'Reach for the skies, rooted to earth': Anwar sets tone for Budget 2027

Malaysia Kini - Oct 9, 2026

PM says budget will safeguard people's interest, enable people to live with dignity.

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2,200-hour work year leaves Singapore couples little time for babies despite $55,000 support

Oct 8, 2026

2,200-hour work year leaves Singapore couples little time for babies despite $55,000 support

Singapore has pledged nearly S$70,000 (US$54,700) in support for every child, but long working hours and education pressure are keeping many young couples from becoming parents.

BUV, Manchester Metropolitan expand partnership on work-integrated education

Oct 8, 2026

BUV, Manchester Metropolitan expand partnership on work-integrated education

British University Vietnam (BUV) and Manchester Metropolitan University have expanded their partnership to integrate workplace experience into academic programs and strengthen graduate employability in Vietnam.

Food safety amendments passed, MPs question if stronger enforcement can keep pace with 'viral' sales

Oct 8, 2026

Food safety amendments passed, MPs question if stronger enforcement can keep pace with 'viral' sales

PARLIAMENT | They ask how enforcement authorities can apply requirements such as labelling to online sellers.

Marcos says Philippines ‘resigned’ to managing South China Sea dispute

Oct 8, 2026

Marcos says Philippines ‘resigned’ to managing South China Sea dispute

The Philippines is “resigned” to managing its long-standing dispute with Beijing in the South China Sea and avoiding dangerous escalations, President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr said on Thursday. At the Forbes Global CEO Conference in Singapore, Marcos said: “I don’t know if we can find a resolution to the problem, but we are resigned to just being able to manage the problem, so that we do not have mistakes, we do not have misinterpretations. “My greatest fear is that some seaman, some soldier, just...

HCMC battles flooding as aging infrastructure struggles against intensifying rains, tides

Oct 8, 2026

HCMC battles flooding as aging infrastructure struggles against intensifying rains, tides

Ho Chi Minh City has addressed flooding in many places, yet its fragmented infrastructure, delayed works, and increasing rainfall and high tides mean many areas still suffer from severe waterlogging.

Singapore's air hits world's worst as haze shuts every school in neighboring Malaysian state

Oct 8, 2026

Singapore's air hits world's worst as haze shuts every school in neighboring Malaysian state

Singapore's air pollution ranked the worst among the world's major cities on Oct. 7 as haze from Indonesian wildfires blanketed the region and prompted the neighboring Malaysian state of Johor to shut all its schools for two days.

Haze: Agong decrees school closures for areas with API above 150, Anwar reaches out to Prabowo

Oct 8, 2026

Haze: Agong decrees school closures for areas with API above 150, Anwar reaches out to Prabowo

UPDATED 6.45PM | Education Ministry must take this matter seriously, His Majesty says.

To retire or not to retire? Malaysia divided over working past 60

Oct 8, 2026

To retire or not to retire? Malaysia divided over working past 60

Chew Kin Wah spent seven seasons gracing Malaysian television screens as “Kee Tat” in the hit sitcom Kopitiam in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Now 61, the Malaysian actor is still working, albeit more selectively, taking projects when the right offers land on his table. “There is no thought of retiring when you are doing something you enjoy,” he told This Week in Asia, adding: “Money helps. Never fight with money.” For Chew, working beyond 60 is a choice. But for many Malaysians, the question...

Iron cage beds at elderly home in Thailand fuel anger, owner defends ‘innovation’

Oct 8, 2026

Iron cage beds at elderly home in Thailand fuel anger, owner defends ‘innovation’

A care scandal has erupted in Thailand after a nursing home was exposed for confining old and sick residents in beds covered by iron cages with barely a foot of space above their heads. Images of bedridden patients at the Sothornchai Nursing Home in Kanchanaburi, western Thailand, have shocked Thais since they were shared earlier this week on the television current affairs show Hone Krasae. Thailand is projected to be a super-ageing society in the coming years, with authorities warning of a care...

In Indonesia, will VP Gibran’s ‘diploma-gate’ haunt his future after court ruling?

Oct 8, 2026

In Indonesia, will VP Gibran’s ‘diploma-gate’ haunt his future after court ruling?

A legal challenge to the vice-presidency of Indonesia’s Gibran Rakabuming Raka could haunt his political future even though he has survived damning court findings on his educational qualifications. The Constitutional Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition to unseat the son of former president Joko Widodo, ruling that the plaintiffs lacked legal standing. But it also found no convincing evidence that Gibran’s overseas education met the minimum high-school qualification required for presidential...

New N Sembilan excos? MB says ‘one at a time’; appoints village chiefs first

Oct 8, 2026

New N Sembilan excos? MB says ‘one at a time’; appoints village chiefs first

Court challenge looms as former state excos contest their removal.

Who decides on government guarantee for billion-ringgit off-budget loans?

Oct 8, 2026

Who decides on government guarantee for billion-ringgit off-budget loans?

Power seems to be concentrated in the finance minister's hands, and transparency is often lacking.

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