Visitors take a photo next to a Christmas display at Meralco Liwanag Park in Pasig City, Philippines, on Wednesday Dec. 11, 2024. - Photo: AP
Malaysia
* Those who question the Titah Addendum issue, lack knowledge, says PM
* Landslide on Lekas Highway: Emergency lane, slow lane closed at KM9.3 northbound
* Malbatt 850-11 battalion commander shares challenges during 'Northern Arrow' crisis in Lebanon
* MACC obtains court order blocking access to 1MDB-related US$340mil funds
* Dr M and Perikatan leaders unite against perceived threats to Malays
* Wan Saiful trial: Nearly RM1mil deposited into three companies’ accounts, witness tells court
* FLYsiswa subsidy increased to RM400 to ease students' travel costs, says PM
* Batu Puteh decision was made collectively, Muhyiddin defends Dr M
* Batu Puteh: Why didn’t they raise any objections, asks Dr M
* Syed Saddiq lists 18 grounds for acquittal in petition of appeal
* Gang that hid drugs as packaged drinks busted, RM1mil drugs seized
* New SOPs for flood-prone schools starting next year, says MOE sec-gen
* Returning unused US$620mil to Tanore reflects my innocence, Najib tells court
* Father jailed for raping eight-year-old daughter in Sabah
* Sivasangari and Co shock England to reach world team semi-finals
* Retirees need RM2,690 a month for reasonable standard of living
* Teacher claims trial to sexual offences against 12yo pupil
* EPF launches three-tier savings framework for different retirement lifestyles
* Cabinet agrees in principle to cooperate with Vietnam to explore maritime resources, says Home Minister
* Malaysia needs digital innovation to become high-income nation, says PM
* Malaysia launches national AI office for policy, regulation
* Over 6,000 detained under POCA between 2018 and 2022, says Home Ministry
* Deported foreigners blacklisted from entering country, says Sabah Immigration DG
* Missing Chinese tourist found safe along MRR2
* Malaysia set to reach target of 4.2 million Indonesian tourists this year
* Batu Puteh issue: Dr M acted on his own, say three members of 2018 Cabinet
* Denmark reopens embassy in Malaysia, strengthening ties ahead of Asean chairmanship
* New terminals, fourth runway being considered for KLIA expansion, Dewan Rakyat told
* 3R issues investigated without fear, favour, probe into Muhyiddin's remarks ongoing, says Home Minister
* AGC withdraws appeals against Zahid's acquittal on 40 graft charges linked to VLN
* PAS' Ahmad Samsuri submits resignation as Perikatan treasurer
Singapore
* Ex-security guard pleads guilty after failing to remove fake bomb from exercise, sparking scare
* Woman died by suicide while facing lawsuits by man linked to anti-vaccine group: State coroner
* Singapore police explain why they did not arrest Chinese fugitive on Interpol Red Notice
* Scoot flight from Singapore to Wuhan turns back due to ‘technical issue’
* Singapore: Foreign powers should not exploit fissures in Syrian society
* Singapore’s Tada launches in Hong Kong, driving fresh competition with Uber
* Man charged with murder of woman in Hougang, Singapore
* Australian man arrested after setting fire to curtain blinds in Changi Airport holding room
Indonesia
* Dozens women, some underage girls fall victim to sex offender in West Nusa Tenggara
* Growing pains or deeper issues? Prabowo’s Cabinet faces early controversy
* Indonesia prioritises development of ceramics and glassware industries
Thailand
* Paetongtarn outlines her vision in report on her first 90 days as PM
* Who is Pheu Thai’s ‘coup-killer’?
* Masseuse asks to tell her side of story after Thai singer linked to neck-twisting massage dies
Philippines
* Three scouts die, 10 hurt in electrocution incident during jamboree in southern Philippines
* Philippine police to crack down on private armies, loose firearms for 2025 polls
* Nearly 12,000 families so far affected by Kanlaon Volcano eruption in Negros, Philippines
Vietnam
* Vietnam death row tycoon appeals life sentence in separate case
* Vietnam ex-official took US$300,000 bribe to allow illicit sand mining
* Vietnam’s coffee exports possibly surpass US$5 billion for first time
Myanmar
* Myanmar's economy to shrink as floods compound crisis, says World Bank
* Opinion - Chinese guards on the ground in Myanmar could go disastrously wrong
Cambodia
* Cambodia hosts first “Muslim Friendly Tourism Forum”
* Cruise ships shining jewel in Cambodia's tourism map
* Alleged drunk driver in Phnom Penh fatal accident remanded pending trial
Laos
* Korea-Laos project boosts rural development in southern provinces
* Third Lao National Urban Forum: A platform for transforming urban development in Laos
* Laos reviews success of Asean chairmanship in 2024
Brunei
* Bruneian varsity launches educational tourist package
* Brunei’s export volume rises
Aseanplus
* Indian teen prodigy becomes youngest world chess champ
* China 'deeply surprised and dissatisfied' with South Korean president's spying claims
* Toilet troubles force Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways planes back to starting points
* HK actor Chun Wong, 76, hospitalised twice within a month after falling in nursing home
* Hong Kong ex-democratic lawmaker among seven convicted for rioting after 2019 mob attack
* Malaysian actress Lin Min Chen criticised by HK star Wong Jing for missing film premiere
* Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan and wife indicted in another graft case, Geo TV reports
* How top Hong Kong influencer Jacky Heung famous in drag generates US$7mil in sales in two days
* Young Japanese woman acquitted of murdering her 77-year-old husband, a self-proclaimed 'Don Juan'
* Korean actor Park Sung-hoon plays transgender character in Squid Game 2; sparks mixed reaction from fans, critics
* What motivated martial law? Yoon's own words
* PM Modi meets Kapoor family, shares his admiration for Raj Kapoor’s lasting influence on Indian cinema
* China’s Wolf Warrior Lu Shaye heads home from France in shadow of controversy
* US hits China with new tariffs on solar wafers, polysilicon and tungsten products
* China must innovate in semiconductor design or fall behind the global market, expert says
* Penguins charm visitors with winter strolls at Hokkaido Zoo
* Trump invites China’s Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration, US news report says
* US House advances defence bill that bans Chinese goods from tech to garlic
* More aircraft, more ships, more often: How the PLA is pressuring Taiwan’s defences
* Japan criminalises cannabis use as revised laws come into effect
* Hong Kong’s Cathay hires 3,400 pilots this year, with low resignation rate of 2.9%
* Hong Kong yoga ball murder case retrial: ‘lethal gas was to kill shrews lured by ham’
* US must engage China’s ‘wickedly competitive’ hi-tech firms: trade group leader
* Oil little changed as demand weakness offsets sanctions-driven supply risks
* Soccer-Australia players union slams FIFA over 2034 Saudi World Cup
* South Korea court upholds two-year sentence for opposition leader over school admission scandal
* Australia plans to tax digital platforms that don’t pay for news
* Tokyo to make day care free to boost birth rate
* Asian markets fluctuate after Wall St record; eyes on China
* China abductee declines gifts of three flats, car from birth family to avoid altering ‘mindset’
* Mega cross-sea passage in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area opens to traffic
* Speeding car rams into Rajasthan CM’s carcade, assistant sub-inspector killed, four police personnel injured
* Japan PM Ishiba stresses importance of nuclear deterrence while commenting on Nihon Hidankyo’s Nobel Peace Prize
* India's palm oil import duty hike a 'temporary challenge', says ministry
* South Korean President Yoon vows to 'fight to the end', defying impeachment threat
