TOKYO: More than 2,000 firefighters are battling Japan’s biggest forest fire in three decades, officials said Monday, as some 4,600 residents remain under an evacuation advisory.

KUANTAN: Firefighters in Pahang, are battling a massive blaze that has consumed a coconut plantation near the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP).

TOKYO: Thousands of people evacuated from parts of northern Japan as the country’s largest wildfire in three decades raged unabated on Sunday after killing at least one person, officials said.

PARIS: Formula One’s governing body on Wednesday rubber-stamped proposals for a mandatory two-stop strategy to help revive the Monaco Grand Prix as a spectacle.

KOTA BARU: The 'Muhibbah' (Friendship) boat race, which was expected to attract hundreds of Malaysians and Thais and scheduled to start tomorrow, has been postponed due to the rising water levels of the Golok River following heavy rains since yesterday.

KUANTAN: With the northeast monsoon set to end mid next month, the Fire and Rescue Department is shifting its focus to the dry spell that will come after that. It may cause forest and bush fires.

SHAH ALAM: In a remarkable display of courage and determination, a group of firefighters in Penang embarked on a painstaking mission to rescue a distressed calf that had fallen into a drain.

JELI: Police have arrested a lorry driver and seized almost three tonnes of ketum leaves worth RM111,600 in an operation here recently.

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ARAU: Traders at the Perlis East Wind Festival 2025 in Kampung Lat 1000, Tambun Tulang, are counting their losses after heavy rain turned the festival grounds into a muddy disaster.

KUALA LUMPUR: Eye-shaped gummy candies remain widely sold on online platforms, despite a ban issued by the Health Ministry.

KUALA LUMPUR: A video of a lady purchasing one onion received humorous feedback from social media users.

KUALA LUMPUR: Some 17 years ago, a Malaysian businessman and cancer survivor, who wants to remain anonymous, consumed pangolin-based traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) after undergoing chemotherapy.

KUALA LUMPUR: In a remarkable display of bravery, a motorcyclist became an overnight hero after risking his life to remove a discarded tyre from the busy second lane of a highway.

ALOR STAR: Mutiara Perlis, the owner-developer of Perlis Sanglang Port (PSP), has entered into a strategic partnership with Bina Darulaman Bhd (BDB) following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop various maritime facilities in Sanglang, Perlis.

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JOHOR BARU: The Johor Fire and Rescue Department identified 14 hotspots of open burning, as the state prepares for the northeast monsoon transition.

KOTA BARU: The water gates in Mundok will be closed for a boat race along Sungai Golok, which separates Thailand and Malaysia.

Small businesses nationwide are preparing for a major transition as Malaysia moves towards mandatory e-invoicing.

KUALA LUMPUR: Better water management in Kelantan is urgently needed to boost agricultural yields and reduce reliance on imported rice, said Kemubu Agricultural Development Authority (KADA) chairman Khalid Abdul Samad.