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VIENTIANE, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan and Investment, Trade, and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz have arrived in Vientiane to attend the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits. Both ministers arrived today at Wattay International Airport at 7.45 pm local time (8.45 pm Malaysian time). The summits will be held at the National Convention Centre (NCC) in the capital from Oct 8 to 11. Approximately 2,000 delegates will attend the event, including heads of state and government from ASEAN member countries, dialogue partner nations, external partner nations, and representatives from regional and international organisations.

KOTA KINABALU, The construction of Phase 1A of the Sabah Pan Borneo Highway (LPB) is facing delays due to land acquisition issues and the extensive time required for utility relocation along the project alignment, said Deputy Works Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. He noted that the landowners’ refusal to cooperate, with some taking the matter to court, has delayed the project, necessitating an extension of time (EOT). ‘Therefore, we want to prevent this issue from arising in the implementation of Phase 1B of the Sabah LPB, where the contractor received the Letter of Acceptance (SST) just two days ago,’ he

SIBU, The federal government has spent RM268 million for the Sibu Flood Mitigation Project (RTB), which comprises three phases in total, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. He said the project began with the implementation of Phase 1 and 2, which had a combined contract cost of RM183 million and were completed in 2012 and 2015, respectively. The initiative has provided flood risk protection to over 10,000 residents across an area of 400 hectares, encompassing residential, commercial and school areas around Jalan Hulu Lanang, including the General Operations Force Camp. Fadillah, who is also Energy Transition and Water

KUALA LUMPUR, Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) bagged a double when they defeated Selangor 3-2 in the Malaysia Futsal Cup final at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil here today. The win more than makes up for the disappointment of finishing as runners-up in the second edition of the competition last year, when they lost 3-1 on penalties to Pahang Rangers after both teams were tied 4-4 in regulation time. Against Selangor today, coach Juan Antonio Miguel Garcia’s JDT team started aggressively to draw first blood with an early goal through import Bruno Taffy Nogueira Aguiar. Selangor, however, drew level in

MELAKA, A provision shop run by a foreigner was found to have committed various offences, including storing vegetables for sale in the premises’ toilet. Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) Melaka director Norena Jaafar said the offences were detected during Op Samar at the Tanjung Minyak Industrial Park, near here on Sept 30. She said a preliminary investigation found that a Bangladeshi man in his 40s, married to a local woman, had been running the business for over two years. “The raid involved four KPDN enforcement officers. They began with the test purchase method to detect any