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1. In Dewan Rakyat today: Health commission, hospital overcrowding and disaster risk mapping among key issues Malay Mail · 27 Oct 2026

   KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 — The proposed Health Services Commission, overcrowding at government hospitals and measures to strengthen disaster risk mapping in Malaysia are among the issues scheduled to be raised in the Dewan Rakyat today. According to the Order Paper published on Parliament’s website…

2. Should we replace controversial colonial statues? Hobart just did ABC News · 27 Oct 2026

   A statue of colonial figure William Crowther, toppled in Hobart’s Franklin Square in 2024, has been replaced by a native garden ringed with inscribed bronze, in a project believed to be the first of its kind in Australia.

3. Cohere says Alibaba’s Qwen model tried to send a file to Beijing TechCrunch · 27 Oct 2026

   An AI model said it wouldn’t use any tools, then tried to send something to a server in Beijing anyway, and while researchers say it’s probably a training quirk and not espionage, the whole thing has people asking how much to trust free Chinese AI.

4. TuJu built for stranded motorists on expressways, not to rival Waze, says highway authority chief Malay Mail · 27 Oct 2026

   KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 — TuJu was never meant to rival Waze, Malaysian Highway Authority chairman Datuk Seri Hasni Mohammad has said. His clarification comes after Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim urged Malaysian civil servants to switch to the local app over security concerns linked to Waze’s…

5. Albanese confirms bolstered security for MPs after Haines attack Nine · 27 Oct 2026

   Security upgrades to MPs’ homes, as well as swifter office upgrades, are on the table. Some politicians also want duress alarms.

6. More violence in Arunachal as anti-dam protests spread The Times of India · 27 Oct 2026
7. The Snoop: Axe falls at SBS during ‘restructure’, Tim Wilson’s late-night letter, and more Crikey · 27 Oct 2026

   Plus the truly insane reviews of Liz Truss’ new book coming out of the UK. The post The Snoop: Axe falls at SBS during ‘restructure’, Tim Wilson’s late-night letter, and more appeared first on Crikey .

8. Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees as AI spending mounts Nikkei · 27 Oct 2026
9. Status Yellow wind warning in effect for Donegal and Mayo RTÉ · 27 Oct 2026

   A Status Yellow wind warning has come into effect for Donegal and Mayo with very strong southwesterly winds forecasted.

10. Two motorcyclists killed in three-vehicle crash on Johor Bahru-Gelang Patah road Malay Mail · 27 Oct 2026

    JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 27 — Two motorcyclists were killed in a collision involving three vehicles at Kilometre 24.9 of the Johor Bahru-Gelang Patah-Pendas Road here yesterday morning. Iskandar Puteri District Police Chief ACP Radin Ramlan Radin Taha said that at about 7.20 am, a car carrying a driver and…