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Schools in areas where the Air Pollutant Index (API) exceeds 180 must close from October 9, the Education Ministry announced today. — Bernama file pic

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Schools in Malaysia to close from tomorrow if haze index tops 180, Education Ministry says

A search‑and‑rescue team member with a sniffer dog scours the Trishuli River banks in Nepal’s Rasuwa district on Sept 28, 2026, for people missing after the Aug 26 flash flood triggered by a glacial and rock collapse on the Nepal–China border. — AFP pic

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Families of 54 Malaysians missing in Nepal floods welcome 45‑day declaration proposal

— A property agent was fined RM4,000 by the Magistrates’ Court here today after pleading guilty to disobeying a police order by following the convoy escorting Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi yesterday. — Pexels pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

SUV driver fined RM4,000 for tailing Zahid Hamidi’s police convoy on Kesas

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is expected to announce good news regarding an initiative to make the KTM Komuter Southern Shuttle service more affordable said Transport Minister Anthony Loke. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Budget 2027: Anwar to announce cheaper KTM Southern Shuttle fares, says Loke

A ‘tonto’ pleads not guilty to 55 charges of giving RM62,900 in bribes to three traffic police officers between January 2022 and February 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 17 h ago

‘Tonto’ pleads not guilty to 55 bribery charges totalling RM62,900 involving traffic police

A witness told the Sessions Court here today that he met Sayed Amir Muzzakkir Al Sayed Mohamad (front), who is the former political secretary to former Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin, to hand over RM350,000 in cash at the Yayasan Tanah Aku office in Publika in 2020. ― Bernama pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Witness tells court he handed RM350,000 in cash to Hamzah Zainudin’s former aide over PDRM tender

Intan Syerina Ahmad Nizam displays her new identity card on the first day of the new-generation MyKad rollout at the National Registration Department in Putrajaya September 17, 2026. — Bernama

Malaysia / 17 h ago

NRD issues 169,346 new generation MyKads nationwide in three weeks

All education institutions under the Education Ministry (MOE) in the Federal Territory of Putrajaya and Selangor have been instructed to close today due to the haze. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Haze crisis worsens as unhealthy API readings force sweeping school closures in Putrajaya, Selangor and Rompin

The Attorney General’s Chambers has objected to former Lembaga Tabung Haji chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim’s application for leave to commence judicial review proceedings against the Inland Revenue Board, over its alleged unilateral cancellation of an agreement on the settlement of RM4.8 million in tax and penalties. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Malaysia / 19 h ago

AGC objects to former Tabung Haji chairman Abdul Azeez’s bid to challenge IRB over RM4.8m tax settlement

A newborn green turtle crawls across a sandy beach towards the sea after being released from a wildlife protected area on Mataking Island, Semporna September 25, 2026. — AFP pic

Life / 15 h ago

Palm‑sized hatchlings, big win: Malaysia’s green turtles defy global wildlife decline

Malaysians watch Prime Minister and Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim table Budget 2026 in the Dewan Rakyat in Kuala Lumpur October 10, 2025. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 5 h ago

From student hunger to bigger Sara aid, what could Budget 2027 have in store for Malaysians?

Alan Uan continues his father’s legacy at the Apong Guan food truck in Pandan Indah. — Picture by Lee Khang Yi

Eat-drink / 4 h ago

Fans of Penang’s Apong Guan, you can now get their iconic fluffy ‘apom’ in Pandan Indah

Visitors soak up the charm of Kuala Dungun’s timber shop rows steeped in tradition. — Bernama pic

Life / 15 h ago

Where Hokkien traders settled and miners thrived, Dungun’s ‘kedai kayu’ still whisper history

The collapse of Singapore's True Fitness and True Yoga chains has left around 3,300 creditors seeking repayment, including members affected by unused gym packages and memberships. — Picture via Facebook/True Fitness Singapore

Singapore / 18 h ago

Nearly a month after overnight shutdown, 3,300 creditors file claims against Singapore gym chains True Fitness and True Yoga

The Penang Bridge is barely visible due to limited visibility from the haze in George Town, Penang on October 8, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

‘Clean air not a luxury’: Manufacturers in Malaysia demand Asean accelerate haze-free roadmap