A sacred Buddha tooth relic, on loan from Lingguang Temple in Beijing, is escorted in a procession before its temporary enshrinement in Sanam Luang in front of the Grand Palace in Bangkok on December 4, 2024. - Photo: AFP
Malaysia
* Expanded list of services subject to SST to be announced early 2025
* Floods: No need for second SPM session, says Education Minister
* Court fines two Chinese businessmen for stealing money from airline passengers
* Hundreds pay last respects to late tycoon Ananda in Brickfields
* Ahmad Husni's accusations against me 'deeply hurtful', says Najib
* Former Perlis MB ordered to pay wife RM12,850 alimony
* Floods: Total number of victims this year highest since 2014, says Anwar
* Injuries sustained by deceased teen not due to CPR, High Court told
* Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act 2024 to be enforced on Jan 1, 2025
* Chinese national to be charged with kidnapping student
* Osaka's World Expo 2025 golden opportunity for Malaysia, says new Japanese ambassador
* Warisan veep proposes former CJ Richard Malanjum as Sabah's next TYT
* Drowned teen’s body recovered from river near Chukai
* More CCTVs installed at UPNM to eradicate bullying
* Seremban Rottweiler attack: Plaintiffs, dog owner agree on RM197,000 compensation
* Former cook pleads not guilty to stealing RM67,000 Rolex watch
* No discount for Second Penang Bridge toll due to revenue shortfall
* Someone forged my signature in meeting minutes, Najib tells 1MDB trial
* Former AG Idrus Harun appointed new MyCC chairman
* Former Sabah Water Dept director ordered to enter defence on RM61.15mil money laundering charges
* Deceased challenged to a fight night before he died, says witness in Lahad Datu murder case
* Journalists, civil society groups in protest march against cyber law, Publications Act amendments
* Doctor calls it a day after battling floods for over three decades
* LIAM still in talks with Bank Negara over recent hikes in medical insurance premiums
* Anwar urges all parties to address issue of diabetes seriously
* Malaysian, two Iranians freed of drug trafficking charge
* Sheila Majid’s image and name used to spread fake news; singer calls authorities to take action
* Klang teen murdered over alleged affair with married woman
* PAS's Siti Mastura loses defamation suit filed by three DAP leaders
* S'pore PM down with Covid-19, JS-SEZ signing delayed until January, says Anwar
* Who are the other fugitives from Singapore caught in Malaysia?
* RM35.8mil in corporate donations flow in for flood victims, says Anwar
* 'A desperate claim only fools would believe', Najib says of prosecution narrative in 1MDB trial
* 18 Chinese nationals charged with involvement in online gambling
* Taanusiya Chetty wins Miss World Malaysia 2024
* PM, Aussie Foreign Minister discuss strengthening bilateral ties during courtesy call
* 1MDB trial: Najib tells court someone else should be in the dock, not him
* Appeals court allows Najib to attend 'house arrest' addendum hearing on Dec 5
* Number of flood victims drops to more than 60,000 people Wednesday morning
* Floods: Govt to replace or repair damaged rural homes, says Zahid
* Irish court sentences Malaysian to eight years' jail for sexually assaulting teenager
* Kluang woman found stabbed to death, son arrested
* Transfers for three cops who allegedly visited Golok night clubs, says IGP
Singapore
* More than three years’ jail for man who cheated Singaporean law firm’s client of over S$260,000
* Singapore Prime Minister Wong elected PAP Secretary-General
* Police probe man who brought over S$1.3mil into Singapore, under-declared amount
* Second woman accused of organising procession outside Istana in Singapore granted permission to go overseas
* Fugitive Singapore tycoon charged with CBT over US$51mil embezzlement case
* Singapore and Australia to deepen military ties, cooperation on green initiatives
* Singaporeans in South Korea continuing with travel plans, but taking precautious after brief martial law
* Fugitive Singapore tycoon held in embezzlement case was mastermind behind scrap syndicate
* Dover Road death classified as murder; Singapore police seeking help to track down man, who fled overseas
* 19-year manhunt for S’porean tycoon involved in $72 million embezzlement case ends in JB
Indonesia
* Hael Husaini and Nadeera Zaini win fans hearts at 29th Asian TV awards show in Jakarta
* Teachers skeptical of Prabowo’s pay increase policy
* PDI-P calls for reform over alleged police meddling in regional polls
* Bank Indonesia says it's ready to intervene to steady rupiah
* Indonesia's Hendra Setiawan retiring from badminton after over 30 years
* Indonesia says Apple to offer $1bil to lift iPhone ban
Thailand
* Barge collides with five dining boats, speedboat on Chao Phraya in Bangkok
* Same-sex marriages can be registered nationwide in Thailand from Jan 22, 2025
* Nvidia signs deal to help build Thai ‘sovereign cloud’
* Bangkok’s air quality deteriorates to health-risk levels
* Man trapped in Thai well for three days as villagers think shouting sounds from haunting
* Thailand to introduce retirement lottery to foster long-term savings
* Thai PM expects fishermen held by Myanmar to be repatriated soon
* Tom yum kung gains Unesco intangible cultural heritage status
* Embassy urges Thais in South Korea to avoid protest areas
Philippines
* Cebu netizens see streaks of light as rocket debris burn in sky
* Activists file second impeachment complaint against embattled Philippine Vice President Duterte
* Philippines, China trade accusations on South China Sea confrontation (update)
* Philippines says China Coast Guard fired water cannon, 'sideswiped' govt vessel
Vietnam
* Vietnam rises to the top 11 largest exporters globally
* Vietnam pushes electric motorbikes as pollution becomes 'unbearable'
* Huge Vietnam fraud case raises questions over banking system
Myanmar
* Myanmar's Department of Rural Development receives eight projects with Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund
* Myanmar seizes over 60 tonnes of illegal timber
* Second major Myanmar rebel group calls for talks with junta
Cambodia
* Chinese arrivals in Cambodia double, still half of pre-pandemic numbers
* Cambodia arrests 10 Thais for trafficking over 10,000 meth pills
* Cambodian court jails 13 pregnant Filipino surrogates
Laos
* US donates vehicles, equipment toward Lao National Unexploded Ordnance Programme
* Vientiane province celebrates new tourism facilities at Nam Ngum Reservoir
Brunei
* Northeast monsoon brings heavy showers, strong winds to Bandar Seri Begawan
* Police seize 24 bottles of alcohol, 50 cartons of cigarettes in Temburong
Aseanplus
* Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and Thailand succeed in getting the kebaya on Unesco intangible cultural heritage list
* Chiung Yao, Taiwanese novelist, dies by suicide, writes ‘I burned with all my strength’
* Japanese court convicts Australian woman who says she was tricked into smuggling drugs
* Chapman To's wife, ex-TVB actress Kristal Tin, undergoes surgery after lung cancer diagnosis
* Thousands march demanding South Korea president resign over martial law debacle
* We must advance Malaysia’s venture ecosystem for sustainable growth, says Amir Hamzah
* Top Malaysian social influencer MissAlvy now takes the plunge in the music world and 'Terpikat' is her first single
* Advancing Malaysia’s venture capital ecosystem: Significant investments in capacity building, funding and regulatory reform
* 700 Bangladeshi prisoners still on run after revolution jailbreaks
* Taiwanese musician-director Liu Chia-chang dies of cancer at 81
* Fuel prices Dec 5-11: Unchanged across the board
* Ropeway project launched in India's Meghalaya
* Chaos in South Korea shocks Japan travellers, residents; Republic of Korea a popular travel destination with large Japanese community
* Ringgit rebounds to end higher against US$
* South Korean Defence Minister apologises, offers to resign over martial law turmoil
* Asia-Pacific health security in the spotlight
* Bursa Malaysia ends higher amid strong interest in utility, tech stocks
* Unesco: Kebaya, an intangible cultural heritage
* 19-year manhunt for Singaporean tycoon, wife concluded with months of MACC investigative work
* Malaysia positions itself as EV hub in region, says Fadillah
* Tokyo to propose four-day workweek for government staff
* China urges Philippines to halt provocation after ship-ramming incident
* S. Korean opposition in bid to impeach Yoon after martial law turmoil
* Gunman shoots at Sikh leader outside India's Golden Temple; no one harmed
* Daily life in Seoul ticks on, but in shock, after six hour martial law drama
* China funeral parlour accused of disrespect for using stew pots as urns for cremated remains
* ‘I’m sorry’: South Korean soldier mobilised by martial law seen apologising to citizens
* Malaysian investors keeping close watch on South Korea's political uncertainty - analyst
* Oil prices edge up on geopolitical tensions, Opec+ supply plans
* KLIA tops global airport rankings for service quality
* How martial law has been used over South Korea's turbulent history
* South Korea martial law turmoil sparks international backlash
* South Korea Cabinet ministers offer to resign en masse
* Taiwanese star Mickey Huang sentenced to eight months’ jail for possessing pornographic material
* Seoul stocks sink amid S. Korea drama as Asian markets struggle
* As South Koreans emerge from martial law chaos, shock turns to anger
* (Photo gallery) Less than martial: the South Korean political crisis in pictures
* Taiwan stars Yang Kuei-mei, Lee Kang-sheng enjoy durian while in Singapore for film festival
* China is aiming for the moon in 2030
* Martial law turmoil unsettles South Korean entertainment schedules
* China's services activity expansion eases in Nov, Caixin PMI shows
* Chinese celebrity couple Huang Zitao and Xu Yiyang marry
* China's President Xi interested in visiting Malaysia, says Wisma Putra
* China's services activity expansion eases in Nov, Caixin PMI shows
