The Rakyat Post

Dataran Putrajaya's vending zone was littered with snack wrappers, drink cans, and plastic bottles after the 69th National Day celebrations, despite RM2,000 fines and waste management agency SWCorp's enforcement deployed on the ground.

The former deputy minister and ex-Bangi MP resigned from DAP on Merdeka Day after 14 years, citing a personal pledge to campaign for Khairy Jamaluddin in GE16 — and DAP Secretary-General Anthony Loke replied on Facebook with a Malay proverb that translates to: once the honey is finished, throw away the rind.

While three TUDM officers went viral for their electrifying Merdeka commentary, their Chief was already airborne — personally leading a 10-fighter formation over Putrajaya for the second year running.

More than 100 people from Grab and its wider community took part in the National Day Parade, including women drivers and delivery partners, Grab leaders, PWD partners, as well as representatives from GXBank and Jaya Grocer.

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, 101, attended the 69th National Day parade at Dataran Putrajaya in an electric wheelchair, sitting roadside among ordinary spectators without an official government invitation, livestreaming the appearance on TikTok.

A three-year-old boy who came to watch the Merdeka parade in Kuala Terengganu was run over by the tow vehicle carrying a fire department boat, escaping without broken bones.

Pahang became the fourth state to strip two public accountability provisions from its forestry law — and together with Kelantan, Negeri Sembilan and Perak, those four states now control nearly 70 percent of the peninsula's permanent forest reserves with no obligation to consult the public or replace cleared land.

Le Méridien Putrajaya marked its tenth anniversary on Friday (28 Aug) with an industry award, a 10-tier cake, and the quiet revelation that fourteen of its associates have been with the hotel since the day it opened.