Vietnam

Vietnam's day-care centres bring health service closer to elderly

HANOI: In a small room at a day care centre overlooking West Lake in Hanoi, a group of elderly people soak their feet in basins of herbal medicine, chatting and laughing as they begin a new day of care and companionship.

Football

Soccer-Women's Bundesliga to be run by independent body from next season

Sept 19 (Reuters) - The German ⁠Football Association, DFB, has leased the organising rights ⁠of the top-tier Women's Bundesliga to an independent ‌body run by clubs for seven years starting next season, delegates in the DFB's legislative body decided by unanimous vote on Friday.

Nation

Anwar: Govt to help streamline, elevate pondok institutions

PUTRAJAYA: The government will help streamline and elevate pondok institutions (traditional religious schools), including in terms of physical facilities, academic disciplines and the introduction of new fields of study suited to current needs, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Cambodia

UPDATE: Cambodian commune chief set up scam operation on own land

PHNOM PENH: The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) has confirmed that Prek Khsach commune chief Ream Rom arranged a site for an online scam operation on his own land, receiving a bribe of more than US$8,000 from the scammers.

Nation

RM1.5mil raised to secure social security protection for 500 gig workers

PETALING JAYA: Platform providers have contributed RM1.5 million to secure social security protection for 500 gig workers, including e-hailing drivers and p-hailing riders, says Datuk Seri R. Ramanan.

Nation

Employment Insurance Scheme contributors to get extra benefits, protection under amended law, says Ramanan

PETALING JAYA: Contributors under the Employment Insurance Scheme (EIS) will receive benefits and protection of up to RM25,000 under amendments to the Employment Insurance System Act, says Datuk Seri R. Ramanan.

Bangladesh

Woman raped while son held at knifepoint in Mymensingh, Bangladesh

DHAKA: Police have arrested a man in a case filed over the alleged gang-rape of a woman after her ninth-grade son was held at knifepoint in Mymensingh's Gafargaon upazila

World

AfD surge in eastern Germany makes some immigrants question whether they still belong

ROSTOCK, Germany, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Shahd Najeeb still remembers the trauma ⁠of fleeing Islamic State fighters during Syria's civil war. More than a decade after finding refuge in Germany, she now fears she may no longer be welcome there.

Philippines

Gun in South Cotabato school shooting traced to Philippines Department of Education employee

KORONADAL CITY, Philippines: The suspect in the Banga National High School shooting in South Cotabato is the son of a Department of Education (DepEd) worker, who is also the owner of the pistol used in the crime on Friday afternoon (Sept 18), the town mayor said Saturday.

India

IIT Bombay student dies hours after being found using ChatGPT in exam; campus erupts in protest

NEW DELHI: A second-year IIT Bombay student died by apparent suicide on Friday (Sept 18), hours after he was found using ChatGPT to seek answers during an examination, according to the institute.

Japan

Japan's Chubu Airport renovated for Asian Games, welcomes visitors with shachihoko, track-themed design

TOKYO: Renovations are underway at Chubu Airport, the air gateway to the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026.

Singapore

Two men arrested by Singapore police after Italy busts international child abuse network

SINGAPORE: Two men, aged 27 and 33, have been arrested by the Singapore police for possessing or gaining access to child abuse materials.

Badminton

Malaysia to face Mongolia in Asian Games opener, women get Hong Kong

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's men's badminton team will open their Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games campaign against Mongolia in the first round on Monday (Sept 21).

Cambodia

Deadlock: Employee, employer representatives in Cambodia maintain minimum wage positions

PHNOM PENH: There was no breakthrough in negotiations over Cambodia's 2027 minimum wage for workers in the textile, garment, footwear and travel goods sectors on Friday (Sept 18), with the worker and employer sides maintaining the positions they put forward at a second meeting earlier this week.

Movie Review

'Resident Evil' review: Finding humour amidst the gore

'Resident Evil' is a highly-entertaining movie born of video games that's trying to just be a movie.

Thailand

JIC chief cites Thai-Cambodian anti-scam pledge on Saturday (Sept 19)

BANGKOK: ACM Prapas Sornchaidee, director of the Joint Information Centre on the Thailand-Cambodia Situation (JIC), said on Saturday (Sept 19) that combating online scams was a commitment Thailand and Cambodia had both accepted.

South Korea

Korean army soldier leaked materials related to Korea-US military exercises

SEOUL: A South Korean Army sergeant has had a four-year prison term upheld for selling classified materials, including documents on South Korea-US combined military exercises, to a Chinese intelligence organisation.

AseanPlus News

Beaches on Australia’s west coast remain shut after shark attack

SYDNEY: Several beaches along the coast of Western Australia, including in the state capital Perth, remained closed on Saturday (Sept 19), a day after a fatal shark attack at a popular beach in the city.

Nation

Cloud seeding set for Klang Valley to combat worsening haze

PETALING JAYA: Cloud seeding operations will be carried out in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya following worsening haze conditions, says the National Disaster Management Agency.

Philippines

Philippines' Department of Education investigates South Cotabato school shooting that claimed three lives

MANILA: The Department of Education (DepEd) on Saturday (Sept 19) said it has launched an investigation on the recent school shooting in South Cotabato that killed three students