KOTA TINGGI, March 25 — A bush fire spanning about 150 hectares along the Punggai Bypass Highway towards Sebana Cove is now 80% contained as of 1pm today, with roughly 30 hectares still actively burning.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — Investigations into claims of a “corporate mafia” are being carried out methodically, step by step, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said today.‍

SIK, March 25 — An eight-year-old boy was found drowned in Sungai Muda at Kampung Tanjung Jeneri near here today.

MIRI, March 24 — The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) rescued a severely injured hornbill found on the ground near a building in the Kuala Baram Industrial Estate, as Miri faced intense heat and bush fires in Lutong on Tuesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (KPKM), along with related agencies, is intensifying its preparedness to protect Malaysia’s food security amid ongoing geopolitical tensions in West Asia and persistent hot weather conditions.

JOHOR BAHRU, March 24 — A fire destroyed a firecracker and fireworks stall last Sunday night, though no injuries or deaths were reported.