Participants try to control a bull during an annual bull-taming festival 'Jallikattu' in Palamedu village, on the outskirts of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, in India on January 15, 2025. - Photo: AFP
Malaysia
* Malaysia, UAE to bolster cooperation in strategic fields
* Ex-engineer in Johor loses RM9.4mil to cryptocurrency scam
* Four fishermen nabbed off Sabah water after trawler breaches fishing distance from land
* Manager duped of RM1.6mil in crypto scam
* Teen in crash that killed five people in Kuching detained for driving without licence
* 132 Filipinos deported from Sabah
* Sunway to leverage SEZ, healthcare for growth catalysts
* Slight increase in Johor flood evacuees, numbers stable in three other states
* Umrah operator faces suspension after 379 pilgrims left stranded
* Woman’s selfless act to help accident victim garners praise from public
* EPF's investment in MAHB to support dividend payouts
* Air passenger traffic in 2024 hit 97.1 million passengers, reflects strong recovery, says Loke
* Aerotrain contractors yet to give firm date on service resumption, says Loke
* MBDK director charged with receiving RM3,500 bribe
* Man fined RM5,000 after throwing hammer at Melaka police station
* Cabinet did not discuss controversial sandwich issue, says Fahmi
* No effort to cover up criminal intimidation case involving minister's son, says Fahmi
* Feb 18 set for decision on Daim's widow's application to refer questions of law to court
* Luas issues yellow alert after pink-coloured discharge detected in Sg Kabul
* Companies must hire 3 interns for every expat, says HR Ministry
* New on-call shift system will affect incomes of public medical officers, specialist, says MMA
* Malaysian Indian rapper Balan Kash reaches new milestone with first Malay album
* Anti-drug agency officials charged with false claims totalling RM138,570
* Kuching crash: Two teens among the five fatalities, say cops
* Maqis hands over five tonnes of seized frozen chicken to Zoo Negara
* MACC nabs five over alleged misappropriation of RM104mil in investment funds
* Chicken slices in controversial sandwich have halal certificate, claims producer
* Foreign man dies after falling from KL hotel
* MAHB takeover offer deadline extended to Jan 24
* Tour company MD believed arrested over stranded umrah pilgrims
* Govt does not restrict investments in Opposition-ruled states, says PM's pol-sec
* Tighter border controls lead to fewer Malaysians marrying in southern Thailand
* T'ganu Perhilitan steps up search for mother bear and cub
Singapore
* Singapore arrests seven for allegedly using immigration e-service to illegally change other people’s addresses
* Singapore renews Cordlife’s licences for cord blood banking, human tissue banking services
* Two taken to hospital, 60 evacuated after fire in Punggol flat
* Jail for Australian man who threatened to crash plane before it departed Changi Airport
* Seven people charged in Singapore with theft in dwelling; Labubu toys, dental floss, diapers among items stolen
* Jail for vice syndicate's Singaporean mastermind who lived on sex workers’ earnings totalling over S$264,000
* Singapore Civil Defence Force officer gets six months’ jail over death of national serviceman firefighter
* Married Singaporean man jailed for stalking ex-employee for almost two years like a ‘surveillance camera’
* Two Singaporean men charged with urinating in public at MRT stations
Indonesia
* Indonesian navy targets to set up 96 kitchens for free meals programme
* Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts, spewing big ash cloud
* Indonesia intensifies probe into 'mysterious' fence off Tangerang coast
* Indonesia to push social media protections ahead of age-limit law
Thailand
* Two policemen killed in Narathiwat bomb attack
* Chinese tourist killed in jet ski collision in Phuket
* Thai govt to remit 10,000 baht to four million elderly on Jan 27
* Hong Kong, Thai officials in talks to combat South-East Asian scam centres
* Thai forces kill four smugglers, seize a tonne of meth near Myanmar border
* 'Even I was almost fooled', says Thai PM on AI scam encounter
* Thai police hunt Cambodian over ex-politician's murder
* Thai hearts pour with sympathy for mourning pooch ‘Hachi of Korat’
* Thailand eases visa rules for professionals, wealthy foreigners
* Polish man lands in jail for smacking woman’s behind in Bangkok store
Philippines
* Philippines' zero-waste bid relies on informal workers
* Philippines and China hold talks as ‘monster’ ship fuels South China Sea tensions
* US$114mil syabu case: Court orders arrest of 29 cops involved in bungling case
Vietnam
* Only 9% of households in Vietnam own a car
* Vietnam cuts major TV broadcaster in sweeping bureaucratic reform
* Vietnam vows to facilitate Russian businesses, says PM Chinh
* Vietnam, Russia sign MoU on nuclear energy cooperation
Myanmar
* Myanmar earns over USD$1.6mil from honey exports in nine months
* Death toll from Myanmar's jade mine collapse rises to 22
Cambodia
* Cambodian, Iranian diplomats welcome progress on finalising MoU on petroleum cooperation
* Nearly two million children in Cambodia live in areas with high climate risk: report
* Well rounded education: Young Cambodian monks learning English, computer skills
Laos
* India’s highest honour given to first Lao national of Indian origin
* Laos prepares to conduct population, housing census
* US-backed higher education project launches to upgrade Lao universities
Brunei
* Cultural exchange enhanced through book donation
* Bruneian students embark on journey to Japan
Aseanplus
* 'Our ties are stronger than ever', Starmer tells Anwar during meet at No 10
* PM Anwar arrives in London for working visit to UK
* Anwar meets UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer
* South Korean investigators arrest impeached President Yoon, ending weeks-long standoff
* Mysterious disease kills 14 in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri village, neurotoxins found in samples
* Sean Lau named Best Actor by Hong Kong Film Critics Society for record fifth time
* FBM KLCI finds its footing with positive start
* Global uncertainties push ringgit to open higher against US$
* Yoon's bodyguards show little resistance during second arrest attempt
* South Korea's Yoon: Embittered survivor becomes first sitting president arrested
* Potential impact from US AI chip restrictions to be minimal for Malaysian contractors - CIMB
* Shanghai official says has spoken with Taylor Swift's team over possible show - media
* Asian stocks gain ahead of US CPI, dollar steadies
* Dense fog over Indian capital delays flights, trains
* Cutting-edge AI to find missing relatives at ancient Kumbh Mela
* Blackpink’s Jisoo to put out second solo release on Valentine’s Day
* Malaysia calls for greater Asean tourism cooperation
* Japan to provide US$2mil in aid for California wildfire relief
* Factbox-South Korea's Yoon likely to be held in a solitary cell
* The many faces of the ex-professor in Hong Kong yoga ball murder case
* Bangladesh's Yunus demands return of stolen billions
* Woman, 32, arrested after allegedly luring two Hongkongers to South-East Asia
* China's cross-border trade, investment more vibrant
* Ridiculous to suggest China could bail out 1MDB, says Najib
* ‘Red Note’, a Chinese app, is dominating downloads, thanks to TikTok users
* Oil inches up, but uncertainty over sanctions impact caps gains
* Trending off TikTok? US users going to China’s RedNote face challenges, analysts say
* Jeju Air wreckage retrieved
* I used Jho Lows China connections for Malaysias benefit, Najib tells court
* A sea of red engulfs Bursa Malaysia
* Drunk China pop idol gets social media ban for swearing, giving middle finger on live-stream
* Arul Kanda says he met Jho Low four years before joining 1MDB
* Bangladesh's top court acquits former PM Khaleda in graft case
* Fuel prices Jan 16-22: RON97 and diesel up 5sen, RON95 unchanged
* Trump's defence sec nominee fails to name any Asean member country
* Ringgit advances against US dollar at the close
* Gobind to attend 5th Asean Digital Ministers’ Meeting in Bangkok
* Actress Yvonne Lim moves back to Singapore after 10 years in Taiwan
* Taiwan court upholds death penalty in retrial for man who murdered Malaysian student
* Trump's Greenland bid stirs debate in China about what to do with Taiwan
* Maria Cordero speaks out on Thailand kidnapping fears, shares her own terrifying gunpoint incident in Indonesia alongside Simon Yam
