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Schools in the southern Malaysian state of Johor have reopened after a 10-day suspension that affected more than 1,000 schools and about 600,000 students. The decision was made after air quality improved, but the situation remains tense in Sarawak and Singapore, while Indonesia continues to battle fires.
Aziz KarimovMalaysia banned civil servants from using Waze over the app's Israeli ties, citing a data leak threat. Waze called these claims completely false. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim allowed for a full ban once an alternative appears.
Javlon TursunovMalaysian Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail stated that close ties between ASEAN countries are essential for peace and stability in the region. The statement came after the conclusion of the 20th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime in Makati, Philippines, where online fraud, money laundering, human trafficking and combating criminal networks were discussed.
Sevara AzamovaOn Saturday evening in Kuala Pilah (Malaysia), a fire-walking ritual took place at the Si Tian Gong temple in honour of the nine-day Taoist Nine Emperor Gods Festival. According to the temple committee chairman, the rite brings luck, health and success in business for the year ahead. The festival is celebrated by Chinese communities across Southeast Asia, who observe a strict vegetarian diet.
Javlon TursunovMalaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday reaffirmed the country's position: a call for peace and justice for Palestinians, 'unconditional condemnation of the genocide in Gaza' and opposition to 'indiscriminate bombings of southern Lebanon.' He said he is in close contact with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani to prevent the Middle East conflict from expanding.
Javlon TursunovIndonesia has scaled up operations to extinguish forest and land fires on Sumatra and Kalimantan using aircraft, while Malaysia has offered assistance and an ASEAN cooperation mechanism.
Otabek YusupovFrom late October, Uzbekistan Airways will increase the number of regular flights on the Tashkent — Kuala Lumpur route to four per week. The airline has published the departure schedule from Tashkent and back, as well as prices: from 3,235,000 soums one way and from 6,357,000 soums for a round trip. Thanks to interline agreements, the route can be booked as a single ticket to other points in Malaysia, including Langkawi and the Malaysian part of the island of Borneo.
Dilnoza Rahimova
