Monsoon floods in Thailand have killed 60 people since mid-September, officials said, as surging waters exact an increasing economic toll – destroying homes and crops, killing livestock and flooding factories. Bangkok buckled at the end of September as 300mm (11.8 inches) of rain – around one month’s worth – hit its creaking drainage system over just three days. The floodwaters have largely retreated from the capital, giving city officials crucial breathing space to clear the stinking,...

Aircraft configured for medical evacuation operations, report says.

Born from an artist’s bond with his golden Scottish Fold and a surgeon’s pursuit of aesthetic harmony, 'Chats' at the Việt Nam Fine Arts Museum unveils over fifty paintings that explore the quiet dialogue between instinct, emotion, and the beauty of exactness.

The recent arrests of 11 suspected terrorists by authorities in Indonesia underline how terrorism remains a persistent security challenge, with analysts warning that militant networks are communicating online through smaller and decentralised cells despite stronger enforcement. The Indonesian National Police’s counterterrorism force, Special Detachment 88 (Densus 88), said on Sunday that 11 suspected terrorists had been arrested in raids across West Java, Central Java, Central Sulawesi, South...

Among others, proposed allocation would fund sterilisation, vaccination, rescue, veterinary care, adoption and sanctuaries.

In government financial management, original allocations are not necessarily final allocations, Armand says.

Civil society groups march to Parliament, urge govt to expedite transboundary haze law.

A former Buddhist monk in Thailand was convicted on Wednesday of misusing donations to a highly praised hospice he established for people with HIV/Aids and given the maximum term of 50 years in prison. Alongkot Poonmook, formerly known as Phra Ratcha Wisutthiprachanat, was forced to leave the monkhood after he was arrested last year along with an associate, Seksan Sapsubbsakul, who served as a fundraiser for the project. The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases found both...

Noorizwan's family seeks concrete answers from authorities.

They claim the state ruler acted without menteri besar's advice.

'Malaysia breaking ranks by welcoming him, this will bury 5PC for good.'

A Singapore court on Oct. 6 sentenced an Indonesian seafarer to 10 months in jail and six strokes of the cane for trying to board a flight at Changi Airport with a knife hidden in his shoe.

Laotian police seized 521 kg of crystal methamphetamine as it was being loaded onto a private jet at Luang Prabang International Airport earlier this month, a shipment Malaysian police say was bound for Manila.

A 47-year-old man will be charged on Thursday over a series of perfume thefts at Changi Airport, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said on Wednesday. The thefts date back to November last year and involved almost S$1,410 (US$1,102) worth of perfume, the police said in a news release. SPF said it was alerted to the first theft on November 5, 2025, after a retail assistant discovered that a box of perfume was missing from a shop’s display shelf. Closed-circuit television footage showed that the...

'Let them save their own company; the government has other priorities.'

Malaysia’s Melaka will hold a state election on November 14 as the Umno-led Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition nears a pact with Islamist rivals, leaving Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s alliance facing another difficult contest after a string of recent defeats. The filing of nominations would begin on October 31 and early voting on November 10, Election Commission chairman Ramlan Harun said on Wednesday. A total of 687,897 registered voters are eligible to elect the state’s 28 assembly members, with...

PARLIAMENT | Isnaraissah compares it against govt's recent swift action on Tabung Haji, Felda and UiTM.

He warns extending the increase to foreigners would further burden businesses.

Singapore occupies a “peculiarly sensitive existential point” as it seeks to retain strategic options amid a great power rivalry, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan has said, doubling down on the city state’s stance of refusing to take sides. He also warned that the global landscape would remain unsettled if China and the United States failed to address their respective domestic issues. Speaking at the Milken Institute Asia Summit 2026 in Singapore on Wednesday, Balakrishnan identified...

UPDATED 1.40PM | Nomination day falls on Oct 31, EC announces.

Three prominent artists from two generations have come together in Dreaming of Where It Began, an exhibition bringing together works that range from realist painting to spiritual expression.

It gives Parliament greater control over its administration, finances, staffing and professional support services - minister.

A 20-meter-tall bodhi tree collapsed across Dinh Tien Hoang Street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City during the morning rush hour of Oct. 7, plunging the many streets into three hours of traffic gridlock.

A 20-meter-tall bodhi tree collapsed across Dinh Tien Hoang Street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City during the morning rush hour of Oct. 7, plunging the many streets into three hours of traffic gridlock.

The programme, entitled Chắp Cánh Tuổi Thơ (Nurturing Children’s Dreams), follows the series organised by the newspaper with the aim to bring culture and the arts closer to the public.

The central city will drastically transform six key sectors – arts performance, film industry, fine arts and exhibition, culture-based tourism, digital content and handicrafts into potential revenue for sustainable growth in 2030-45.

Portraits and stories of female Vietnamese political prisoners are on display at a public exhibition at Hà Nội's Ngô Sỹ Liên Secondary School campus, marking a new way to help young people learn national history.

Rafizi says its alternative budget has undergone econometric process to ensure figures used grounded in reality.

The cinematic phenomenon 'The Journey of Heroes' (originally 'Trại Buôn Người') has officially crossed the VNĐ300 billion mark in revenue just 12 days after its premiere. More than just a box-office triumph, the film serves as a shining example of cultural development and collaborative filmmaking, echoing the spirit of the Politburo’s Resolution 80 on Vietnamese cultural development.

The festival will provide an opportunity to review achievements in preserving and promoting the values of Thái Xoè, honour the cultural identities of ethnic groups in the Northwestern region, and promote the land and people of Lào Cai. It will also showcase local tourism products and destinations and strengthen linkages for tourism development.