Haze law overhaul gives it more teeth, but firms beyond its reach remain the test

The rights group says such tactics amount to harassment and intimidation.

PARLIAMENT | Radzi says agreement necessary to safeguard national economy.

In one of the biggest scandals to hit the Indonesian National Police (Polri), President Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday sacked his chief of staff, former national police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo, after his arrest for allegedly wiretapping the president, cabinet ministers, politicians and journalists. The government raised the stakes on Wednesday when presidential spokesman Prasetyo Hadi addressed reporters in Jakarta, warning that the surveillance could amount to “treason” and endanger state...

At least 12 companies are looking to hire the 1,600 workers at ECCO Vietnam's factory in Ho Chi Minh City after the Danish enterprise shut shop this week.

Nearly half of single Gen Z Singaporeans, and about a third of all singles in the city-state, would likely use the government's FirstDate dating pilot if they were eligible, a YouGov survey shows.

Former Miss Thailand Panadda Wongphudee could face public fraud, money laundering and computer crime charges over her charity's finances, Thai police said Nov. 3, as she accused her husband of defrauding the foundation.

A father fired two shots into the air at a rural primary school in northeastern Thailand on Nov. 2, angry that his first-grade child still could not read or do basic sums, police said.

At least one person was killed and three others injured when two helicopters collided mid-air while attempting to land at a snow-covered helipad near Mount Everest in Nepal on Tuesday.

Organisers of Malaysia’s first Hyrox fitness competition agreed on Wednesday to exclude the event from a partnership with beer brand Carlsberg after Muslim entrants threatened to pull out and authorities warned they would withhold approval over the alcohol sponsorship. The tie-up had angered some participants who said it conflicted with both their faith and the event’s promotion of fitness, highlighting tensions over alcohol marketing in Muslim-majority Malaysia. “We understand why this has...

The offence makes up about two-thirds of the total arrests.

Armizan says full enforcement will begin in January, warns traders and relevant parties.

However, one PAS MP defends Hadi's remarks as not excessive.