Ex-Malaysian minister Nik Nazmi admits lapse in judgment after ‘khalwat’ arrest

Smoke from this year’s Indonesian forest and peatland fires has inflicted an estimated 8 billion ringgit (US$1.97 billion) in welfare losses on Malaysia, contributing to an estimated 1,700 deaths and severely disrupting manufacturing, according to a report commissioned by the country’s leading industrial group. The study, “The 2026 Fire Season and Transboundary Haze in Malaysia”, was conducted for the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM), as reported by the Malay Mail. Drawing on...

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Jasmine Low Hui Yi, 38, receives appointment letter from Zahid.

Bersama co-leader raises concerns over unresolved allegations, completed investigations.

Sim argues that an agreement ensures political stability while opposition continues to function.

A flurry of meat seizures across Thailand and Vietnam has raised fears of animal-borne diseases devastating regional livestock populations and unsafe food ending up on consumers’ plates. Driven by rising energy and logistics costs, unscrupulous suppliers have targeted restaurants and wet markets desperate to protect margins by sourcing cheap, unregulated cuts – even those past their expiry date or tainted with disease. On October 21, police in Vietnam’s southern province of Dong Nai dismantled a...

Balakrishnan urges direct engagement as tensions mount over fires, gas supply.

Dartmouth College Provost Santiago Schnell resigned Wednesday after a faculty-led investigation concluded he used artificial intelligence (AI) to substantially alter his published writing, violating university and publisher integrity standards.

A former Scoot crew supervisor was sentenced to 11 months' jail in Singapore on Oct. 27 after taking nearly SGD65,000 ($50,700) of the budget airline's in-flight food and beverage sales proceeds.

The festival is planned for Hoài River Square, An Hội Sculpture Garden, along the Hoài River and on streets throughout the ancient town. It aims to preserve traditional lantern-making, promote cultural heritage and expand creative spaces in Hội An.

Despite difficult terrain and limited transport infrastructure, villages in Lai Châu and Sơn La provinces are turning their natural landscapes, distinctive cultures and rural lifestyles into tourism assets.

Indonesia’s communications minister has urged calm after a former Singaporean nominated member of parliament (NMP) suggested the city state could disrupt its neighbour’s internet access, arguing that any outage would cripple connectivity on both sides. Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said the government and public “need not be irritated” by comments from ex-NMP Calvin Cheng. In Singapore, NMPs are appointed to bring non-partisan perspectives to the legislature; they do...