PARLIAMENT | Govt also looking at consolidating laws governing higher education - Zambry.
Oct 8, 2026
A former Buddhist monk in Thailand was convicted Wednesday of misusing donations to a highly praised hospice he established for people with HIV/AIDS and given the maximum term of 50 years in prison.
This comes auditor-general flags problems plaguing the massive highway project.
More than 12 hours after heavy rain poured over night, several basements at the Cityland Park Hills upscale complex in Ho Chi Minh City remained under over a meter of water on Thursday morning, leaving motorbikes, medical equipment, and machinery severely damaged.
Bersama leader says voters can support reforms if benefits outweigh costs.
As households across Southeast Asia face rising prices, higher borrowing costs and insecure jobs, analysts say governments should do more to protect a middle class that drives consumer spending but can fall between the cracks of social protection systems designed primarily for poorer households. The issue has come into sharper focus in the Philippines, where the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) urged the government in September to provide targeted support for the middle class to protect...
'It's rare for CM, MB, or premier to allow state assembly to dissolve automatically.'
'The whole debacle is a joke, except that it is no laughing matter.'
Guangzhou South Railway Station handled more than 1 million passenger trips on Oct. 1, a first for any Chinese station, with trains leaving 40 seconds apart at peak times.
"I wish I could sing for you, Dad, even if I'm still not good. I wish I could draw a picture for you, even if my skills are nothing special. I wish you could see just how much I've grown up."
Highlights include 5pct GST, targeted aid, and mandatory debt repayment.
Oct 7, 2026
The government is on the hook for hundreds of billions in loans that do not show on the annual budget.
Long Thanh International Airport is expected to handle around 30 flights a day when it begins commercial operations on Dec. 24, four of them on international routes and the rest domestic.