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Malaysia's Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) has announced that a new regulation requiring the unified sale of long-distance bus tickets will be implemented in phases. The move aims to standardise how intercity bus tickets are sold, and travellers and operators are watching closely to see how the rollout will affect booking practices and fares.

Greek choreographer Christos Papadopoulos has won what is described as the 'Turner prize for dance', prompting a Guardian interview with Lyndsey Winship. Papadopoulos discusses returning to his revolutionary ideals amid global crises, his forgotten youthquake, and how pushing dancers toward near-impossible demands involves failure and friction in his creative practice.

Two NASA probes from the ESCAPADE mission, launched almost a year ago, are returning toward Earth for a final gravity assist before continuing to Mars. One spacecraft will pass the planet on 7 November and the other on 9 November, using Earth's gravity to pick up speed and adjust their trajectory for the rest of the journey.

Radio Digital Malayali is currently streaming 'Thaarapadhamaake', an instrumental lofi track by Mellofi, with 14 other listeners tuning in alongside. The online station focuses on Indian lofi music and shares live now-playing updates as it broadcasts to a small but engaged audience.

NASA's twin ESCAPADE spacecraft will execute powered flybys of Earth in November 2026, using the planet's gravity to slingshot themselves toward Mars. It marks the first time Mars-bound missions have used this trajectory, and the manoeuvre is drawing attention from space enthusiasts tracking the mission's unusual path.