Two passengers who flew into Bangkok from Brazil on Sunday were arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport after officers found cocaine worth an estimated 20.4 million baht (US$610,000) hidden in the lining of their luggage.

Indonesia’s parliament reconvened on Tuesday with lawmakers weighing the possibility of a probe into the eligibility of Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, amid a widening political rift between his influential father and President Prabowo Subianto. As son of the hugely popular two-term former President Joko Widodo, Gibran helped Prabowo win the ‌2024 election by a huge margin, but some lawmakers are seeking to investigate whether his incomplete education documents disqualify him as...

Four deaths in two helicopter crashes within five days have raised questions about the dangers facing those fighting Indonesia’s massive forest fires, prompting a government review on aerial firefighting efforts. But those dangers extend beyond the skies, with volunteer firefighters on the ground describing inadequate protective equipment, scarce water supplies and peatland fires that can suddenly erupt beneath their feet. On November 4, an Indonesian army Mi-17V5 transport helicopter carrying...

Tam Anh General Hospital has completed an exclusive technology transfer from Japan's Grandsoul Medical Group covering immune cell and stem cell technologies being explored for treatment of cancer and chronic diseases.

UPDATED 9.05PM | Loke sticks to principles and resigns as transport minister.

Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak arrived home on Tuesday, hours after the High Court cleared the way for him to start serving the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest. Najib was driven in a silver SUV to his house in Kuala Lumpur’s affluent suburb of Taman Duta at 9.27pm, local news outlets reported. The car was escorted by several other vehicles from the Prison Department and the Royal Malaysian Police. His prison exit triggered Transport Minister Anthony Loke’s...

UPDATED 10.23PM | Ex-PM reaches home in motorcade.

At least one principal or vice principal at general education schools must be fluent enough in English to communicate directly with foreigners, according to new criteria under Vietnam's push to make English a second language.

Indonesia is turning to China for a major expansion of solar power and energy storage, but a new report warns that a multibillion-dollar funding gap and demands for greater domestic control will complicate the plan as the country’s energy ties deepen. The report, published on Monday by the Jakarta-based Centre of Economic and Law Studies (Celios), found that Chinese investment in Indonesia’s energy sector was expanding beyond nickel processing and electric-vehicle battery production, which had...

Prolonged heavy rain and strong winds battered central Vietnam on Tuesday morning, toppling trees and signboards in Da Nang and Quang Ngai, triggering road-blocking landslides in Quang Tri, and sweeping away boats in Hue and Khanh Hoa.

The event at Hanoi Children's Hospital featured games, performances and gifts for children undergoing treatment, alongside donations of medical equipment and facilities.

Respondents concerned about racial inequality within the system, report says.

Singapore on Tuesday launched a gold storage service for foreign central banks and other financial institutions, as it seeks to bolster its position as a major precious metals trading hub. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said the facility, housed in the city state’s national currency vault, could store 500 tonnes of gold but could expand that as demand grows. The service will provide foreign central banks, international financial institutions and sovereign entities “with a secure...

DAP Youth chief unnecessary action could tarnish Malaysia's international image.

Flash floods during a Deepavali picnic in Malaysia have killed a man and left seven others missing, as authorities evacuated hundreds from flood-prone areas in Selangor and Perak states amid a strengthening monsoon season. The shifting monsoon winds also triggered a surge in thunderstorms across the country, helping clear out a months-long curtain of transboundary haze. Local officials said they found the body of the victim, identified as V. Vijayan, at around 1.30am on Tuesday at a bridge about...

Vietnam’s To Lam is expected to use his visit to Japan this week to expand trade and investment options with Tokyo, especially in technology, amid continued uncertainty surrounding America’s future policy direction. After talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Monday, the two leaders pledged to speed up public-private cooperation on critical minerals, with a joint statement calling economic security a top priority in bilateral relations and promising deeper cooperation on...

Hong Kong is developing three massive university towns near the mainland Chinese border to attract top global academics, strengthen research capabilities, and forge industry partnerships.

A probe into Nvidia chip exports to China has raised questions over Malaysia's role.

Incoming elementary school enrollments in South Korea are expected to drop below 300,000 for the first time next year, just three years after falling short of the 400,000 mark, official data showed Sunday.

Minutes before first bell, Penny Núñez-Brandão scanned the crowd outside Glen Cove Elementary School, looking for familiar faces.

Vietnam and Japan have agreed to strengthen political trust, deepen economic connectivity, expand cooperation in science and technology, and promote people-to-people exchanges, according to a joint statement issued on Monday.

A cruise ship left stranded in Southeast Asia after its US-based operator ran out of money has been arrested in Singapore, the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) said on Monday. The Odyssey, meant to take passengers on a continuous voyage around the world, was arrested after arriving on Sunday from Cambodia, where around 200 guests were told to disembark. “The vessel has been placed under arrest pursuant to a court order,” MPA said in a statement, without giving further details. “The crew on...

A run of exceptionally high global temperatures, melting ice and rising sea levels continues in 2026, WMO says.

Vietnam Connect Forum 2026, organized by VietinBank on Nov. 17, will bring together nearly 300 representatives to discuss investment policies, tax changes, economic prospects and business cooperation opportunities.

'Anwar has spectacularly failed to show leadership over the past four years.'

While some tropes like zombies are universally scary, other sources of terror require specific cultural knowledge to inspire dread – something Wyn Panichpakdee realised while watching both Thai and international players test his studio’s latest video game. In Kumarn: The Wandering Spirit, players encounter phi nang rum, menacing dancing spirit dolls from Thai folklore. Wyn said Thai players instantly recognised the dolls and braced themselves for something horrifying, while foreign players...

At the Fortune Southeast Asia 500 Summit in Ho Chi Minh City on November 3, a discussion of regional connectivity explored how goods move across borders. I came away thinking about what stays behind. When production moves to Vietnam, how much of the ability to produce moves with it? Vietnam has set itself an extraordinary ambition. Its five-year plan, approved in April, targets average annual gross domestic product growth of at least 10 per cent from 2026 to 2030. Developing Vietnamese suppliers...

This year’s severe haze episode has cost the Singaporean economy an estimated S$2.32 billion (US$1.81 billion) as of Oct. 31, around 4% more than the previous record set in 2015.

A little-known Singapore-registered company is embroiled in a mounting love scandal surrounding Nvidia chief Jensen Huang and US allegations of Chinese espionage. Huang’s admission of an extramarital affair has renewed scrutiny of Megaspeed, after media reports identified a former executive of the Singapore firm as the woman involved in the relationship, which US officials suspect was linked to Chinese espionage. Megaspeed, a major Nvidia customer, is believed to have been founded and led by...

The event is structured as an artistic programme reflecting a journey back to the roots of national education, honouring the spiritual values ​​that have sustained this tradition throughout history.