PARLIAMENT | Meanwhile, an MCA leader says Wan Saiful's idea overlooks long-term risks.

Regulator seizes phone and SIM card during statement-recording session.

A doctor joined cabin crew in resuscitating a 50-year-old Australian woman who lost consciousness on a Vietnam Airlines flight from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City on Oct. 20.

Japan's emperor and empress hosted Thailand's Queen Suthida for tea at the Tokyo Imperial Palace on Tuesday, reaffirming longstanding bonds between the two royal houses.

PARLIAMENT | Afnan questions whether existing enforcement measures are sufficient.

All civil servants in Malaysia have been banned from using Waze, following a warning by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of security concerns over the Israeli government’s control of the mobile navigation app. The government announced the decision after a National Cyber Security Committee (NCSC) meeting chaired by Anwar on Tuesday, according to an official circular. “In this regard, all ministry secretaries-general and heads of department must make sure this decision is communicated to all officers...

Singapore’s state investors Temasek and GIC have denied involvement in Indonesia’s looming MSCI reclassification, following accusations that the city state’s sovereign wealth funds were pulling strings behind the scenes for their own gain. On Wednesday, Fock Wai Hoong, head of Asia-Pacific at Temasek Global Investments, said the claims had “no basis” and were “patently untrue”. GIC also dismissed the allegations. Former Indonesian trade minister Muhammad Lutfi on Monday claimed that both firms...

PARLIAMENT | PKR VP calls for guidelines amid fears of public manipulation.

Singapore has warned it will go after companies responsible for the forest fires in Indonesia causing the regional haze, but cross-border challenges remain stumbling blocks to solving a problem that has plagued the city state for decades. Analysts point to long-standing obstacles hampering the country’s decade-old haze legislation, such as complex corporate ownership and opaque transboundary supply chains. To date, no company has been prosecuted under the law. Beyond legal threats, greater...

Judge gives decision in chamber proceedings, lawyer says.

PARLIAMENT | Adnan emphasises importance of consistency when applying legal principles.

Fresh from walking down red carpets laid out by his Southeast Asian neighbours, Myanmar’s ex-military chief Min Aung Hlaing appears to have a new diplomatic feather in his cap: re-engagement with the United States. Washington slapped sanctions on Min Aung Hlaing just 10 days after his February 1, 2021 coup and the ensuing bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. Waves of subsequent sanctions targeted military-linked companies and cronies. Yet since last month, two rounds of talks with US...

UPDATED 5.45PM | Umno Youth chief asks bidders to contact him via mobile instead.

Ex-minister’s IPR programme again in the spotlight.

Tugboats rotated a 187-meter-long, 3,400-ton steel arch shaped like a nipa palm leaf across the Saigon River on Wednesday morning, positioning the centerpiece span for the pedestrian bridge linking Bach Dang Wharf with the Thu Thiem urban area.

UPDATED 5.17PM | Putrajaya says Waze poses data, movement security risks.

Ex-MP says govt must address the plight of those who can't afford to stay indoors.

This is over alleged failure to comply with party rules.

Malaysia’s border control chief pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to two charges of assaulting junior police officers at the country’s main international airport last month, after a video of the confrontation went viral. Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain, director general of the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency, was filmed confronting two men at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on September 28. He previously linked the incident to an operation against airport touts following complaints about...

Malaysia is negotiating with Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia to establish overland transit routes for fresh durian exports to China, according to Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu. The minister said the move would reduce transport costs and improve access to the lucrative Chinese market. “Durian is a favourite among Chinese consumers, but they sometimes find it difficult to get the fruit at a more affordable price,” he said during parliament’s question and answer time on...

A businessman in Malaysia who says he photographed a winning lottery ticket before losing it has failed in his appeal to claim the RM185,671 (US$45,500) prize.

A South Korean court has handed a suspended prison term to a passenger who lifted an emergency door lever on a Bangkok-Daegu flight at 37,000 feet (about 11,300 meters).

The High Court in Kuala Lumpur has ordered the Malaysian government to return about 176 bitcoin, now worth around US$14.3 million, to nine victims of a cryptocurrency investment scam.

Only 12pct, or 897 units, remain vacant - Nga.

A Singaporean couple who regularly abused their first child after he was born, resulting in his death at the age of eight months, were sentenced to jail on Wednesday. Chloe Gan Ci Xuan, 23, and Neo Jia Ming, 27, were sentenced respectively to 15 years and three months’ jail and 16 years’ jail for various charges over the death of their son, Trevor Neo Yu Hin. Gan pleaded guilty to three charges comprising causing the death of a child, ill-treating a child and permitting such ill-treatment. Neo...

Vietnam has welcomed the University of Hong Kong Business School's plan to establish a campus in Hanoi, proposing phased investment and expanded cooperation in research, training and scholarships.

A German tourist who fell onto a lower deck of a cruise ship on Ha Long Bay had emergency surgery in Hanoi before returning home for further treatment, the hospital said this week.

30pct threshold restored after a review that included consultation with stakeholders - Akmal.

UPDATED 11.45AM | Incidents allegedly took place at KLIA on Sept 28.

'Don't you find it weird that MACC is probing itself?'