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US election officials brace for chaos as Trump pushes mail voting curbs
WASHINGTON, Sept 5 — America’s midterm elections opened Friday in a fog of confusion over mail voting, with ballots already going out as President Donald Trump presses courts to let […]
Anwar visits Egyptian scholar Sheikh Abdul Aziz, who urges preservation of Islamic classical heritage
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — Prominent Egyptian scholar Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Syahawi has advised that Islamic classical heritage (turath) must continue to be preserved, while new technology should be leveraged […]
Religious Affairs Dept urges ‘solat hajat’, aid for residents after Serian haze emergency
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 5 — The Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) has called on mosques and surau in the Federal Territories to hold solat hajat (special prayers), seeking relief from the […]
DOE raises monitoring and enforcement to highest level after Serian haze emergency declared
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — The Department of Environment (DOE) will raise air quality monitoring and preparedness to the highest level following the declaration of a haze emergency in the […]
Cambodia’s displaced families rebuild lives in ‘waiting villages’ as they dream of returning home
PHNOM PENH, Sep 5 — More than 3,000 new identical houses rise in a grid formation from a Cambodian plain not far from the Thai border, but most of the […]
Beyond August 31 and September 16: National Archives urges deeper understanding of Malaysia’s nation‑building
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — As a Malaysian, how much do you know about the country’s journey from a fledgling British colony to independence and, eventually, the formation of the federation […]
How El Nino-driven drought is squeezing the Panama Canal and putting global supply chains at risk
 PANAMA CITY, Sept 4 — The Panama Canal will restrict the number of vessels transiting the crucial waterway from Friday for the second time ever due to drought caused […]
Nepal’s deadly Himalayan tsunami: Climate change, glacier retreat or natural geology — what caused it?
KATHMANDU, Sept 4 — Nepal is reeling from a deadly Himalayan glacial mountain collapse on the border with China that has killed more than 1,300 people and left upwards of […]
Sarawak Forestry ramps up monitoring in fire-prone forests as heat, haze raise risks to wildlife
 KUCHING, Sept 4 — Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) is stepping up monitoring in high-risk forest areas amid the current hot, dry and hazy weather, which could heighten the risk of […]
Thailand halts AI data centre boom, vows airtight rules after diesel stockpile scare
BANGKOK, Sept 4 — Thailand said Friday it would introduce clearer rules on AI data centres to regulate the fast-growing sector, and urged almost 50 sites currently under construction to […]