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As haze chokes South-east Asia, Indonesia’s army throws everything at forest fires

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People and pilgrims walk at the Grand Mosque Complex in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca. — Bernama pic

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DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke Siew Fook saidys the Negeri Sembilan executive council cannot override the state constitution or decisions of the Dewan Keadilan dan Undang on the position of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar — Bernama pic

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Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said Malaysia is beginning to feel the delayed impact of global energy disruptions as higher gas and coal prices feed into electricity generation costs. — Bernama pic

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