Golden Agri-Resources’ Q3 profit rises to US$162 million on higher plantation output

Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak is barred from political activity and media appearances under house arrest, according to the home minister on Thursday. Any breach will send him straight back to prison. The announcement will remove any ambiguity about Najib’s possible role in the Melaka state election on Saturday and help shore up the credibility of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government, already facing recriminations for not being able to stop the house arrest, an expert...

Ho Chi Minh City's new chairman Le Quoc Phong has pledged to focus on tackling traffic congestion, flooding, and environmental pollution while improving residents' quality of life.

PARLIAMENT | PM says bilateral trade remains strong, with both exports and imports increasing.

Indonesia’s Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka formally resigned on Thursday in the midst of a scandal over his academic qualifications, leaving President Prabowo Subianto with a difficult choice over who should replace him. Gibran, 39, the eldest son of former president Joko Widodo, submitted his resignation letter to the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR), a day after submitting a separate letter to Prabowo, bringing an end to a tense period that had seen mounting pressure for his...

PARLIAMENT | PM claims only business groups want the tax system reintroduced.

Le Quoc Phong, 48, standing deputy secretary of the municipal Party Committee, has been elected chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, replacing Nguyen Van Duoc.

UPDATED 12.34PM | PARLIAMENT | 'Proposal will provide a more accurate perspective on the process.'

For Malaysian content creator Iqbal Fatkhi, making news content credible to younger audiences sometimes means making it less like traditional journalism. Instead of polished broadcasts using formal language, the 33-year-old editor-in-chief of news portal CiliSos Media prefers conversational videos that speak to audiences on their own terms. “It’s ironic in a way that, to gain credibility, you have to look not credible in that sense,” he said. His approach reflects a broader shift in news...

UPDATED 11.46AM | Other visitors must get written approval from the Prison Department.

Dior CEO Delphine Arnault will receive an honorary doctorate from Ewha Womans University in Seoul on Thursday, in a ceremony expected to draw several of South Korea's top business figures.

A foreign man who allegedly hacked off a Malaysian policeman’s right hand during an attack at an apartment in Desa Amanpuri, Kepong, was shot dead. Armed with two machetes, the suspect charged out of a residential unit and attacked police officers, firefighters and health ministry staff at about 7pm on Wednesday. Selangor police chief Commissioner Shazeli Kahar said the suspect was shot after he was spotted near a playground, not far from the flat, between 7.30pm and 8pm, shortly after injuring...

Foreign national allegedly attacks authorities while armed with two machetes.