After close to a week of firefighting, the peat fire in Pengerang which razed close to 100ha has been extinguished.

Firefighters battle a persistent peat fire in Pengerang, Johor, causing haze and evacuations as dry winds threaten to reignite the blaze. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

PENGERANG: Johor’s fire and rescue department will carry out water bombing on Wednesday (Jan 28) in efforts to extinguish a ...

First, he was commended in his Jan 5 New Year address for accelerating reforms. But his government’s flip-flopping over two signature education announcements — integrating non-national syllabi and ...

As of Jan. 28, 2026, three fire sites were identified, with two extinguished. The Malaysian authorities said that smoke from ...

MI-17 helicopters belonging to the Air Unit of the Fire and Rescue Department from Subang Jaya have intensified water bombing ...

A devastating peat fire in Johor has led to the evacuation of 112 residents, highlighting the urgent need for effective disaster management. This article will delve into the details of the incident, ...

According to Bernama, the ongoing peat soil fire in the Punggai area in the Kota Tinggi district have expanded to 99.54 ...

The peatland fire in Taman Bayu Damai, Pengerang, which has been raging since last weekend, has disrupted residents’ daily lives as thick plumes of smoke blanketed residential areas, causing breathing ...

KOTA TINGGI, Jan 26 — Johor firefighters are deploying drones to battle a 12-hectare peat fire in Taman Bayu Damai as strong ...

KOTA TINGGI, Jan 27 (Bernama) -- Helicopters will be deployed tomorrow for water bombing to speed up efforts to put out the peat fire along Jalan Sungai Kapal and Taman Bayu Damai, Pengerang, which ...