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Sep 30, 2026
China opened four high-speed railway lines totaling 1,142 km on Sept. 28, extending the world's largest bullet-train network ahead of the National Day holiday rush.
Malaysia’s two-time prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has been admitted to hospital for observation, his office confirmed on Wednesday, in the latest health scare involving the 101-year-old. Mahathir was admitted to the National Heart Institute (IJN) on Tuesday night, barely a day after his wife of 70 years, Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, died at the same hospital. It is unclear why the former leader was admitted. Sufi Yusoff, Mahathir’s long-time aide, told reporters that they were awaiting diagnosis...
Anwar expresses appreciation to his Canadian counterpart for backing Petronas.
Last 2 days had been stressful to Mahathir but he is okay, Mokhzani says.
Salleh urges weighing all factors amid police reports and controversy.
A Singapore-based education financing programme is testing whether income-linked funding can widen access to higher education without an unmanageable debt burden, a model analysts say could help ease repayment pressure faced by graduates across Southeast Asia. Global Financing for Education’s (GFE) Pay It Forward scheme, publicly launched in September, provides students with funding for their education in return for 3 to 10 per cent of their subsequent income for one to 10 years. The...
Morning commuters faced massive gridlock Wednesday as heavy rain and flooding disrupted multiple routes leading into downtown Ho Chi Minh City.
A 65-year-old Australian woman has died following cosmetic surgery at City International Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City's An Lac Ward, the municipal Department of Health has confirmed.
'Just live up to your anti-corruption promises.'
Understanding what's happening in the land of the hornbills under redelineation exercise.
American rapper Macklemore lost his spot on British pop star Ed Sheeran’s US tour after speaking up for Palestinians, but in Malaysia it was Sheeran’s music which ended up being pulled from the airwaves. In neighbouring Singapore, British band Massive Attack faced a different kind of fallout, barred from returning after members displayed a Palestinian flag during a July concert. The contrasting cases highlight the competing pressures on foreign artists in Southeast Asia, where political...
Sep 29, 2026
The 'devil is in the implementation' of victim-centric measures, says Punitha.
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