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Brunei

Brunei's Niagamas enhances accessibility with wheelchair facilities at major malls

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Niagamas Insurance Services has successfully carried out a meaningful Corporate Social Responsibility initiative aimed at improving accessibility for the public.

Laos

Ground broken on US$6.7 million Danang–Xekong Friendship Hospital in Laos

VIENTIANE: Construction of the Danang-Xekong Friendship Hospital in Thataeng district, Xekong province, has officially begun following a ground-breaking ceremony held on Wednesday (April 1).

Nation

Dr Wee: Ling a towering statesman, nation builder, visionary

PETALING JAYA: MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has paid tribute to former party chief Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik, describing him as a towering statesman, nation builder and visionary whose legacy will endure through Malaysia's institutions and generations of students.

Nation

Paralysed woman dies in Nilai house fire

SEREMBAN: A paralysed woman died after being trapped in a fire that destroyed a terrace house in Taman Mantin Baharu here on Friday (April 3).

Cambodia

Cambodian children with congenital heart disease get new lease on life

KAMPOT, Cambodia: Phou Lika, a 10-year-old primary school student here in south-western Cambodia, was a bit shocked on Thursday (April 2) after doctors from the China-backed Mekong children's heart care project conducted a heart diagnosis mission at her school and found that she had congenital heart disease (CHD) from birth.

Philippines

Asean: Philippines continues to engage Myanmar after military leader's election win

MANILA: The Philippines said it will continue to engage with Myanmar following the election of military leader Min Aung Hlaing, who was elected president through a parliamentary vote.

Indonesia

Most Indonesians push back on Board of Peace membership, Gaza troop plan

JAKARTA: Indonesia's participation in the United States-led Board of Peace (BoP) is facing growing domestic opposition, with a recent national survey showing most Indonesians disapprove of joining US President Donald Trump's initiative and deploying troops amid the escalating US-Israeli strikes against Iran.

Analysis

Pakatan mulling “test election” in Perak

NURUL Izzah Anwar sort of made news for the wrong reason this week.

Sabah & Sarawak

Sibu businessman loses over RM190,000 to currency exchange scam

SIBU: A 60-year old businessman lost RM190,800 after falling victim to an online currency exchange scam involving a suspect who offered rates higher than the market.

Europe

Many people visit the quiet Italian city of Turin to see this one special thing

Turin may be overshadowed by bigger Italian cities, such as Rome and Milan, but it is full of charm and surprises.

Internet

Influencers accused of peddling medical misinformation on social apps

Many so-called influencers are allegedly spreading "misleading information" about prescription medicines in "ethically problematic" paid-for promotions that blur the line between personal testimony and marketing.

Nation

Former MCA president Ling Liong Sik passes away

KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik passed away peacefully on Saturday (April 4).

Singapore

Singapore's Workers' Party disciplinary panel completes investigations into party chief Pritam Singh

SINGAPORE: A disciplinary panel looking into whether Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh had breached the party's Constitution after his conviction for lying to Parliament's Committee of Privileges, has completed its investigations.

Japan

Japan PM Takaichi plans Australia visit to discuss rare earths, Nikkei reports

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is planning a visit to Australia, seeking to discuss supply chains for rare-earth elements and cooperation on safe navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Friday (April 3).

South Korea

South Korea suitcase murder reveals pattern of family abuse

SEOUL: A woman found dead inside a suitcase in Daegu had been living with her daughter to shield her from domestic abuse by her husband, South Korean police said, in a case that has exposed sustained violence inside a confined one-room residence.

Social media

How will Meta and Google's landmark legal defeat change social media?

Two of America's largest tech companies suffered stunning defeats in court, sustaining early jolts in what could prove to be a seismic shift in how social media operates amid a new landscape of legal risk.

Wellness

When the sperms are the problem

Many still assume it's the woman who has the issue when it comes to fertility, but men are equally likely to be the source of the problem.

Living

Artist turns experience raising her daughter with Angelman syndrome into art

Visual artist Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio's exhibition Noncompliant explores disability, agency, and time through her daughter's Angelman syndrome.

Vietnam

Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese authorities crack transnational drug manufacturing case, arrest 41

BEIJING: The narcotic control authorities from China, Thailand and Vietnam on Thursday (April 2) jointly cracked a transnational drug manufacturing case, arresting 41 suspects, China's Ministry of Public Security said Friday.

Myanmar

Yangon power lines restored, electricity supply resumes

YANGON: The Yangon Electricity Supply Corporation (YESC) has announced that electricity transmission to Yangon Region has resumed following the successful repair of the 230 KV Shwe Taung–Myaung Takar No. (1) and No. (2) Transmission lines.