PARLIAMENT | Zahari urges swift amendments to consumer protection laws.

The corrupt should leave office, not 'good person' like Loke, PM says.

Judge fixes Oct 16 for case management to set a date to deliver decision.

A debate over tipping culture has erupted across the Indonesian resort island of Bali and beyond, triggered by a politician’s unfavourable comparison of domestic and foreign tourists. In a social media video, I Gusti Arya Wedakarna urged domestic tourists to “normalise giving tips in touristy places”, which he said was part of the island’s “ethics”. “Perhaps that’s the psychological reason why Balinese people are more excited about serving foreigners,” said Wedakarna, an Indonesian Regional...

If info is revealed, media and public will 'spin' stories - Shafee.

When Daniela Cruz arrived in Singapore last week, hazy skies obscured the picture-perfect sights she had seen on social media, offering a different view of the city state from the one she had expected. The 27-year-old bank associate had travelled from Australia for the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix, but the smoky weather dampened her experience. “The buildings we saw on social media were covered in haze, and it made conditions extremely hot and humid,” she said. The haze blanketing...

Japanese police have arrested five Malaysians at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on suspicion of smuggling about 5 kg of cocaine under their shoe insoles, with a street value police put at 120 million yen (US$758,000).

PM recalls how their solidarity extended beyond words of support.

Bàu Trúc pottery is distinguished by its traditional handmade techniques. Without pottery wheels or moulds, Chăm women use their hands to shape clay, water and fire into unique products that embody the community's folk knowledge, customs, memories and cultural identity.

A Malaysian court on Wednesday rejected Najib Razak’s bid to suspend his 15-year jail sentence in the 1MDB scandal pending the jailed former prime minister’s appeals, ruling that his health and other grounds did not justify a stay. The decision means his sentence is set to begin after his current prison term ends in August 2028. Najib, 73, received a conditional royal pardon last month allowing him to serve that separate sentence in the SRC International case at home, but he must first pay a 50...

'Project will place pressure on an area already grappling with overdevelopment, traffic woes.'

Việt Nam is becoming increasingly attractive to Austrian travellers for its natural beauty, cultural heritage and hospitality.

UPDATED 5.30PM | Judge says no special circumstances to allow ex-PM's application.

A long-awaited code of conduct (COC) for the South China Sea risks becoming a toothless agreement, analysts have warned, as Beijing and Southeast Asian nations scramble to hammer out a deal by the end of 2026. More than three decades since it was mooted, the proposed pact has remained gridlocked over how to balance competing territorial claims among China and four rival claimant states – Malaysia, Vietnam, Brunei and the Philippines. Maritime experts speaking at a conference in Kuala Lumpur this...

Don't be vocal just because an Umno leader is involved, Armand tells Rayer.

Performances of martial arts, music, traditional dances and costumes offered a colourful celebration of Asian cultures.

'Sustainable wage growth requires businesses to become more productive and create better-paying jobs.'

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung attended a memorial and reburial ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on Oct. 14 for the remains of 731 fallen soldiers recovered from Le Thi Rieng Park, paying tribute to those who sacrificed their lives for national peace, independence and freedom.

Thousands of residents in Ho Chi Minh City lined the streets from early morning on Oct. 14, holding white flowers to pay their respects as a procession carrying the remains of fallen soldiers made its way to Ho Chi Minh City Martyrs' Cemetery for reburial.

Test and calibration flights on Oct. 12 and 13 checked navigation systems and signal lights at the under-construction Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai City.

During the three-day festival, visitors can explore a highland specialities fair and Shan Tuyết tea displays, sample local dishes at a highland food market, and enjoy traditional cultural performances and folk games.

Kadir finds it strange that Straits Times managed to scoop the news.

Asian countries must remind themselves about what happened during the region’s financial crisis in the late 1990s and guard against a recurrence of such shocks, the head of the Philippine central bank said ‌on Wednesday. Before the Asian financial crisis started in 1997, regional economies saw huge capital inflows that prompted the World Bank to describe it as the “East Asian miracle”, Eli Remolona, governor of the central bank, said in an International Monetary Fund panel on the outlook for the...

PARLIAMENT | He says the requirement could disadvantage rural Muslims.

PARLIAMENT | Isnaraissah also asks how RM18.7b allocation will benefit Sabahans.

Stilt houses in villages north of Bangkok are no longer high enough to stay dry as Thai authorities deliberately flood riverside communities to spare the capital. Inside the home of Kamonchanok Sathaphonamonwut, raised more than three metres (10 feet) above the ground in Ayutthaya province, her family of three sleeps on makeshift platforms and cannot use the waterlogged toilet. Her village has been flooded six years in a row, pushing some to move away, while others have raised their houses...

The HCM City Hát Bội Theatre has been holding regular performances in various public spaces across the city. It has organised around 20 shows so far this year.

Noorizwan's family kept in the dark, demands action from govt and IGP.

Refrain from taking sides, making speculative interpretations, it advises.

Cops don't owe a private law duty of care to complainants in determining how probe is conducted - bench.