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Ho Chi Minh City metro line stops running for 1 hour after power outage
Ho Chi Minh City's Ben Thanh–Suoi Tien metro line suspended service for 53 minutes on Saturday morning due to a power outage, disrupting 14 trains and forcing passengers to disembark at stations.
THAI opens compensation site for flood-hit passengers
Thai Airways International has approved compensation measures for passengers affected by flight delays, cancellations and delayed baggage caused by heavy rain and flooding between Sept 26 and 30.
Ex-Malaysian minister Nik Nazmi admits lapse in judgment after ‘khalwat’ arrest
Former Malaysian minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad has confirmed that he was one of two individuals detained by the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) over an alleged khalwat case. Nik Nazmi, who helms Parti Bersama Malaysia, said he was at a residence in Petaling Jaya on Thursday with a woman after they decided to continue a discussion about a project there. “We had initially started the discussion with friends at a studio in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, before moving to Petaling Jaya to...
Ex-Malaysian minister Nik Nazmi admits lapse in judgment after ‘khalwat’ arrest
Former Malaysian minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad has confirmed that he was one of two individuals detained by the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) over an alleged khalwat case. Nik Nazmi, who helms Parti Bersama Malaysia, said he was at a residence in Petaling Jaya on Thursday with a woman after they decided to continue a discussion about a project there. “We had initially started the discussion with friends at a studio in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, before moving to Petaling Jaya to...
Promised China trip never booked, 45 students stranded at airport
An investigation has been ordered after 45 Thai students were stranded at Suvarnabhumi Airport after being promised a field trip to China, only to learn there were no flight tickets for them on the departure date.
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Exercise freedom on social media with respect, courtesy - Agong
Sultan Ibrahim also cautions against using AI with intent to embarrass and insult others.
Flood woes test People’s Party
The devastating floods that paralysed large parts of Bangkok have revived a familiar but consequential question in Thai politics: What exactly do voters expect from their elected MPs when a crisis strikes?
Shunned in the West, Ye hands Indonesia a rare mega-tour coup
Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga each chose Singapore as their only Southeast Asian stop on recent world tours. Fellow American singer Olivia Rodrigo played Thailand and the Philippines, but likewise skipped Indonesia. Next weekend, however, Jakarta is finally getting the big international headline act it has been craving – in the form of Ye. The controversial American rapper, formerly known as Kanye West, is set to play Indonesia’s capital next Saturday, marking the only Southeast Asian appearance on...
Shunned in the West, Ye hands Indonesia a rare mega-tour coup
Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga each chose Singapore as their only Southeast Asian stop on recent world tours. Fellow American singer Olivia Rodrigo played Thailand and the Philippines, but likewise skipped Indonesia. Next weekend, however, Jakarta is finally getting the big international headline act it has been craving – in the form of Ye. The controversial American rapper, formerly known as Kanye West, is set to play Indonesia’s capital next Saturday, marking the only Southeast Asian appearance on...
Foreign population hits record 4.28 million in Asia's 6th most populous country
Japan's foreign resident population reached a record 4.28 million at the end of June, making up 3.48% of the country's population, according to the Immigration Services Agency.