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On October 1, Laos police seized 521kg of crystal methamphetamine from a private Learjet that had arrived from Subang. CGT Asia Limited has confirmed that only one Philippine national was on board its aircraft when it departed Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang, for Luang Prabang International Airport, Laos, on October 1, and that the passenger boarded without any carry-on luggage. — Social media pic

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CGT Asia confirms Philippine passenger boarded Subang-Laos flight without carry-on baggage

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives for a plenary session of the House of Representatives at the National Diet in Tokyo on October 5, 2026. — AFP pic

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Japan tells China to ‘show respect’ after PM Takaichi addressed by name only

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has been granted leave by the Federal Court in Putrajaya to appeal a ruling allowing the Malaysian Bar to challenge the discontinuation of his Yayasan Akalbudi corruption case. — Bernama pic

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Federal Court allows Zahid, AG to appeal Malaysian Bar’s challenge of DNAA in Yayasan Akalbudi case

File picture of diners and hospitality crew at a restaurant in Kuala Lumpur on January 10, 2023. Malaysia’s minimum wage is once again under the spotlight, with workers pushing for higher pay while employers warn against a steep increase as the federal government weighs its options ahead of Budget 2027. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

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Minimum wage debate: What workers want, what employers say and what comes next

The Proton X50 Sport Edition gets a predominantly black treatment with red accents, plus black 18-inch alloy wheels and dedicated skirtings. — Picture courtesy of Proton

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Proton opens bookings for X50 Sport Edition to mark six-year milestone

His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, today granted an audience to Independent Police Conduct Commission chairman Datuk Zolkopli Dahalan and deputy chairman Martina@Kartina Zamhari at Istana Negara October 8, 2026. — Picture via Facebook/Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar

Malaysia / 4 h ago

King grants audience to IPCC chairman at Istana Negara

The government is making early preparations for potentially extreme heat, with temperatures forecast to reach 40 degrees Celsius from the end of this year until April next year. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Malaysia prepares for extreme heat as El Nino looms from end-2026 to April, says Mat Sabu

Singapore Airlines’ female cabin crew will switch to new closed-toe footwear from January, phasing out the open-toed sandals synonymous with the airline’s iconic image. — Pictures from Singapore Airlines website/social media

Singapore / 5 h ago

Goodbye, Singapore Girl sandals: SIA cabin crew to get new closed-toe wedge shoes

Pope Leo XIV delivers his speech during the weekly general audience at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican on October 7, 2026. — AFP pic

Life / 10 h ago

New era for the Vatican? Pope Leo signals major shift in marriage rules

The view around Terachi appears obscured by haze in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, on October 8, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Haze persists as 38 areas record unhealthy API, Segamat highest at 187

Duck egg ‘char kway teow’ at Next Gen Kopitiam. — Picture by CK Lim

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Drop by Next Gen Kopitiam in Maluri for their ‘char kway teow’, stay for their fluffy, salty-sweet golden toast

A thick layer of haze envelops the Kuala Lumpur skyline, reducing visibility. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Hazy math: DoE explains why your AQI says 250 when the official API is 175

Wedding of the year? Everything we know about Syed Saddiq and Bella Astillah’s big day

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Wedding of the year? Everything we know about Syed Saddiq and Bella Astillah’s big day

Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim has called for schools in haze-affected areas to close if Air Pollutant Index (API) readings remain above 150 to 180 for a prolonged period. — Picture via Facebook/Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar

Malaysia / 3 h ago

King calls for schools to close if API stays above 150-180 for prolonged period

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim with Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing after their joint press conference at Perdana Putra, during the Myanmar leader’s two-day official visit to Malaysia October 8, 2026. — Bernama pic

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Myanmar willing to accept repatriation of nationals in large numbers at own expense, says Anwar

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Quarantine, unease and rumours: Russian city grapples with plague scare

The World Health Organisation has asked Moscow for more information as concern continues over an unexplained death at a Russian plague research facility. — AFP pic

SHELEKHOV, Oct 8— When a woman died of suspected plague in Siberia last week, Oksana was in the maternity ward for observation.“Everything was fine, and then they told us that a woman had died. And they wouldn’t let anyone in or out,” the 35-year-old told AFP.For four days, she was...

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The proposed rule would establish a US$70,000 (RM286,300) fee per F-1 non-immigrant student for initial OPT and a US$30,000 per F-1 non-immigrant student for any subsequent OPT, according to a statement on the department’s website. — Unsplash pic

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US proposes US$70,000 fee for international students seeking OPT work authorisation

A flyer with an image of Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old pensioner whose eviction triggered nationwide protests over Spain’s chronic housing crisis and a political debate that culminated in early elections, is seen at an impromptu protest vigil after she died in hospital in Madrid on October 7, 2026. — AFP pic

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Madrid pensioner whose eviction sparked Spain housing protests dies at 87

Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing reviews honour guards during a welcome ceremony at the prime minister’s office in Putrajaya on October 8, 2026. Min Aung Hlaing said Thursday that migrants from his war-torn country held in Malaysian detention centres will be returned home ‘as soon as possible’. — AFP pic

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Myanmar leader vows to take back migrants from Malaysia ‘as soon as possible’

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives for a plenary session of the House of Representatives at the National Diet in Tokyo on October 5, 2026. — AFP pic

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Japan tells China to ‘show respect’ after PM Takaichi addressed by name only

Students backing Brazil’s President and presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the runoff election take part in a march against the far right in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 7, 2026. — AFP pic

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‘Never again Bolsonaro’: Thousands march in Brazil ahead of election runoff

Rescuers and volunteers carry a body of a local resident as they conduct search and rescue operations at the site of a Russian aerial strike at a multi-floor residential building in Pryluky on October 7, 2026, amid Russian invasion of Ukraine. — AFP pic

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Five children among 28 killed as Russian strikes hit Ukraine

Christa Pike, 50, who was sentenced to death for a murder she committed when she was a teenager, received two supposedly lethal doses of the drug pentobarbital at a Tennessee prison last Wednesday. — Tennessee Department of Correction handout pic via AFP

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Botched US execution survivor woke after being declared brain dead, lawyer says

SpaceX CEO Elon Muskspeaks to the press next to US President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johanson and Nvidia CE Jensen Huang after a meeting of technology executives about artificial intelligence at the White House in Washington, DC, on September 29, 2026. Trump will present close ally Musk and other tech bosses with the top US scientific award at a ceremony on Thursday, the White House said. — AFP pic

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Trump to honour Musk, tech chiefs with top US science awards

Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores both already face drug trafficking and firearms charges in the United States after they were snatched from their Caracas compound in an extraordinary US military raid in January. — AFP pic

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US weighs torture charges against Venezuela’s Maduro, wife over alleged abuse of Americans

Fighters loyal to the Houthi authorities, take part in a rally to recruit more fighters, in Sanaa on October 7, 2026. — AFP pic

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Saudi-led coalition says 82 Houthi targets destroyed across Yemen

A displaced Palestinian boy plays amid stacked damaged cars against the backdrop of destroyed buildings in Gaza City on October 7, 2026. Israel carried out new strikes in Gaza on October 7 as it marked the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas. — AFP pic

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Israeli strikes kill five in Gaza on Oct 7 anniversary

Mining vehicles extract coal from a lignite coal mine, as the Elbistan thermal power plant, is seen in the background in Elbistan on February 11, 2026. COP31, the 31st UN Climate Change Conference, will be held in Antalya, Turkey, from November 9-20, 2026. Turkey is hosting the event, while Australia will lead the negotiations. — AFP pic

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Turkish NGOs see COP31 as rare chance to push climate action despite crackdown fears

This photograph taken on September 25, 2026 shows an aerial view of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant near the Padma river at Ishwardi in Bangladesh’s Pabna district. — AFP pic

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Bangladesh’s first nuclear plant brings hope for power, worries for neighbours

US President Donald Trump departs after delivering remarks on stage at Tradepoint Atlantic on October 6, 2026 in Sparrows Point, Maryland. — Getty Images pic via AFP

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A man fixes a plaque reading in Russian ‘Anna Politkovskaya lived in this house and was villainously killed on October 7, 2006’ which originally was installed on the apartment building where she was killed before being vandalised, near her workplace turned into a memorial of the slain Russian reporter at the office of the Novaya Gazeta newspaper, recently designated by authorities as a ‘foreign agent’, in Moscow October 6, 2026. Investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the fierce critic of the Kremlin’s wars in Chechnya, was shot dead on October 7, 2006, in the entrance hall of her apartment block in central Moscow. — AFP pic

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