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Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor says two major water infrastructure projects worth over RM400 million will alleviate supply problems in three districts by year-end, with the Kogopon plant operational by November.
A fire at Selangor Wholesale Market in Serdang destroyed three shoplots but did not disrupt overall operations. Authorities plan to rebuild the facility as a modern supermarket beginning early next year.
Egypt and Russia are expanding cooperation through new joint economic initiatives, including logistics corridors for grain and petroleum products and seasonal flights to boost tourism, discussed during Manila ministerial meetings.
Pakistan and Iran are pursuing revival of the Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul freight train service, halted since 2022. Both nations aim to enhance trade and regional connectivity, with Pakistan upgrading its Main Line-3 rail corridor by December 2029.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim praised the Pakatan Harapan-led Negeri Sembilan government for demonstrating integrity-based development, citing river widening projects that address flooding while transparently managing extracted resources for community benefit.
Kelantan's new Chicha 2 Water Treatment Plant is 97% complete and will begin operations in September, delivering treated water to over 13,000 residents across five districts and reactivating 10,000 dormant accounts.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke has emphasised that the Kampung Angkat MADANI programme is an established nationwide rural development scheme launched two years ago, not timed to coincide with state elections.
India deepens ties with Cambodia through rural development projects while Indonesia expands air hubs and cracks down on corruption. Myanmar inaugurates new airport and solar plant; Philippines manages tropical weather and impeachment proceedings; Thailand pursues transnational crime networks.
JAWI has clarified that Muslim burial services in the Federal Territories will remain fully government-managed, dismissing privatisation concerns over a 90-hectare cemetery development project near Kuala Lumpur.
Perlis has resumed its cross-border ferry service between Kuala Perlis and Satun, Thailand, after a pandemic-induced closure. The state government expects tourist arrivals to reach 5.5-6 million this year, with plans for infrastructure upgrades including a floating pontoon and a proposed RM500 million bridge.
Yong Peng assemblyman Ling Tian Soon is banking on a RM23 million road upgrade—once derided as 'Jalan Koyok'—as the flagship achievement of his tenure in the upcoming Johor state election, positioning the constituency as an emerging logistics and industrial hub.
Malaysia's federal government has committed RM278.9 million annually for the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department to execute 86 development initiatives under the 13th Malaysia Plan's first rolling phase.
Indonesia's Interpol bureau arrested a Beijing fugitive linked to an international online fraud case this week. Across Southeast Asia, governments advanced defence cooperation, agricultural exports, infrastructure projects, and cultural tourism initiatives.