If you've noticed a burnt smell in the air over the past few evenings and are wondering if it's the haze at work, here's why.The National Environment Agency (NEA) said in a Facebook post on Friday (March 20) evening that hotspots with smoke plumes were observed in Central Sumatra and Johor.Noting the dry and warm conditions over Singapore and the surrounding region from this weekend until the end of next week, along with prevailing winds from the northeast, NEA said that there may be an increase in hotspot activity and a «continued risk of smoke haze».Checks by AsiaOne on the agency's 1-hour PM2.5 reading at 11.30pm indicate that Singapore's air quality remains in the «normal» band.The 24-hour Pollutant Standard Index ranged from 45 to 57, within the «Good» to «Moderate» range, as at 7pm.Warmer conditions expectedDaily maximum temperatures in Singapore may reach a high of 35 to 36 deg C on some days in the coming week, NEA said.

The threat comes as Marines sail toward the region amid widespread speculation that U.S. soldiers could be called on to deploy.

Elanor Beaulieu, 39, was arrested after a seven-hour siege of a $6.3 million oceanfront property in Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles, and charged with murdering a man who was found dead inside.

The two-bedroom, 82 square metre apartment on a main road in Sydney's south-west was listed last month for $690 - up from $480 when the grisly discovery was made in June 2022.

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The General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces says that it «would attack the source of any aggression against the territory and national sovereignty of the Islamic Republic»

Emergency services are working at the site of the crashed debris

The statement was made in response to an option proposed by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent of lifting sanctions on Iranian oil already loaded into tankers

The sale, delivery, and unloading of oil and petroleum products are allowed until midnight on April 19

The attack was aimed at more than 55 targets, according to the report

Heavy rains battering B.C. caused a mudslide in Coquitlam Thursday, forcing one couple to be airlifted out, and triggered two evacuation alerts in the Fraser Valley, along the Chilliwack River.

Mis en chantier au début des années 1970 sous l'impulsion des autorités gabonaises, le chemin de fer du Transgabonais avait pour ambition de désenclaver l'intérieur du pays et de relier les zones minières et forestières au port d'Owendo. Inauguré progressivement entre 1978 et 1987, il constitue aujourd'hui un axe stratégique de 648 km reliant Owendo à Franceville. Depuis sa mise en service, le Transgabonais joue un rôle central dans le développement économique et social du Gabon. (...) - TRANSPORTS / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Le Ministre du Tourisme Durable et de l'Artisanat, Pr Marcelle Ibinga épse Itsitsa a effectué une visite à la Baie des Rois, l'un des projets urbains et touristiques de la capitale Gabonaise. À cette occasion, Emmanuel Edane, Directeur Général de la Façade Maritime du Champ Triomphal, a entretenu le Ministre sur l'évolution des travaux et les ambitions portées par le projet de la Baie des Rois. Pour rappel, la Baie des Rois incarne la volonté du Chef de l'Etat S.E.M Brice Clotaire (...) - INFRASTRUCTURES / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

La province de la Nyanga, longtemps considérée comme périphérique dans le développement industriel gabonais, pourrait bientôt connaître une transformation majeure. Le Président de la République, Brice-Clotaire Oligui Nguema, a reçu vendredi les principaux acteurs du secteur minier opérant dans la région, marquant une étape décisive pour le suivi et l'accélération de projets structurants destinés à dynamiser durablement cette partie du sud du Gabon. Ces initiatives, portées à la fois par (...) - MINES ET HYDROCARBURES / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Poland’s top court has ordered authorities to recognize same-sex marriage certificates issued in other EU member states Read Full Article at RT.com

Birinder Singh was driving down the highway, hoping to see Alberta’s Rocky Mountains for the first time, when a bullet from a passing vehicle ended his life.

The regulator for Alberta’s lawyers says it will no longer mandate Indigenous cultural competency training in advance of what Alberta Premier Danielle Smith calls the “Peterson law” coming into effect.

Heavy rains battering B.C. caused a mudslide in Coquitlam Thursday, forcing one couple to be airlifted out, and triggered two evacuation alerts in the Fraser Valley, along the Chilliwack River.

Kiev has the technical means to track down an estimated two million draft dodgers, a Ukrainian MP believes Read Full Article at RT.com

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is closed to visitors amid the war, but Orthodox clergy say Holy Fire Easter rites will still go ahead Read Full Article at RT.com

The EU is using the threat of ‘disinformation’ to impose a censorship regime against Prime Minister Viktor Orban before elections in Hungary Read Full Article at RT.com

A former Treasury financial expert has issued a blunt warning amid the growing uproar over the K128.7 billion Amaryllis Hotel deal: stop the rush to blame individuals without first understanding how public pension funds actually operate. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the expert pushed back against mounting calls—led by the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC)—for […] The post A Treasury Insider Fires Back: “Know the System Before Pointing Fingers” in K128.7 Billion Amaryllis Storm appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.