By Erin Hale Nearly a million people have evacuated their homes in the Philippines as the country braced for another powerful storm, days after a typhoon killed more than 200 people. The storm, named Fung-wong, started battering …
His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, today visited the Ministry of Interior (MOI) in Bahrain. Accompanied by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, Sultan Ibrahim arrived at the …
JAKARTA: Indonesia plans to invest 371 trillion rupiah (US$22 billion) in agricultural processing for several commodities in a bid to create eight million jobs, agriculture minister Amran Sulaiman said on Friday. Developing domestic processing …
By Niniek Karmini Indonesia’s top defense official said Wednesday that Jakarta will acquire at least 42 Chinese-made Chengdu J-10C fighter jets, marking the country’s first non-Western aircraft purchase deal. Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin told …
Judges at the International Criminal Court have rejected a request from former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to be released from detention By MOLLY QUELL Judges at the International Criminal Court on Friday rejected a request …
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim departing for Parliament to table the budget on Oct 10. PHOTO: REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Oct 10 proposed a budget of RM470 billion (S$144 billion) for 2026, …
Asean Not Broken—It’s Being Rebuilt Let us not pretend. Asean is not a failure, but neither is it a fairytale. What it is—at this point in 2025—is a system under repair. Not collapsing. Not …
KUALA LUMPUR: The detention of Malaysians by Israeli forces during the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) humanitarian mission to Gaza has sparked a swift response from the Malaysian government in mobilising diplomatic efforts …
South Korea is unable to pay $350 billion upfront in investment in the U.S. as President Donald Trump suggested earlier under a deal to lower tariffs and is now seeking an alternative solution, a …
By Fredrik Pleitgen Vietnam’s Duc Phuc lifts the trophy as he celebrates winning the “Intervision” song contest in Moscow on Sunday. Olesya Kurpyayeva/AFP/Getty Images With cheering crowds, glowing lights, a hint of political intrigue …