PLUS anticipates 2.2 million vehicles per day during Malaysia Day, school holidays

KUALA LUMPUR: PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) is anticipating a surge in traffic flow, with volumes expected to reach up to 2.2 million vehicles per day across its highway network on the peak travel days of Sept 12, 13, 19 and 20, due to the school holidays and Malaysia Day. In a statement today, PLUS has advised users...

Afghans show solidarity as migrant returns from Iran surge

ISLAM QALA, Afghanistan: At the border with Iran, Fatima Rezaei distributes food and hygiene products to Afghans forced to return, unable to passively stand by as the deportation crisis grows. The 22-year-old is one of many Afghan volunteers rallying to help their compatriots, despite having little themselves. Since the beginning of the year, more than 1.6 million...

Scientists struggle to explain record surge in global heat

The world has been getting hotter for decades but a sudden and extraordinary surge in heat has sent the climate deeper into uncharted territory -- and scientists are still trying to figure out why. Over the past two years, temperature records have been repeatedly shattered by a streak so persistent and puzzling it has tested the...

Thousands stranded at Labuan ferry terminal due to unexpected surge in holiday travel

LABUAN: Over a thousand travellers are stranded at the Labuan roll-on roll-off (Ro-Ro) ferry terminal as the ferry services between Labuan and Menumbok struggled to meet the soaring demand during the “Balik Kampung” season. More than 10,000 residents left for mainland Sabah and Sarawak during the exodus, which coincided with the Kaamatan Festival, Gawai Day celebration,...