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China aims 27 mirrors at frozen mountainside to speed up world's tallest dam
Sep 20, 2026

China aims 27 mirrors at frozen mountainside to speed up world's tallest dam

China has brought a third generating unit online at the Shuangjiangkou hydropower station in Sichuan Province, lifting output to 1.5 GW while the record-breaking dam above the turbines is still being built.


Vietnam's top leader departs for UNGA 81 high-level debate, state visit to Canada
Sep 20, 2026

Vietnam's top leader departs for UNGA 81 high-level debate, state visit to Canada

Vietnam's Party General Secretary and President To Lam departed Hanoi on Sunday morning to attend the high-level general debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81), engage in bilateral activities in the U.S., and pay a state visit to Canada.


Edu Ministry to propose cabinet review of 2006 tuition centre bumiputera equity rule
Sep 20, 2026

Edu Ministry to propose cabinet review of 2006 tuition centre bumiputera equity rule

Operators concern over possible licence renewal issues, ministry clarifies requirment not new.


Pending US$12.3 million house arrest fine keeps Malaysia’s Najib in prison
Sep 20, 2026

Pending US$12.3 million house arrest fine keeps Malaysia’s Najib in prison

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak said on Sunday that he would remain in Kajang Prison as he and his legal team study the conditions attached to his “conditional pardon”, including the payment of a 50 million ringgit (US$12.3 million) fine before he can be transferred to house arrest. In a statement issued on his behalf by Messrs Shafee & Co, Najib said his transfer to house arrest depended on the conditions of the pardon being fulfilled. “Until the fine is paid to the court, our...


Shafee: Najib's frozen assets complicate RM50m payment for house arrest
Sep 20, 2026

Shafee: Najib's frozen assets complicate RM50m payment for house arrest

Ex-PM's legal team is studying how to best fulfil the pardon's conditions.


PKR MP urges Harapan to go on 'offensive' as Najib becomes 'burden' for Umno, PAS
Sep 20, 2026

PKR MP urges Harapan to go on 'offensive' as Najib becomes 'burden' for Umno, PAS

Hassan believes Najib's pardon gives Harapan 'easy opportunity'.


Nobel Foundation raises prize money for each award to $1.2M
Sep 20, 2026

Nobel Foundation raises prize money for each award to $1.2M

Sweden's Nobel Foundation said it will increase ​this year's prize money for its ‌prestigious annual awards by 9% to a total value of 12 million Swedish ​crowns (US$1.22 million) in each of ​the six categories.


Over 1km of Mui Ne beach buried under trash for months
Sep 20, 2026

Over 1km of Mui Ne beach buried under trash for months

Bai Rang Beach in Mui Ne Ward in central Vietnam has lied buried under extensive mounds of waste for two months, causing severe pollution and disrupting tourism operations.


China county makes diamonds 'as cheap as cabbage' through industrial-scale production
Sep 20, 2026

China county makes diamonds 'as cheap as cabbage' through industrial-scale production

Zhecheng County in China's Henan Province has become a major hub for lab-grown diamonds, accounting for about 60% of the country's production.


Man charged over killing of 90-year-old woman in Australia
Sep 20, 2026

Man charged over killing of 90-year-old woman in Australia

Australian police charged a man on Sunday for allegedly stabbing a 90-year-old woman to death near Sydney's Bondi Beach.


SNAPSHOT | Kedah Umno calls for Parliament dissolution; Securities Commission keeps mum on AirAsia watchlist status
Sep 20, 2026

SNAPSHOT | Kedah Umno calls for Parliament dissolution; Securities Commission keeps mum on AirAsia watchlist status

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Muhyiddin says Bersatu open to pacts as Malacca Harapan confirms talks
Sep 20, 2026

Muhyiddin says Bersatu open to pacts as Malacca Harapan confirms talks

But only with parties that respect its struggle and share its ideals, Bersatu president stresses.


Anwar was on song in India. Will Malaysia reap the rewards?
Sep 20, 2026

Anwar was on song in India. Will Malaysia reap the rewards?

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim caused a bit of a stir in India recently with his spirited rendition of a Bollywood classic – a lighthearted moment that also neatly captured his broader push to deepen ties with the South Asian giant. A video of Anwar singing, from memory, Kishore Kumar’s 1965 hit ballad “Khwab Ho Tum Ya Koi Haqeeqat” (“Are you a dream or are you reality?”) was first posted to his social media accounts last Sunday before quickly being picked up by Indian news outlets. The...


Why AI giants are choosing Singapore to turn models into real-world tools
Sep 20, 2026

Why AI giants are choosing Singapore to turn models into real-world tools

When Jordan Seow joined OpenAI in June 2025, he became the company’s first locally hired forward-deployed engineer in Asia-Pacific, joining a Singapore office that then had fewer than 20 employees. The 29-year-old is now part of a fast-growing workforce built in Singapore by the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies. Experts say the city state is emerging as a regional hub – not for training the latest AI models, but for the increasingly crucial task of deploying and adapting them...


Chinese diver detained for allegedly spearing, eating endangered turtle in world's most biodiverse waters
Sep 19, 2026

Chinese diver detained for allegedly spearing, eating endangered turtle in world's most biodiverse waters

Indonesian authorities are holding a Chinese diving instructor over the alleged killing and eating of a critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle in the Raja Ampat marine conservation area.


Queen Suthida makes a statement at public events with Western silhouettes and Thai craftsmanship
Sep 19, 2026

Queen Suthida makes a statement at public events with Western silhouettes and Thai craftsmanship

Thailand's Queen Suthida draws attention for her beauty and a modern wardrobe that weaves in her country's cultural traditions.


Malaysia’s Loke resigns as transport minister following Najib’s house arrest approval
Sep 19, 2026

Malaysia’s Loke resigns as transport minister following Najib’s house arrest approval

A senior ally of Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim announced his resignation from cabinet on Saturday – a day after confidence in the prime minister’s administration took a severe hit when disgraced former leader Najib Razak was allowed to serve out his jail term under house arrest. Anthony Loke, the secretary general of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), said that the party could not accept the decision to allow Najib to complete his sentence in the comfort of his own home. The former prime minister is...


Loke to resign from cabinet after Najib's conditional pardon, DAP stays
Sep 19, 2026

Loke to resign from cabinet after Najib's conditional pardon, DAP stays

UPDATED 7.48PM | Decision follows three hours of DAP CEC discussions.


SNAPSHOT | Prison Dept to issue SOPs for Najib house arrest; Bukit Aman takes over viral video probe
Sep 19, 2026

SNAPSHOT | Prison Dept to issue SOPs for Najib house arrest; Bukit Aman takes over viral video probe

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Batu Arang incinerator opponents eye legal challenge, launch RM100k fund
Sep 19, 2026

Batu Arang incinerator opponents eye legal challenge, launch RM100k fund

Legal advice being sought before decision on action, says Hanan.


Airline behind world's longest route faces second in-flight medical emergency in two days
Sep 19, 2026

Airline behind world's longest route faces second in-flight medical emergency in two days

A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight from London was diverted to Istanbul on Sept. 15 after a passenger fell ill, a day after another of the carrier's jets turned back to Singapore over a medical emergency.


Najib pardon decision: Unity govt relations remain good, Zahid says
Sep 19, 2026

Najib pardon decision: Unity govt relations remain good, Zahid says

Parties act professionally in managing govt affairs, DPM says.


Glass spill, expressway roadworks choke weekend traffic out of Ho Chi Minh City
Sep 19, 2026

Glass spill, expressway roadworks choke weekend traffic out of Ho Chi Minh City

Bundles of glass fell from a truck on Saturday afternoon, causing a 5 km traffic jam on Vo Chi Cong Street around the Phu Huu Interchange and between the Long Phuoc and Long Truong toll stations, in the direction of Ho Chi Minh City's eastern gateway.


Man who claims to sleep 30 minutes a day for 17 years snores on livestream meant to prove it
Sep 19, 2026

Man who claims to sleep 30 minutes a day for 17 years snores on livestream meant to prove it

A Japanese entrepreneur who says he has slept just 30 minutes a day for nearly 17 years repeatedly appeared to fall asleep during a weeklong livestream meant to prove the claim.


Najib house arrest: Govt still waiting for official pardon notification, says Saifuddin
Sep 19, 2026

Najib house arrest: Govt still waiting for official pardon notification, says Saifuddin

Details needed before authorities can determine how the order will be implemented.


Lawyer seeks N Sembilan state sec's transfer, accuses officials, AGC of power grab bid
Sep 19, 2026

Lawyer seeks N Sembilan state sec's transfer, accuses officials, AGC of power grab bid

'An attempt to usurp the sovereign powers of the Undang Yang Empat.'


Snack that lets students eat their homework spreading through Chinese schools
Sep 19, 2026

Snack that lets students eat their homework spreading through Chinese schools

Chinese regulators are ordering inspections of shops near schools over a viral snack of edible rice paper printed to look like homework, after national monitoring flagged suspected additive violations.


Malaysia deploys air force aircraft for cloud seeding to combat worsening haze
Sep 19, 2026

Malaysia deploys air force aircraft for cloud seeding to combat worsening haze

Cloud seeding operations will be carried out in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya following worsening haze conditions in Malaysia, according to the National Disaster Management Agency. The agency said the operations would be scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. “However, the operations are subject to weather conditions and the availability of suitable clouds for the seeding process,” its director general, Meor Ismail Meor Akim, said in a statement on Saturday. The operations will be carried out...


SNAPSHOT | Najib donation drive reaches RM1m; MACC quizzes Mat Sabu, ministry sec-gen over fertiliser deliveries delay
Sep 19, 2026

SNAPSHOT | Najib donation drive reaches RM1m; MACC quizzes Mat Sabu, ministry sec-gen over fertiliser deliveries delay

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Prison Dept visits Najib's home to assess suitability for house arrest
Sep 19, 2026

Prison Dept visits Najib's home to assess suitability for house arrest

Vehicles, officers seen at Langgak Duta home in KL today.


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