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• Sweeping school closures across Malaysia as haze worsens

  ### Sweeping School Closures Across Malaysia as Haze Worsens Malaysia is experiencing a severe haze crisis, with 37 areas recording unhealthy air quality levels. Schools in 37 districts across the country, including Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, have been closed due to worsening conditions. The education ministry has urged schools and educational institutions to close if API readings exceed 180 or remain above 150 for three consecutive days.

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• Northern Ireland’s Sinn Fein faces police probe as protest tensions fester

  Northern Ireland's Sinn Fein faces a police investigation into a protest that blocked a Protestant parade, prompting calls for prosecution of lawmakers involved. The standoff has escalated into a political crisis, impacting the region's power-sharing government.

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• Lawyer Lim Tean handed 3 more charges including committing act that could defeat course of justice

  Lawyer Lim Tean, 61, has been handed three additional charges following an arrest warrant issued against him on August 4th. The charges include failing to present a valid passport upon leaving Singapore via Tuas Checkpoint, allegedly leaving the country unlawfully to avoid serving his jail sentence, and failing to comply with the duty to surrender to custody at the State Courts. Lim was previously convicted of three charges under the Legal Profession Act in July 2024 and sentenced to six weeks in jail and a fine o…

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