Singaporean woman admits conspiring to abuse Megan Khung, helping dispose of her body

UPDATED 5PM | Walhi's research findings contradict Putrajaya's claim that no M'sian firms involved, wants probe.

Vietnam and Poland established a strategic partnership on Oct. 26, setting a US$6 billion two-way trade target for 2030 and agreeing to deepen defense and security ties.

Group to push for immediate establishment of IPCMC.

For decades, China was one of the world’s largest sources of migrant labour. Its workers staffed factories at home and built infrastructure abroad. But demographic decline may eventually force China to contemplate a striking reversal: importing workers on a meaningful scale. That change is not imminent. China still has a vast labour force and substantial youth unemployment. It is investing heavily in industrial automation, extending working lives through a gradual increase in the retirement age,...

A Malaysian ruler is demanding accountability over the mismanagement of a pilgrimage fund, after a government rescue package, criminal proceedings against former officials and half-hearted reforms have fuelled concerns about political influence in an institution entrusted with the savings of millions of the country’s Muslims. Tabung Haji holds the savings of more than 9.8 million depositors and helps Malaysian Muslims finance and undertake the pilgrimage to Mecca, a religious obligation for...

Gia Lai Province in central Vietnam has sought government approval for trialing unmanned electric flying taxis near its coastal hub of Quy Nhon from October this year through the end of 2028.

Thai authorities have seized more than 2 tonnes of premium French meat at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, saying it arrived mixed into a cargo shipment whose import permit covered only fishery products.

A South Korean court has fined a doctor of traditional Korean medicine 20 million won (US$15,100) after a 92-year-old patient being treated for back pain died of a heart muscle tear from acupuncture on the chest.

Flash floods on Monday inundated several areas of the island of Phuket in Thailand, one of the country's major tourist destinations, following heavy rainfall overnight, officials said.

Umno Youth chief says individual who allegedly hung the flag upside down yet to be charged.

The death of a 21-year-old delivery rider at an underground gig in Malaysia, now being investigated as murder, has highlighted concerns over crowd safety and regulatory flaws in the country’s independent live music scene, industry players say. Police reclassified the case on Sunday, four days after the man died from head injuries sustained at the gig in the southern state of Melaka, where the event was reportedly held without the necessary permits and local authority approval. The...

More than 40,000 Vietnamese were allegedly tricked into paying VND407 billion (US$16 million) into Tatao Live, a purported AI-powered livestream shopping platform.