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Malaysia’s births fall 4.5pc in 2025 as fertility rate drops to 1.5 children per woman

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The Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, graced the ceremony proclaiming the appointment of the 17th Undang of Luak Jelebu at Istana Besar Seri Menanti today.
Also in attendance were the Tunku Ampuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Aishah Rohani Tengku Besar Mahmud, and the Tunku Besar Seri Menanti, Tunku Ali Redhauddin Tuanku Muhriz. — Bernama pic

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Global pension expert William Price proposed that Malaysia raise its retirement age to 65 to match the improved life expectancies here, noting that some countries were forced to raise their retirement ages very rapidly during a crisis. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

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Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Zamzuri Mohd Isa said the investigation team arrested the 24-year-old suspect immediately after he was discharged from a private hospital, where he had sought treatment. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia
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Raeven Goh is brought to the Kuala Lumpur Magistrate’s Court on Oct 15, 2026. — Bernama pic

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Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir at the investiture ceremony of the state awards and medals in conjunction with his 76th birthday celebration at Istana Besar Seri Menanti, Kuala Pilah January 14, 2024. — Bernama pic

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Several officers from the Prime Minister’s Office had visited Makkal Osai senior editor Rajan Boopalan at the hospital on the Prime Minister's behalf.— Facebook pic

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State JPJ director Jasyindar Singh Sihdu said the vehicles comprised a Toyota Vellfire, two Mercedes-Benz A250s and a BMW limousine, driven by Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Chinese and Myanmar nationals aged between 30 and 40.

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This picture taken on October 10, 2026 shows plaintiff Sisilius Rami during an interview in Parit Tokaya village in Pontianak, in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province. Every few years, residents of Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province contend with devastating wildfires and a noxious haze shuttering schools, sickening the elderly and infirm, and stifling the local economy. Now, they’ve had enough. — AFP pic

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Datuk Seri Fadhlina Sidek, said that under the coordinated procedures, outdoor activities would be postponed when the API reading exceeds 100, while schools would be closed when the reading exceeds 200, in accordance with the PTJK. — Bernama pic

Malaysia
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The Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, granted an audience to the Undang Luak Jelebu, Datuk Azrin Khairi, during the ceremony proclaiming the appointment of the 17th Undang Luak Jelebu at Istana Besar Seri Menanti today. — Bernama pic

Malaysia
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A still shows a BYD Seal slamming into the rear of Perodua Bezza on Jalan Kuching in Kuala Lumpur. — Screengrab via video of said incident on social media

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Irene Sofiya Mohd Khairoul Faisal, 16, who was found dead in a Yong Peng, Johor school on October 3, 2026 and suspected to have been murdered. — Facebook pic

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Haze envelops the capital city as several skyscrapers are barely visible from the Merdeka 118 Tower in Kuala Lumpur on October 14, 2026. — Bernama pic

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This picture provided by The Straits Times taken and received on October 14, 2026 shows buildings shrouded with haze in Singapore. Air pollution in western Singapore hit the country’s ‘very high’ band today, the environment agency said, as haze from Indonesia forest fires causes a regional crisis. — The Straits Times handout pic via AFP

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Vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on August 10, 2026. — AFP file pic

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