10 states and federal territories are currently experiencing unhealthy air quality levels.
At last look…five of the affected areas are in Sarawak, while the rest are in Selangor, KL, Putrajaya, Penang, Perak, Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka and Johor.
90 percent of the areas are recording API readings exceeding 150.
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In a related development…the Met Department says 17 areas across Perak, Selangor, Pahang, Kelantan, Sabah and Sarawak are currently under a level one heat advisory, having recorded temperatures of between 35-37 degrees Celsius for three consecutive days.
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The Immigration Department has lodged a police report over a viral social media post, where a woman claimed she was accused of stealing a passport cover at the Pudu UTC office.
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The Civil Defense Force is open to reviewing and improving its SOP’s, following a fatal snakebite incident involving one of its trained personnel during a recent reptile handling activity.
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FINAS says Malaysia’s film censorship regime has been more open in recent years with the Film Censorship Board increasingly relying on age classifications rather than extensive cuts.
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Selangor has declared September 1st a state holiday to mark the hosts finishing as overall champions at the 2026 SUKMA Games.
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And, new data suggests that the world’s oceans have now hit 21.1 degrees Celsius – which is hotter than ever recorded - due to a combination of human-caused climate change, and the effects of the El Nino weather phenomenon.
