Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Oct 23)

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'No time to waste over Israel's threat': Govt mulls total ban of Waze
Oct 23, 2026
'No time to waste over Israel's threat': Govt mulls total ban of Waze

It's matter of national security, I cannot compromise - Anwar.

Indonesian wildfires threaten world’s oldest cave paintings in Sulawesi
Oct 23, 2026
Indonesian wildfires threaten world’s oldest cave paintings in Sulawesi

The world’s oldest cave paintings on the Indonesian island ⁠of Sulawesi are under threat ⁠as heat and smoke from the ⁠country’s worst wildfires in more than a decade risk accelerating the deterioration of the more than 67,000-year-old works of art, according to researchers. Indonesia is battling its most intense forest and land fires since 2015 as a severe El Nino drives up temperatures and reduces ‌rainfall, leaving its forest and peatland vulnerable to fire. While the islands of Sumatra and...

120-meter-deep sinkhole explored in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
Oct 23, 2026
120-meter-deep sinkhole explored in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park

A sinkhole measuring 190 meters wide, 140 meters long, and 120 meters deep, and with a primeval forest at its bottom has been explored in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in central Vietnam.

Déjà vu for Karpal's son as father's prosecution while defending Anwar echoes in probe on lawyers
Oct 23, 2026
Déjà vu for Karpal's son as father's prosecution while defending Anwar echoes in probe on lawyers

Some 2,000km away from Ramkarpal's constituency, another lawyer-turned-politician says the police's action 'bikin telinga panas'.

Rafizi to sue Ramanan, wants MPs to refer PM to Parliament committee
Oct 23, 2026
Rafizi to sue Ramanan, wants MPs to refer PM to Parliament committee

Bersama co-leader's lawyers believe there are strong grounds to bring a lawsuit.

'Semua pun boleh': Banking giant speaks out against graft, observers say more major figures must follow
Oct 23, 2026
'Semua pun boleh': Banking giant speaks out against graft, observers say more major figures must follow

Among others, tycoon warns corruption is linked to decline of noble values in society.

‘I am not resigning’: embattled leader digs in as Malaysia royal crisis deepens
Oct 23, 2026
‘I am not resigning’: embattled leader digs in as Malaysia royal crisis deepens

Embattled Negeri Sembilan chief minister Ismail Lasim has denied claims that he has resigned, as a constitutional crisis in the Malaysian state spiralled further following a move by his executive council to challenge their sacking by the state’s ruler in court. The state has been all but paralysed by a dispute that began in April over who has the right to sit on Negeri Sembilan’s throne, bringing down a state government aligned with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH)...

Abang Jo expected to announce S'wak legislative assembly dissolution this afternoon
Oct 23, 2026
Abang Jo expected to announce S'wak legislative assembly dissolution this afternoon

Press conference set to take place at 3.30pm today.

Malaysian intel helped expose Philippine drug syndicate in Laos bust - Bukit Aman
Oct 23, 2026
Malaysian intel helped expose Philippine drug syndicate in Laos bust - Bukit Aman

Hussein says both agencies agreed to exchange documents and details.

Vietnam's largest island Phu Quoc strengthens security as APEC 2027 draws 10,000 delegates
Oct 23, 2026
Vietnam's largest island Phu Quoc strengthens security as APEC 2027 draws 10,000 delegates

The southern province of An Giang, home to Phu Quoc Island, is moving early to lock down security for the 2027 APEC Economic Leaders' Week, a major diplomatic event of the country.

Thai diner faces $29,770 lawsuit after calling $7.74 plate of basil rice expensive
Oct 23, 2026
Thai diner faces $29,770 lawsuit after calling $7.74 plate of basil rice expensive

A Thai man says a food shop at a Bangkok hospital is seeking 1 million baht (US$29,770) in damages from him over a Facebook video complaining that its chicken basil rice cost 260 baht ($7.74).

Vietnam could face super typhoon like Yagi every 7 years
Oct 23, 2026
Vietnam could face super typhoon like Yagi every 7 years

Vietnam could face a super typhoon comparable in intensity to Typhoon Yagi, the strongest to strike the country in 70 years in 2024, on average once every seven years if global temperatures rise by four degrees Celsius, according to updated climate change scenarios.

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