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Malaysia Airlines continues to redefine the travel experience with its innovative Bonus Side Trip (BST) programme, offering international travellers the opportunity to explore Malaysia’s hidden gems at no extra fare.

Whether transiting through Kuala Lumpur or planning an extended stay, travellers can explore a second Malaysian destination effortlessly, experiencing more of the country’s cultural richness, natural landscapes, and authentic local hospitality.

Available to Malaysia Airlines’ international passengers who travel through Kuala Lumpur, BST offers a domestic return flight to one of seven selected Malaysian destinations at no extra fare. 

Travellers can choose to stop over in Langkawi, Penang, Johor Bahru, Kuantan, Alor Star, Kuala Terrengganu and Kota Bharu before continuing to the last leg of their journey. 

Unlike traditional stopover packages, BST is fully integrated into the ticket fare and booking journey, turning every international journey into a multi-destination Malaysian adventure.

For the first time in Solukhumbu district, a joint disaster management post has been established, aiming to enhance emergency preparedness and response during the monsoon season. 

The facility has been set up at Jorbouddha in Solududhkunda Municipality-6 and is currently operational.

Specially trained personnel from the Nepal Police and the Armed Police Force have been deployed, with an 11-member security team providing 24/7 service, according to Chief District Officer (CDO) Anoj Kumar Ghimire.

 A system is now in place to mobilize rescue teams shortly after receiving emergency information.

The post has been established targeting the three-month monsoon period (Asar, Saun, and Bhadau (mid-June to mid-September) when the risk of natural disasters is at its peak. 

CDO Ghimire emphasized that the long-term objective is to institutionalize and expand the post, making it a permanent and resilient structure that can serve all local levels across the district.

Garma Bazar has been designated as the operational center of the post due to its strategic geographical location.

 In addition to field operations, the post has already begun direct coordination with local disaster management committees throughout the district.

Birgunj Customs Office has collected the highest revenue--Rs 73.18 billion from the import of petroleum products in 11 months of the current fiscal year.

The Office had spent Rs 174 billion to import five types of petroleum products in the 11 months.

Of the total revenue collected from the import of 20 major goods, petroleum products have the share of 46.43 pecent. 

Chief Customs Administrator of the Office, Deepak Lamichhane, said import of petroleum products and vehicles is the main basis of the revenue of Birgunj Customs Office. 

Similarly, a total of 17.70 billion was collected in revenue import of vehicles and their spares which stood at 11.23 percent. 

Likewise, the Office collected Rs 5.78 billion in revenue from iron and things manufactured from iron while Rs 5.26 billion in revenue was collected from import of machinery goods and their parts.

Lamichhane shared that Rs 3.67 billion in revenue was collected from the import of electric machinery and their parts as well as Rs 3.06 billion in revenue was collected from import of all types of clothes during the period.  

The Office collected Rs 2.58 billion in revenue from the import of tobacco and tobacco related products, Rs 2.52 billion from cosmetic products, Rs 2.32 billion from raw material of plastics, and Rs 2.19 billion from other lubricant oil, he mentioned. 

The Secretariat meeting of the CPN-UML is being held today. 

The meeting under the chairmanship of Prime Minister and party Chair  KP Sharma Oli is scheduled to be held at the UML headquarters in Chyasal, Lalitpur at 1 pm.

Secretary of the UML Central Office Bhishma Adhikari said that the meeting will discuss preparations for the statute general convention, the party's organizational activities, and contemporary political issues.

The price of gold has dropped by Rs 1, 500 per tola in the domestic market on Wednesday.

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the yellow metal is being traded at Rs 192, 000 per tola today. 

Similarly, the price of silver has dropped by 20 and is being traded at Rs 2, 140 per tola today.

Two children have drowned in the septic tank of a toilet in Binuwatol of Chandrapur Municipality-10, Rautahat.

The deceased have been identified as two-year-old Ranje Sah and two-year-old Khushbu Sah,  according to Rajkumar Rai, Deputy Superintendent of Police of the Area Police Office Chandranigahapur. 

They were playing at the house of local Hridaya Paswan when the incident took place last night.

Both children breathed their last during the course of treatment at the Chandranigahpur Hospital, police said.

Lalitpur Metropolitan City has presented a budget of Rs 7.47 billion for the fiscal year 2025/26.

Deputy Mayor Manjali Shakya Bajracharya tabled the estimates of income and expenditure for the new fiscal year in the municipal assembly on Tuesday. 

Of the total budget, Rs 2.96 billion has been allocated for current expenditure and Rs 4.50 billion for capital expenditure.

The LMC has targeted to collect Rs 3.71 billion from internal revenue.

The budget has given priority to areas such as good governance, heritage and cultural conservation, sustainable infrastructure, promotion of greenery, environment, self-reliant economy, quality education, clean drinking water for every household, social development, health and youth employment.

The Supreme Court has asked the Gandaki Provincial government not to suspend the enforcement of the ‘Ride Sharing’ regulations. 

Responding to a writ petition filed against the provincial government’s decision to suspend the implementation of the Ride Sharing regulations, the court issued an order in the name of the provincial government to not implement its decision to suspend the regulations for a month. 

The division bench of Supreme Court Justices Til Prasad Shrestha and Mahesh Sharma Poudel handed down the order on Tuesday. 

This has paved the way for implementation of the Ride Sharing Regulations in the Province, Chief Attorney of the Gandaki Provincial Government, Chiranjivi Sharma said.

It may be noted that the Ride Sharing (Regulation and Management) Regulations-2082 was introduced by the Province Government and published in the Provincial Gazette on May 13. But the Federation of Nepal Transport Entrepreneurs staged a nationwide public transport strike against the Regulations, following which the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers wrote to the Gandaki Provincial Government to suspend the implementation of the Regulations. 

Accordingly, the provincial government decided to suspend the regulations for one month on June 3.