<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>(Oct 5): Seven areas recorded unhealthy air quality levels as at 9am this morning, with the air pollutant index (API) reading in Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang at the highest level with 172 and Seberang Perai at 167.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Other areas with readings in the unhealthy level include: Taiping (157), Ipoh (142), Batu Muda (107), Shah Alam and Port Klang (101).</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>According to the Department of Environment website, API in the 0-50 range is good, 51-100 is moderate, 100-200 is unhealthy, 200 to 300 very unhealthy; and above 300, hazardous.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Air quality in Petaling Jaya, Banting and other areas in the Klang Valley showed a vast improvement from the same time yesterday, recording moderate levels with an API of 96 for both.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>At 9am yesterday, Petaling Jaya recorded a reading of 256 and Banting was 249, breaching the "very unhealthy" air quality mark.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Putrajaya also recorded a moderate reading today at 98, a drop from yesterday's reading of 235.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The horizontal visibility level at 10am around major airports have improved except for Langkawi, where it was 500m compared to Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang at 1.5 km. <em>– The Malaysian Insider</em></p></div>

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(Oct 5): Seven areas recorded unhealthy air quality levels as at 9am this morning, with the air pollutant index (API) reading in Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang at the highest level with 172 and Seberang Perai at 167.

Other areas with readings in the unhealthy level include: Taiping (...

Seven areas record unhealthy air quality, worst in Penang

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The UK has joined the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, according to a release on Sunday from the country’s Department for Business and Trade.

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The founder and owner of fashion empire Mango, Isak Andic, died on Saturday in a mountain accident, police said. He was 71.

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Subang Parade, the iconic shopping centre of the 1980s and 90s will be undergoing asset enhancement to meet the growing demands of its customers and stay relevant to the community. Real estate investment trust Hektar REIT acquired the property in 2006 and has upgraded the mall over time. The latest exercise sees it setting aside RM41 million to upgrade the mall while retaining its charm.

Revitalising a Subang Jaya icon

<p>Subang Parade, the iconic shopping centre of the 1980s and 90s will be undergoing asset enhancement to meet the growing demands of its customers and stay relevant to the community. Real estate investment trust Hektar REIT acquired the property in 2006 and has upgraded the mall over time. The latest exercise sees it setting aside RM41 million to upgrade the mall while retaining its charm.</p>


<p>A year when inflation subsided enough for monetary policy easing to start in most advanced economies is about to conclude with a 24-hour flurry of decisions led by the Federal Reserve.</p>


<p>The founder and owner of fashion empire Mango, Isak Andic, died on Saturday in a mountain accident, police said. He was 71.</p>


<p>Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari stressed that he will remain in the state until the end of this term to ensure the stability of the economy and the unity government.</p>


<p>US President-elect Donald Trump has in recent weeks expressed a keen interest in privatising the US Postal Service, the <em>Washington Post</em> reported on Saturday, citing three people with knowledge of the matter.</p>


<p>Russia has begun using North Korean troops in significant numbers for the first time to conduct assaults on Ukrainian forces battling to hold an enclave in Russia's Kursk region, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday.</p>


<p>KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 15): In the heart of Paris’ 1st arrondissement, along rue Cambon, a young Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel fell in love with Hangzhou — albeit from a distance. It was the 1910s when the designer first chanced upon antique coromandel lacquer screens with her inamorato, Arthur “Boy” Capel....

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<p>A US appeals court judge has taken the rare step of revoking his decision to retire from active service on the bench, depriving Republican President-elect Donald Trump of the ability to fill a judicial vacancy.</p>


<p>The UK has joined the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, according to a release on Sunday from the country’s Department for Business and Trade.</p>


<p>The US Treasury has informed Japan's Nippon Steel that the panel reviewing its proposed US$14.9 billion (RM66.3 billion) purchase of US Steel has not yet come to an agreement on how to address security concerns, the <i>Financial Times</i> reported on Sunday.</p>


<p>President-elect Donald Trump said he’s appointing Devin Nunes, the chief executive officer of his Truth Social platform, to head a presidential advisory board that he said will keep tabs on the US intelligence community.</p>
