Seven more flight delays, one cancelled in Kuching due to haze

As of 6pm today, seven more flights were delayed due to the haze at the Kuching International Airport.

Airport senior manager Mohd Nadzim Hashim said this brings to 15 the number of flights which had been delayed since the airport resumed operations at 5.30am, today.

"Five arrivals and two departures were delayed as of 6 pm," he said, adding that 1,039 passengers were affected by these delays.

Mohd Nadzim said the delayed flights involved MasWings flights using Twin Otter and ATR aircraft.

Meanwhile, Mohd Nadzim said, AirAsia was among 22 airlines which cancelled and rescheduled its flights today.

He said with the rescheduling, the number of cancelled flights was 25, comprising 22 AirAsia and three MasWings flights, affecting 2,932 passengers.

The AIr Pollutant Index (API) reading at 8pm in Kuching was 113, Samarahan (114) and Sri Aman (97).

Perpaduan rakyat prasyarat ekonomi mampan

Tidak semua negara Islam mempunyai ruang dan kesempatan untuk terus aman dan damai, dan mempunyai peluang untuk menikmati ekonomi yang kukuh dan berkembang seperti Malaysia, tegas Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Beliau berkata, rakyat Malaysia perlu mempunyai tekad untuk memahami maksud dan keperluan perpaduan di kalangan mereka, serta kekuatan dalaman yang seterusnya dapat dijadikan tonggak untuk negara membuat langkah seterusnya.

Warga emas maut ditikam anak kandung yang berhalusinasi

Seorang pesara guru maut ditikam anak kandungnya sendiri di sebuah rumah dekat Kampung Senaling, di sini, petang Sabtu.

Menurut Ketua Polis Daerah Kuala Pilah, Superintendan Amran Mohd Ghani, siasatan awal mendapati warga emas berusia 65 tahun itu cuba memujuk anak lelakinya yang juga pemegang kad orang kurang upaya (OKU) mental yang dikatakan mahu membunuh diri.