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The Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, graced the ceremony proclaiming the appointment of the 17th Undang of Luak Jelebu at Istana Besar Seri Menanti today.

Also in attendance were the Tunku Ampuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Aishah Rohani Tengku Besar Mahmud, and the Tunku Besar Seri Menanti, Tunku Ali Redhauddin Tuanku Muhriz. — Bernama pic

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Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Zamzuri Mohd Isa said the investigation team arrested the 24-year-old suspect immediately after he was discharged from a private hospital, where he had sought treatment. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

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Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir at the investiture ceremony of the state awards and medals in conjunction with his 76th birthday celebration at Istana Besar Seri Menanti, Kuala Pilah January 14, 2024. — Bernama pic

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This picture taken on October 10, 2026 shows plaintiff Sisilius Rami during an interview in Parit Tokaya village in Pontianak, in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province. Every few years, residents of Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province contend with devastating wildfires and a noxious haze shuttering schools, sickening the elderly and infirm, and stifling the local economy. Now, they’ve had enough. — AFP pic

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The Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, granted an audience to the Undang Luak Jelebu, Datuk Azrin Khairi, during the ceremony proclaiming the appointment of the 17th Undang Luak Jelebu at Istana Besar Seri Menanti today. — Bernama pic

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This picture provided by The Straits Times taken and received on October 14, 2026 shows buildings shrouded with haze in Singapore. Air pollution in western Singapore hit the country’s ‘very high’ band today, the environment agency said, as haze from Indonesia forest fires causes a regional crisis. — The Straits Times handout pic via AFP

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Haze envelops the capital city as several skyscrapers are barely visible from the Merdeka 118 Tower in Kuala Lumpur on October 14, 2026. — Bernama pic

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The Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, graced the ceremony proclaiming the appointment of the 17th Undang of Luak Jelebu at Istana Besar Seri Menanti today.Also in attendance were the Tunku Ampuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Aishah Rohani Tengku Besar Mahmud, and the Tunku Besar Seri Menanti, Tunku Ali Redhauddin Tuanku Muhriz. — Bernama pic

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The Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, granted an audience to the Undang Luak Jelebu, Datuk Azrin Khairi, during the ceremony proclaiming the appointment of the 17th Undang Luak Jelebu at Istana Besar Seri Menanti today. — Bernama pic

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