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DOE: Transboundary haze thickens 1,211 hotspots detected in southern Asean, mostly in Kalimantan
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 — Some 1,211 hotspots were detected across the southern Asean region based on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite imagery analysed by the Asean Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC) in Singapore yesterday. Department of Environment (DOE)
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Haze worsens as Serian hits 412, while Samarahan and Kuching record hazardous API levels
KUCHING, Aug 30 — Serian, Samarahan and Kuching recorded hazardous-level Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as of 12.30pm today. According to the Department of Environment (DOE)’s Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) portal, the API reading at the Serian District
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Melaka PKR plans early candidate announcements, Adam Adli says new faces need preparation
MELAKA, Aug 30 — Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Melaka plans to announce its candidates for the upcoming state election earlier to give its new faces sufficient time to be fully prepared before facing voters. Acting chairman of the Melaka PKR
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‘Bound by mountains and rivers, sharing a common destiny’: Flood-hit Nepal warns warming is putting Himalayas at risk
KATHMANDU, Aug 30 — Nepal’s foreign minister and the UN climate chief on Saturday warned of the growing threat from global warming to the Himalayas, as rescuers race to find thousands missing after torrential flooding along the border with China.
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Israel claims latest Gaza hospital strike as Doctors Without Borders condemns targeting of hospitals
GAZA CITY (Palestinian Territories), Aug 30 — Israel’s military said it struck a Hamas commander within the compound of a Gaza hospital on Saturday, while the territory’s health officials said Israeli strikes elsewhere killed four people. It is the latest
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Two years on, British widow sues Singapore Airlines over injuries suffered in 2024 turbulence that also killed her husband
SINGAPORE, Aug 30 – The widow of a British man who died during severe turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight in 2024 has launched legal action against the airline over spinal injuries she suffered in the incident, The Straits Times reported. Linda
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Nepal floods leave 55 Malaysians uncontactable, 36 more missing in China, says ministry
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 — A total of 91 Malaysians, comprising 55 in Nepal and 36 in China, remain reported as uncontactable as of 8pm on Saturday following the floods that struck on Aug 26, the Foreign Ministry said. In
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Foreign minister says briefing today for families of Malaysians missing in Nepal floods
SEREMBAN, Aug 30 — A briefing will be held today with the families of Malaysians still unaccounted for following severe flash floods and landslides in Nepal’s Rasuwa district. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said the briefing will involve Wisma
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US steps up Nepal flood aid with US$3.6m package
WASHINGTON, Aug 30 — The United States said Saturday it was providing US$3.6 million (RM15.2 million) in humanitarian aid to Nepal following catastrophic flooding that killed hundreds and left close to 3,000 missing. “The United States is standing with the
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Rescuers send air and camera into Nepal hydropower tunnel after three days, raise hopes for trapped workers
KATHMANDU, Aug 30 —Nepali army rescuers broke through to a hydropower tunnel on Saturday and began pumping air and sending a camera inside, raising hopes of reaching workers trapped since devastating floods struck the site three days earlier. Nepal’s government
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