in this study such as water quality parameters, distribution of sediment grain size, concentration of total suspended solids (TSS) and river discharge (Q) respectively. From leave-one-out method showed chemical oxygen demand and TSS are the most importance water quality variables with river discharge (Q). The formation of sediment load per day falls between 53.540 kg/d (Station 2) and 1,164.394 kg/d (Station 5) for all sampling stations contributed. The result showed the sizes of sediment recorded phi -0.011 and phi 0.768 with very rough particle sizes which are between phi 1.00 and phi 0.00. All parties involved need to take responsibility and be more aware to environmental deterioration and awareness. This research conducted to enlighten the public about the importance of the environment, especially river basins.

The northeast monsoon flood phenomenon is a natural disaster especially around East Peninsular Malaysia such as Kelantan. The main objective of this study is to identify the impact of the northeastern monsoon flood of Malaysia on the tourism sector. The climatology factors for tourism sector especially for the coastal zone tourism segment. Large floods as in 2014 have seen a lot of destroying local areas. Both the government and the non-government should formulate strategies to address the flood issue as a process of improvement for the future. Flood effects such as damage to building infrastructure, coastal beauty, facilities, interrupted services and tourist attractions. The findings show that floods that are among the most frequent climate change in all countries in Malaysia. However, the impact of this disaster will not only affect flood-damaged areas but also indirectly affect the growth of the tourism sector as it requires a reconstruction process. The study was conducted to illustrate the impact of the flood disaster that has affected the tourism sector.

has become a pandemic worldwide. The number of deaths is increasing without a vaccine to stop its spread and has threatened Malaysia's national security. With the increased number of human fatalities due to COVID-19, cremation may be the final solution to prevent the spread from dead bodies as the virus remains on the body after death. However, religion has different perspectives in dealing with the cremation of the dead body. Malaysia is a Muslim majority country but its citizens also consisted of Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, and others. This study will look at the acceptance of Malaysians on the issue of cremating dead bodies during disasters. A qualitative approach was used with respondents answering questionnaires. Analysis of legislation related to disaster management of human corpses was also conducted. Results show that the majority of the respondents disagreed with the cremation of the dead body because of their religion and they believe that there must be a better alternative to deal with the dead body infected by COVID-19.

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