Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak is barred from political activity and media appearances under house arrest, according to the home minister on Thursday. Any breach will send him straight back to prison. The announcement will remove any ambiguity about Najib’s possible role in the Melaka state election on Saturday and help shore up the credibility of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government, already facing recriminations for not being able to stop the house arrest, an expert...

Ho Chi Minh City's new chairman Le Quoc Phong has pledged to focus on tackling traffic congestion, flooding, and environmental pollution while improving residents' quality of life.

PARLIAMENT | PM says bilateral trade remains strong, with both exports and imports increasing.

Indonesia’s Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka formally resigned on Thursday in the midst of a scandal over his academic qualifications, leaving President Prabowo Subianto with a difficult choice over who should replace him. Gibran, 39, the eldest son of former president Joko Widodo, submitted his resignation letter to the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR), a day after submitting a separate letter to Prabowo, bringing an end to a tense period that had seen mounting pressure for his...

PARLIAMENT | PM claims only business groups want the tax system reintroduced.

Le Quoc Phong, 48, standing deputy secretary of the municipal Party Committee, has been elected chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, replacing Nguyen Van Duoc.

UPDATED 12.34PM | PARLIAMENT | 'Proposal will provide a more accurate perspective on the process.'

For Malaysian content creator Iqbal Fatkhi, making news content credible to younger audiences sometimes means making it less like traditional journalism. Instead of polished broadcasts using formal language, the 33-year-old editor-in-chief of news portal CiliSos Media prefers conversational videos that speak to audiences on their own terms. “It’s ironic in a way that, to gain credibility, you have to look not credible in that sense,” he said. His approach reflects a broader shift in news...

UPDATED 11.46AM | Other visitors must get written approval from the Prison Department.

Dior CEO Delphine Arnault will receive an honorary doctorate from Ewha Womans University in Seoul on Thursday, in a ceremony expected to draw several of South Korea's top business figures.

A foreign man who allegedly hacked off a Malaysian policeman’s right hand during an attack at an apartment in Desa Amanpuri, Kepong, was shot dead. Armed with two machetes, the suspect charged out of a residential unit and attacked police officers, firefighters and health ministry staff at about 7pm on Wednesday. Selangor police chief Commissioner Shazeli Kahar said the suspect was shot after he was spotted near a playground, not far from the flat, between 7.30pm and 8pm, shortly after injuring...

Foreign national allegedly attacks authorities while armed with two machetes.

Relentless heavy rain has triggered severe flooding across central Vietnam, severing critical roadways, submerging excavators, and forcing hundreds of households to battle rising waters.

MALACCA POLLS | Malaysiakini lists key observations on contesting parties.

‘The rakyat look for leadership, not just managers’

Their suspensions have expired; they can resume playing at club level only.

More than a year into construction, many sections of the expressway linking Ho Chi Minh City to Long Thanh airport are being widened to 10-12 lanes, with bridges and major interchanges taking shape.

A father in southern China's Shenzhen has used artificial intelligence to modify his TV so that his son must answer a school question correctly every 10 minutes to keep watching.

MALACCA POLLS | They may have won the popularity contest, but can they capture voters' hearts?

With domestic profits narrowing and production capacity expanding, China’s firms are continuing to widen their overseas footprints in search of new, more lucrative markets. In this series, we examine China Inc.’s next phase of “going global” and the complex, challenging international environment its companies have chosen to enter. On a weekday afternoon, the basement food hall of a central shopping centre was packed. Office workers queued for Chongqing noodles, while a different noodle joint...

MALACCA POLLS | KiniTV survey finds voters split over implications for BN.

He urges continued enforcement and road safety efforts.

MALACCA POLLS | Samivel was Alor Gajah PKR deputy division chief and part of Harapan's Asahan candidate's campaign team.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung asked the National Economics University (NEU) on Wednesday to strive for a place among the world's top 150 universities in selected fields by 2030 and the top 100 by 2035.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam, and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, met Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Wednesday, stressing that the two countries have many opportunities to boost cooperation across various fields.

In a makeshift studio inside his public housing flat in Singapore, Shane Soh stands before his smartphone, running his fingers through a towel as he extols its softness to viewers watching his live stream. A ring light illuminates his face while more than a dozen other products sit on a shelf behind him, waiting for their moment on camera. “Don’t just buy one towel today, but get bedsheets as well. It’s perfect for Hari Raya or Christmas, and the thread count is 1,800 … It’s the best kind of...

Najib Razak, Malaysia’s corrupt former prime minister, may be back home to serve the rest of his prison sentence, but that does not mean he will be living in comfort with wife Rosmah Mansor and the rest of his family, a member of his party has confirmed. Najib returned to his house on Jalan Langgak Duta at about 9.30pm on Tuesday, after the High Court cleared the way for his release from jail. The start of his house arrest also marked the end of Anthony Loke’s stint as transport minister. Loke,...

Ukraine has captured its first Indonesian prisoner of war, exposing Jakarta’s uphill battle to stop its citizens from being recruited to fight for Russia in the war sparked by Moscow’s 2022 invasion. The 49-year-old contract soldier from Java was captured in the frontline Zaporizhzhia region after entering Ukrainian-held territory following a drone strike on his Russian unit, The Guardian reported, citing Kyiv’s state-backed “I Want to Live” surrender initiative. According to the project,...

Umno chief invokes constitutional authority amid cabinet-level backlash.

Shafee says his team has not yet received any certainty on the matter.