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Laos

Lao election candidates get lessons in effective campaigning

VIENTIANE: Candidates standing for election to the National Assembly and Provincial People's Councils are undergoing training sessions to boost their chances of winning a seat when the nation goes to the polls on Feb 22.

China

China slams EU probe into wind turbine maker Goldwind as ‘discriminatory’

Brussels' 'abuse of investigations' is harming China-EU cooperation and slowing Europe's green transition, Beijing warns

World

Norway's security service sees stepped-up Russian espionage in Arctic

OSLO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Russia ‌is expected to step up spying in Norway this year, focusing increasingly on the ‌country's Arctic mainland and the Svalbard archipelago, the Norwegian domestic security service PST said ‌on Friday, also warning of sabotage risks.

Nation

Bukit Aman anti-drug ops led to seizures worth around RM200mil, says NCID director

KUALA LUMPUR: Three seperate anti-narcotics operations have led to seizures of around RM200mil.

Vietnam

Infant, two others die from coal heat-related carbon monoxide poisoning in Ha Tinh, Vietnam

HA TINH, (Vietnam): A carbon monoxide poisoning incident caused by burning coal for warmth in a rural village in the central province of Ha Tinh, claimed the lives of three people, including a two-day-old infant.

AseanPlus News

Inauguration of Al-Eido Mosque in Salma, Latakia, marks the revival of community institutions

Al-Eido Mosque in Salma, Latakia was officially inaugurated on 30 January 2026 by the Governor of Latakia, Muhammad Ahmad Osman, marking a significant moment as the call to prayer (adhan) was heard once again after more than a decade of damage caused by the conflict in Syria.

World

Grieving parents protest at Swiss handling of autopsies for bar fire victims

PULLY, Switzerland, Feb 6 (Reuters) - As ‌the parents of 17-year-old Trystan Pidoux, who died in the bar fire at the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana, prepared to bury their son, they ‌waited for prosecutors to act on their request for an autopsy.

Nation

Deputy Army chief appointed new Joint Forces commander

PETALING JAYA: Deputy Army chief Leftenan-Jeneral Datuk Tengku Muhammad Fauzi Tengku Ibrahim has been appointed as the the Malaysian Joint Forces Headquarters Joint Forces commander.

Nation

Former executive chairman charged with cheating subcontractor of RM2.5mil

SHAH ALAM: The former executive chairman of a mining-related company has been charged with cheating a subcontractor over a mining project involving RM2.5mil six years ago.

Markets

AI angst wipes US$22.5bil off Indian IT stocks in worst week in four months

BENGALURU: Indian software exporters plunged another 2% on Friday and looked set to end a tumultuous week that has seen $22.5 billion in market value losses on growing fears that new AI tools could severely disrupt the country's IT outsourcing industry.

Nation

MACC detains IJM Corp chairman in graft probe

KUALA LUMPUR: The chairman of IJM Corporation Bhd has been detained in connection with investigations into corporate governance issues, procurement processes, financial transactions and the ownership of overseas assets estimated to be worth about RM2.5bil.

Technology

Germany's CDU weighs social media ban for under-16s

BERLIN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives ‌are considering barring children under the age of 16 from social media, although there were signs of reluctance from his ‌centre-left coalition partners to an outright ban.

World

Clashes intensify in remote east Congo, challenging US mediation

Feb 6 (Reuters) - Nurses at the general hospital in Fizi, ‌a town ringed by steep highlands in eastern Congo's South Kivu province, hurried the wounded soldier into surgery after he was ‌brought in slumped on the back of a motorbike.

World

Exclusive-Scammers' abandoned Cambodia compound exposes brutality and banality of fraud

O'SMACH, Cambodia, Feb 6 (Reuters) - In a Cambodian compound with rooms ‌designed to look like Singapore and Australia police offices, papers were strewn across desks and floors: the detritus of a fraud factory abandoned in haste.

Lifestyle

Burglar who tried to smash his way into Anya Taylor-Joy’s bedroom jailed for 3 years

Rather than steal expensive items in the house, their action suggested they intended to target the actress and her husband personally.

Nation

Michael Chong warns against dubious cosmetic surgery promoted on social media

KUALA LUMPUR: Women seeking cosmetic surgery are urged to consult local certified medical centres and professionals to avoid unwanted side effects from unscrupulous procedures by unverified individuals.

e-Hailing

Uber found liable in rape by driver, setting stage for thousands of trials

In a federal bellwether case, a US jury ordered the ride-hailing giant to pay US$8.5mil to Jaylynn Dean, who said one of its drivers assaulted her in 2023.

Nation

Tawau man fined RM20,000 for possessing ATM card belonging to another

TAWAU: The Magistrate's Court has fined a man RM20,000, in default 18 months jail, after he pleaded guilty to possessing an ATM card that did not belong to him.

Nation

Having pupils of different races in vernacular schools strengthens national unity, says Fadhlina

KUALA LUMPUR: Any increase in enrolment of non-Chinese pupils in Chinese vernacular schools (SJKC) will not affect the quality of teaching and learning, says Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek.

Singapore

‘Profoundly encouraging’ for conservation efforts: Rare sambar deer seen with fawn at Singapore's Mandai

SINGAPORE: A sambar deer, known for her distinctive white patch of fur on her forehead and white nose, has apparently given birth to a fawn, exciting a conservation group here which has been tracking the rare animal.