Haze shelters to open, N95 masks to be distributed amid worsening haze in Singapore

Japanese police have arrested five Malaysians at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on suspicion of smuggling about 5 kg of cocaine under their shoe insoles, with a street value police put at 120 million yen (US$758,000).

PM recalls how their solidarity extended beyond words of support.

A Malaysian court on Wednesday rejected Najib Razak’s bid to suspend his 15-year jail sentence in the 1MDB scandal pending the jailed former prime minister’s appeals, ruling that his health and other grounds did not justify a stay. The decision means his sentence is set to begin after his current prison term ends in August 2028. Najib, 73, received a conditional royal pardon last month allowing him to serve that separate sentence in the SRC International case at home, but he must first pay a 50...

'Project will place pressure on an area already grappling with overdevelopment, traffic woes.'

UPDATED 5.30PM | Judge says no special circumstances to allow ex-PM's application.

A long-awaited code of conduct (COC) for the South China Sea risks becoming a toothless agreement, analysts have warned, as Beijing and Southeast Asian nations scramble to hammer out a deal by the end of 2026. More than three decades since it was mooted, the proposed pact has remained gridlocked over how to balance competing territorial claims among China and four rival claimant states – Malaysia, Vietnam, Brunei and the Philippines. Maritime experts speaking at a conference in Kuala Lumpur this...

Don't be vocal just because an Umno leader is involved, Armand tells Rayer.

'Sustainable wage growth requires businesses to become more productive and create better-paying jobs.'

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung attended a memorial and reburial ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on Oct. 14 for the remains of 731 fallen soldiers recovered from Le Thi Rieng Park, paying tribute to those who sacrificed their lives for national peace, independence and freedom.

Thousands of residents in Ho Chi Minh City lined the streets from early morning on Oct. 14, holding white flowers to pay their respects as a procession carrying the remains of fallen soldiers made its way to Ho Chi Minh City Martyrs' Cemetery for reburial.

Test and calibration flights on Oct. 12 and 13 checked navigation systems and signal lights at the under-construction Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai City.

Kadir finds it strange that Straits Times managed to scoop the news.