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Malaysia moves Anwar’s National Day speech indoors as haze spikes

Malaysia moves Anwar’s National Day speech indoors as haze spikes
South China Morning Post Friday 28 August 2026, 03:00 UTC By Bloomberg 1 min read
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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...

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 open...
Malaysia (LOCATION) Anwar (PERSON) National Day (EVENT) Anwar Ibrahim (PERSON) Independence Day (EVENT) Putrajaya (LOCATION) Kuala Lumpur’s (LOCATION) Merdeka Square (LOCATION)
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