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Sarawak health proposals after FDS crash
Sarawak proposes healthcare fixes after fatal FDS helicopter crash.
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Sarawak assembly suspends DAP member over budget debate remarks
Sarawak state assembly suspends DAP's Chong Chieng Jen for offensive language and unverified claims during budget debate.
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Sarawak offers 25% electricity discount for 716,000 households
Sarawak government cuts electricity bills by 25% for 716,000 households under 2027 budget.
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Health Minister: Only 63% of Doctors Report for Sabah-Sarawak Posts
Health Minister says 63% of doctors offered Sabah and Sarawak postings report for duty after 30% quota review.
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Haze hits 21 Malaysian areas at unhealthy pollution levels
Malaysia's air quality drops to 'unhealthy' as 21 areas face haze pollution.
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Haze tightens grip on Malaysia
Malaysia's air quality worsens as 32 areas hit unhealthy API levels.
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Sarawak Haze Dominates Unhealthy API Readings
Sarawak areas hit unhealthy air quality with IPD Serian at 182 as transboundary smoke plumes from Kalimantan and Sumatra worsen haze conditions.
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Sarawak Approves RM1.5b for Sibu Economic Zone
Sarawak government agrees in principle to RM1.5 billion allocation for Sibu Economic Zone to boost investment and high-value jobs.
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Sarawak Deputy Minister Calls for Transparent Federal Funding Formula
Sarawak deputy minister demands transparent federal funding formula to ensure fair share of national resources.
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Woman killed, son injured in Sarawak crash
Woman dies, son hurt in Selangau-Mukah junction crash.
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Haze Watch: 21 Areas Report Unhealthy Air
Malaysia's 21 areas wake up to unhealthy air as API hits 182 in Serian.
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Malaysia Targets Sarawak Penang in Fertility Boost
Malaysia's women's minister says Sarawak and Penang will get extra focus to raise birth rates.
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Air Quality Dips Nationwide
Malaysia's air quality drops as Sarawak records seven unhealthy API readings.
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Sarawak Helicopter Crash Report Due Soon
Malaysian transport deputy confirms Flying Doctor helicopter crash report within 30 days.
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Lubok Antu Haze Worsens
Lubok Antu API jumps to 178 in eight hours as Sarawak haze worsens.
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Haze spreads across Malaysia as 20 areas hit unhealthy air
Malaysia's air quality drops to unhealthy levels in 20 regions as haze stretches from Tawau to Perak.
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Anwar urges energy cuts as haze worsens
PM calls for energy prudence amid severe haze crisis.
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MetMalaysia warns of thunderstorms until noon
Northern Malaysia braces for heavy rain and strong winds as MetMalaysia issues thunderstorm alert until 12pm
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Malaysia's air quality hits unhealthy levels across 28 areas
Perak leads the country with five unhealthy zones as haze spreads to major cities nationwide.
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BUDI Diesel mobile counters coming to Sabah and Sarawak
Malaysia expands fuel subsidy program with mobile counters to reach rural communities without reliable internet access.
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Sarawak's growth should lift all Malaysia
Sarawak's premier outlines plans to boost the state's economy while strengthening the nation.
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Sarawak gets RM1.5b boost as Malaysia seeks unity
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announces a major funding increase for Sarawak, matching Sabah's allocation and signalling commitment to equitable development across Malaysian states.
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Anwar: MA63 is a national promise for all Malaysia
Prime Minister says the 1963 Malaysia Agreement must be seen as binding the whole nation, not just Sabah and Sarawak.
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Malaysia expands diesel subsidy transfers beyond family
The government now lets diesel vehicle owners share their monthly fuel subsidies with any eligible person, not just relatives.
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Malaysia offers RM500 flight aid for new students
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announces one-time assistance for 7,095 freshmen traveling between peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia for university.
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Sarawak takes control of Bintulu Port
Prime Minister Anwar and Sarawak Premier Abang Johari witness the historic handover of a major strategic port from federal to state management.
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Why the haze keeps coming back
Southeast Asia's recurring haze isn't just an enforcement problem, it's a broken system of incentives that nobody wants to fix first.
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When patriotism meets consumer choice
Malaysia Day prompts reflection on how national pride shapes what we buy and whether local brands can compete on more than sentiment alone.
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Malaysia's 1963 agreement still binding, minister says
Armizan Mohd Ali says MA63 remains in force and no new deal is needed to govern the federation.
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Sarawak electoral boundary review underway, no deadline set
Communications Minister confirms redelineation process has started but won't commit to finishing before next state election.
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Haze blankets Peninsular Malaysia as east coast clears
41 areas across the peninsula hit unhealthy air quality levels while Sabah and Sarawak see moderate readings.
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Heavy rain and strong winds hit Penang, Sabah and Sarawak
MetMalaysia issues weather warning for thunderstorms across multiple regions until late morning.
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Selangor Sultan calls for unity on Malaysia Day
Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah urges Malaysians to strengthen togetherness and cherish peace as the nation marks its formation.
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Sarawak leader calls for mature, inclusive Malaysia
Wan Junaidi says national strength depends on managing diversity wisely, not just economic growth.
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Aaron urges unity above difference
On Malaysia Day, Aaron Ago Dagang called shared national identity the foundation for Malaysia’s peace and future.
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Malaysia was made by agreement
Malaysia Day marks a legal bargain that joined Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore into one federation.
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East Malaysia takes over the feed
Sabah and Sarawak creators are turning Malaysia Day into a scroll of jokes, culture shocks and sharp little truths.
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Proud to be Sabahan, still fully Malaysian
East Malaysians on food fights, visible development gaps, and why September 16 deserves the same weight as August 31.
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The first woman to lead a 130-year-old longhouse
Judy Stephen took over a Sarawak longhouse with roots in the 1860s, and she has crocodiles, land rights and 18 families on her mind.
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Bintulu Port is now Sarawak's
Two repealed federal Acts just handed Malaysia's biggest LNG port to the state government.
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Sarawak's premier says his time may be up
At 76, Abang Johari told a PBB convention that this could be his last term and that older leaders should step aside.
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Sarawak's flying doctors are grounded, and the trek back is two days
Seven flying doctor teams are suspended in Sarawak, leaving 14,830 people in 85 remote spots waiting on boats, trucks and long walks.
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Four agencies fill in for Sarawak's grounded flying doctors
A fatal helicopter crash grounded the Flying Doctor Service, so police, air force, coastguard and firemen are now flying the mercy missions.
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A doctor's last flight home to Kelantan
Over 1,000 people filled a Pengkalan Chepa mosque to bury a 33-year-old medical officer killed on a rural health flight.
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Five FDS crash victims go home to their families
DNA analysis confirmed the five killed in the Sarawak Flying Doctor Service crash, and Malaysia's machinery moved to bring each one home.
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Sarawak schools stay shut until the air clears
Two Sarawak districts keep their schools closed while the haze holds, and a single air quality number decides when class resumes.
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A helicopter crash grounds Sarawak's flying doctors
Five medical staff died when a service helicopter went down in Long Lellang, and now whole villages are waiting for care that no longer comes.
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Kuching stages Malaysia's founding in 18 minutes
A Sarawakian cast turns the story of Malaysia's founding into an 18-minute musical for Malaysia Day.
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