A small aircraft lost control and crashed Thursday on a highway in Malaysia’s central Selangor state, killing all eight people on board and two on the ground, authorities said.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/world/airplane-crash-malaysia-highway-8-dead-on-board-8897174/

Kedah and Kelantan are among the country’s five poorest states, while Selangor and Penang are among the five most prosperous, alongside Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/malaysias-state-elections-are-not-a-litmus-test-for-pm-anwars-unity-government/

On Thursday, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Shah Alam filed a police report against Kedah chief minister Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor for allegedly insulting Selangor ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/malaysia-kedah-selangor-act-civil-penalties-race-religion-royalty-rhetorics-insult-ruler-3626251?cid=cna_flip_070214

Perikatan Nasional supporters during the Grand Finale Selangor Bangkit Gemilang election campaign ahead of the upcoming Selangor state election in Taman Melawati, August 11, 2023.

Source: https://www.theborneopost.com/2023/12/30/in-2023-ge15s-political-battle-and-perikatans-rise-continued-in-six-state-elections-four-by-elections/

Perikatan Nasional supporters during the Grand Finale Selangor Bangkit Gemilang election campaign ahead of the upcoming Selangor state election in Taman Melawati, August 11, 2023.

Source: https://www.theborneopost.com/2023/12/30/in-2023-ge15s-political-battle-and-perikatans-rise-continued-in-six-state-elections-four-by-elections/

PN, for its part, will be led by former Selangor chief minister and Bersatu supreme council member Azmin Ali for the upcoming state elections.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/malaysia-state-elections-selangor-pakatan-harapan-perikatan-nasional-malay-vote-3581951?cid=cna_flip_070214

Selangor, Penang and Negeri Sembilan are presently governed by Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/malaysia-negeri-sembilan-state-assembly-dissolve-polls-3208496?cid=cna_flip_070214

This toll is only second to the 1993 Highland Towers condominium collapse in Selangor, which was also caused by a landslide and claimed 48 lives.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/malaysia-landslide-genting-batang-kali-report-sue-3988626?cid=cna_flip_070214