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Bintulu schools go online till Sept 11 as haze pushes API past 200
KUCHING, Sept 6 — A total of 54 primary schools and nine secondary schools in Bintulu Division, comprising the Bintulu and Tatau/Sebauh districts, will be closed from Sept 7 to 11 due to haze, with Home-Based Teaching and Learning (PdPR)
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Miti seeks Budget 2027 allocations to accelerate semiconductor industry, expand Malaysian exports
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 5 — The Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) has submitted 11 initiatives to the Finance Ministry (MOF) for consideration in Budget 2027, which will be tabled next month. Deputy Miti Minister Sim Tze Tzin said priority
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Haze affects tourist arrivals and upcoming events in Sarawak, says state minister
KUCHING, Sept 5 — Sarawak has seen a slight drop in tourist arrivals amid the current haze, said State Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He said the decline was expected to continue
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Malaysia sends families’ DNA samples to Nepal to help identify 55 missing Malaysians, says Tok Mat
SEREMBAN, Sept 5 — All DNA samples from the next-of-kin of 55 Malaysians still unaccounted for following floods and landslides in Nepal have been obtained, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan. He said the samples would be sent to
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Chew Jetty heritage site unaffected by blaze, Penang govt to help owners of five destroyed premises, says CM
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 5 — The historic Chew Jetty here was unaffected by a fire that broke out about 20 metres away and destroyed five business premises early this morning, said Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. He said the
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MOH: Malaysia to lead 17th Asean Health Ministers Meeting in Kuala Lumpur from Sept 7-11
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — Malaysia will chair the 17th Asean Health Ministers Meeting (AHMM), which begins September 7 in the capital, the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced. In a Facebook post today, the ministry said the five-day meeting, running
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Public briefing on Sarawak electoral boundary review set for Sept 8 in Kuching
KUCHING, Sept 5 — Rise of Social Efforts (ROSE) will hold a briefing on the Sarawak electoral boundary review this Tuesday (September 8), giving members of the public an opportunity to hear directly from the Election Commission (EC) regarding the
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Police detain four in separate cable theft cases in Kampar and Kuala Kangsar
IPOH, Sept 5 — Police detained four local men early yesterday morning in connection with two separate cable theft cases in Kampar and Kuala Kangsar. Perak police chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin said the first arrest in Kampar was
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Perak exco hopes Budget 2027 will prioritise welfare of older rural residents
IPOH, Sept 5 — The Perak state government hopes Budget 2027 will give special attention to the welfare of senior citizens in rural areas, covering housing, basic amenities, mobility as well as digital access. State Rural Development, Plantation, Agriculture and
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Serian haze eases slightly, but API remains hazardous at 390 at 7am; Kuching, Tebedu, Lundu remain at very unhealthy levels
KUCHING, Sept 5 — Air quality in Serian improved slightly, with its Air Pollutant Index (API) reading dropping to 390 by 7am today from 498, which was categorised as very hazardous at 8pm yesterday. According to the Natural Resources Environment
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