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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

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

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King grants audience to IPCC chairman at Istana Negara

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

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

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

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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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

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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

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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

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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 following an official welcoming ceremony at Perdana Putra. — Bernama pic

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Anwar personally contacts Indonesian President Prabowo over haze crisis

— 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

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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

This picture taken on October 7, 2026 shows hazy conditions around Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang, Selangor, reducing visibility. — Bernama pic

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Haze disrupts five flights at Senai Airport, forces diversions to KLIA and Changi

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim holds a one-on-one meeting with Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing at the Perdana Putra Complex in Putrajaya on October 8, 2026. — Bernama pic

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Anwar welcomes Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing at Perdana Putra

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

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

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

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — Schools and educational institutions under the Education Ministry in areas where the Air Pollutant Index (API) exceeds 180 must close from tomorrow (October 9), as authorities step up measures to protect students and teachers from the worsening haze.Schools in areas where API readings remain above...

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Noraidah Lamat, the mother of the late Zara Qairina Mahathir, attends the Coroner’s Court in Kota Kinabalu on August 28, 2025, for a pre-inquest proceeding into her daughter’s death. — Bernama pic

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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

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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

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‘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 / 12 h ago

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

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 / 10 h ago

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Julaiha Munaji says her children, Nor Daniel Fikri, 11, and Puteri Naufa Raisha, 8, insisted on going to school despite haze‑related closures. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Three Pontian siblings killed in motorcycle‑lorry crash after insisting on school despite haze closure

— 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

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Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir says rising global coal and liquefied natural gas prices are adding to electricity generation costs as Malaysia’s power demand continues to grow. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

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Malaysia must strengthen regional cooperation to ensure stable energy supply, says Akmal

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