Income, wages must remain a priority in Budget 2027, says minister

UPDATED 3.07PM | Ismail maintains there was no change in position.

UPDATED 3.07PM | Ismail maintains there was no change in position.

Exco members also not allowed to carry out their duties, Ismail adds, urging a review.

Thailand’s teenage guitar sensation Nene Royal won the US$1 million top prize on America’s Got Talent, capping a viral run that made the 16-year-old a national celebrity and drew support from across her home country. Rattikarn Amloy, better known by her stage name Nene Royal, was crowned the winner during Wednesday’s live results show, beating nine other finalists after emerging as the clear favourite before the finale. During Tuesday’s final, she sang and played guitar on a rendition of “Seven...

I went through something similar when I was with Bersih, says Mandeep.

They also think that politicians should remain at arm's length, allow customary institutions to resolve matter.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to expand its metro network by nearly 90 km with three new lines, including one connecting Tan Son Nhat airport, built at a cost of more than VND254 trillion (US$9.6 billion).

Notice of appeal filed on Sept 22, AGC says.

Vietnamese spent more than VND1.37 quadrillion on lottery tickets from 2013 to 2025, or nearly VND105 trillion (US$4 billion) a year, according to a Finance Ministry report.

Vietnam plans to connect its national digital identification application VNeID with the electronic identification systems of Singapore and Laos, with a view to expanding the connection to other ASEAN countries.

China Huaneng, one of the five largest state-owned electricity generation enterprises in China, is building the country's first plant that stores surplus coal power as heat in molten salt and uses it to drive a turbine with carbon dioxide instead of steam.