Malaysia Moves Prime Minister’s National Day Speech Indoors Due to Haze
Severe air pollution from regional haze has forced Malaysian authorities to relocate Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s annual National Day address to an indoor venue. The precautionary measure aims to protect attendees and officials from hazardous air quality levels.
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Malaysia moves Anwar’s National Day speech indoors as haze spikes
Choking haze has forced Malaysia to move its leader’s annual National Day speech to an indoor venue from a public square, the communications ministry has said, underscoring the severity of cross-border pollution from severe wildfires in the region. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, due to address the country on August 30 on the eve of Independence Day celebrations, will speak from a convention centre in the administrative capital Putrajaya instead of at Kuala Lumpur’s Merdeka Square, a historic o...
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