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A growing number of long-established colleges and universities across the U.S. are shutting down amid financial difficulties and declining enrollment, with experts warning that more closures are likely.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr’s administration has been accused of trying to conceal Manila’s urban poverty by clearing street vendors and homeless people along key routes ahead of next week’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit. Antonio Tinio, deputy minority floor leader of the House of Representatives representing the ACT Teachers Party List, claimed on Monday that authorities had launched operations to displace poor communities across the capital to present a...

RM233b trade ties face strain amid diplomatic tensions.

A first-year cybersecurity student at Thailand's Khon Kaen University has received a letter of appreciation from NASA for reporting a security flaw in the U.S. space agency's information systems.

Two passengers who flew into Bangkok from Brazil on Sunday were arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport after officers found cocaine worth an estimated 20.4 million baht (US$610,000) hidden in the lining of their luggage.

Indonesia’s parliament reconvened on Tuesday with lawmakers weighing the possibility of a probe into the eligibility of Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, amid a widening political rift between his influential father and President Prabowo Subianto. As son of the hugely popular two-term former President Joko Widodo, Gibran helped Prabowo win the ‌2024 election by a huge margin, but some lawmakers are seeking to investigate whether his incomplete education documents disqualify him as...

Four deaths in two helicopter crashes within five days have raised questions about the dangers facing those fighting Indonesia’s massive forest fires, prompting a government review on aerial firefighting efforts. But those dangers extend beyond the skies, with volunteer firefighters on the ground describing inadequate protective equipment, scarce water supplies and peatland fires that can suddenly erupt beneath their feet. On November 4, an Indonesian army Mi-17V5 transport helicopter carrying...

Tam Anh General Hospital has completed an exclusive technology transfer from Japan's Grandsoul Medical Group covering immune cell and stem cell technologies being explored for treatment of cancer and chronic diseases.

UPDATED 9.05PM | Loke sticks to principles and resigns as transport minister.

Malaysia’s High Court cleared the way for jailed former prime minister Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest on Tuesday, triggering Transport Minister Anthony Loke’s immediate resignation. Loke, who leads the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a key component of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s unity government, announced his resignation after the court decision was made public, following through on a pledge to step down if Najib was allowed to serve his sentence...

UPDATED 5.39PM | Ex-PM expected to be transferred home today.

At least one principal or vice principal at general education schools must be fluent enough in English to communicate directly with foreigners, according to new criteria under Vietnam's push to make English a second language.