India

India to retrieve Everest 'Green Boots' climber after identifying body

NEW DELHI: India is preparing a mission to recover the remains of an Everest climber known for three decades as "Green Boots" after DNA testing confirmed he was an Indian soldier, documents seen by AFP show.

Nation

Almost RM110mil allocated to help workers remain competitive in AI-drive job landscape, says HR Minister

KUALA LUMPUR: Almost RM110mil has been allocated through various initiatives to help workers remain competitive in the AI-driven job landscape, says Datuk Seri Ramanan Ramakrishnan.

Nation

Immigration passport services affected by system maintenance at 71 offices

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Immigration Department will temporarily close passport service counters at 71 passport issuance offices nationwide in phases to facilitate system maintenance.

Nation

Eight injured in multi-vehicle pileup on north-south expressway near Gopeng

IPOH: Eight people were injured in a multi-vehicle accident involving a lorry, two vans and four cars at KM291 of the north-south expressway near Gopeng.

South Korea

BTS' 'Arirang' named among best albums of the first half of 2026

SEOUL: (Bernama-Yonhap) "Arirang," the latest album by K-pop supergroup BTS, has been recognised among the best releases of the first half of 2026 by leading global music publications, Yonhap News Agency reported

Singapore

Durian prices in Singapore drop, but sellers say unlikely to match Malaysia’s lows

SINGAPORE: Durian prices in Malaysia may have plummeted to rare lows of just a few ringgits per fruit for popular varieties amid a bumper harvest, but sellers in Singapore do not expect their prices to fall as sharply.

Motorsport

Motor racing-F1 to have extra test day from 2027, engine tweaks approved

June 23 (Reuters) - Formula ⁠One teams will be allowed ⁠an extra day of pre-season testing ‌from next year while agreed engine tweaks have now been formally approved, the sport's governing body ​said on Tuesday.

Japan

Japan: Okinawa marks 81st anniversary of WWII ground battle's end

NAHA (Japan): (Bernama-Kyodo) Okinawa on Tuesday (June 23) marked 81 years since the end of a World War II ground battle between Japan and the United States that claimed the lives of more than 200,000 military personnel and civilians, Kyodo News reported.

China

Rising demand for tropical fruits prompts China to expand trade hub capacity

PINGXIANG (China): (Bernama) Rising demand for Southeast Asian tropical fruits in China is driving Beijing to expand the China-Asean fruit trading hub in Guangxi, with durian emerging as the most valuable commodity in bilateral fruit trade.

World

Over 5,000 people trapped in Myanmar scam centres near Thai border, rights group says

BANGKOK, June 23 (Reuters) - More than ⁠5,300 people are still trapped in online scam centres near Myanmar's Thai ⁠border, a human rights group said, over one year after thousands were ‌freed during a multinational crackdown in the region.   

Nation

Buddhist monk wins RM1mil through BSN Sijil Simpanan Premium

GEORGE TOWN: A 73-year-old Buddhist monk who lived in a hermitage at Ayer Itam won RM1mil through the BSN Sijil Simpanan Premium (SSP) campaign's Millionaire Draw.

AseanPlus News

Global Wellness Consumer and Product Trends Forum 2026 launches in KL on Tuesday (June 23)

Malaysia and Taiwan industry leaders to explore emerging wellness trends and international business opportunities, especially in the Asian region.

Indonesia

Indonesia inaugurates 1,151km of regional roads across 37 provinces

JAKARTA: (Bernama) Indonesia on Tuesday (June 23) inaugurated 1,151 kilometres of newly completed regional roads across 37 provinces, in a move aimed at improving connectivity, lowering logistics costs, and supporting economic growth nationwide.

Nation

Probe launched into police personnel linked to viral video in China, says IGP

KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysia Police has opened a disciplinary investigation into one of its personnel who recently went viral over allegations of insulting local residents while travelling in China.

Philippines

Philippine school attack in Tacloban planned for more than a month: police

MANILA: (Bernama-PNA) The deadly shooting inside a classroom at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City, in the Eastern Visayas region of the central Philippines, that left three students dead and 20 others injured was planned for more than a month by the two suspects, who are both minors, the Philippine News Agency (PNA) reported, citing police Tuesday (June 23)

Commodities

Gold slips over 2% as dollar holds firm on Fed rate-hike expectations

GOLD prices fell more than 2% on Tuesday, pressured by a firmer U.S. dollar on expectations of Federal Reserve interest rate hikes this year, while investors assessed U.S.-Iran peace talks.

Singapore

Ex-childcare teacher in Singapore gets 1½ years’ jail for using pen to stab special needs boy’s head repeatedly

SINGAPORE: A former early intervention teacher at a childcare centre was sentenced to 1½ years' jail on Monday (June 22) after she used a pen to repeatedly stab the head of a six-year-old boy with special needs for no apparent reason.

Nation

Lorry driver who saved 21 bus passengers honoured at Parliament

KUALA LUMPUR: A lorry driver who used his vehicle to stop a runaway express bus near the Menora Tunnel in Perak has been honoured for saving 21 passengers.

Philippines

Philippine police in favour of lowering of minimum age of criminal responsibility to 12

MANILA: The Philippine National Police (PNP) supports the lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 12 years from the current 15, according to PNP public information chief Col Allen Rae Co.

Nepal

Kathmandu Valley battles bird flu outbreaks

KATHMANDU: The Department of Livestock Services on Monday (June 22) deployed four separate rapid response teams of veterinary technicians to cull chickens and ducks, in firms hit by avian influenza virus A (H5N1). As all three districts of the Valley—Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur—are currently witnessing a major bird flu spread, and outbreaks have been reported from multiple places at once, officials say they are racing to contain the spread.