Govt fleshes out energy transition plans

Chairman of the Lào Cai provincial People’s Committee Nguyễn Tuấn Anh said the province regards culture as the spiritual foundation, an endogenous resource and a driving force for sustainable development, with people at the centre of cultural creation, preservation and enjoyment.

About 60 rally attendees call for those responsible to be held accountable.

The organisers say young people from different backgrounds can contribute to conservation through their knowledge, skills and professional expertise.

It follows alleged misconduct by some foreign passengers on Rapid KL services.

A Sydney currency dealer caught logging on from a Singapore hotel when he was meant to be working from home has won his unfair dismissal case but will receive no compensation.

This is extremely weak administrative communication, says Shariman.

Ongoing fires in Indonesia that have blanketed parts of Southeast Asia with toxic haze have triggered the highest-level alert by the regional bloc’s climate and fire monitor. “Activation of Alert Level 3 for the Southern Asean region,” the Singapore Asean Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC) said on its website, seen on Saturday. Based near Singapore’s Changi Airport, the ASMC uses a four-tiered alert level system, from zero to three, with the highest triggered if there is a “high risk of...

One key focus is the development of the Malaysia-China Institute.

Ho Chi Minh City's Ben Thanh–Suoi Tien metro line suspended service for 53 minutes on Saturday morning due to a power outage, disrupting 14 trains and forcing passengers to disembark at stations.

Former Malaysian minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad has confirmed that he was one of two individuals detained by the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) over an alleged khalwat case. Nik Nazmi, who helms Parti Bersama Malaysia, said he was at a residence in Petaling Jaya on Thursday with a woman after they decided to continue a discussion about a project there. “We had initially started the discussion with friends at a studio in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, before moving to Petaling Jaya to...

Sultan Ibrahim also cautions against using AI with intent to embarrass and insult others.

Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga each chose Singapore as their only Southeast Asian stop on recent world tours. Fellow American singer Olivia Rodrigo played Thailand and the Philippines, but likewise skipped Indonesia. Next weekend, however, Jakarta is finally getting the big international headline act it has been craving – in the form of Ye. The controversial American rapper, formerly known as Kanye West, is set to play Indonesia’s capital next Saturday, marking the only Southeast Asian appearance on...