The World Games Chengdu 2025 - Chengdu, China - August 7, 2025 General view of fireworks and performers during the opening ceremony. Photo: Reuters
Malaysia
* PM hopes Chief Justice will carry out duties with integrity, wisdom
* Sabah appoints first local MACC chief
* Over 700 medical officers resigned between 2022 and 2024, says Health Minister
* Mother of Zara Qairina to hand over daughter’s phone to police
* Malaysia’s semiconductor exports still exempted from retaliatory tariffs, says Tengku Zafrul
* E-hailing driver charged with son's murder
* Stop over-regulating private healthcare, says MMA
* ‘Chicken bone’ influencers freed on police bail
* Federal Court sets Aug 13 for decision on AG’s appeal over Najib’s house arrest
* Appointment of 4,352 medical officers begins in August
* Malaysia mulls lifting pork import ban from Thailand to address rising retail prices
* Temple priest claims trial to charge of sexually abusing teenage boy
* Anwar signals support for tobacco tax hike
* 'I forgot' the main reason given by motorists for not carrying driving licences
* New EPF withdrawal structure only applies to new members
* Vietnamese woman faces drug trafficking charges
* Lack of platform barriers at LRT stations among causes of incidents involving OKU
* Quotas for local students in public unis remain, this is policy, says Zambry
* Indonesian killed, four others hurt after oil tanker catches fire in Johor
* Housewife charged with murdering seven-month-old adopted daughter
* Mother hands over Zara Qairina's phone to police
* Trio charged with arranging to smuggle Sri Lankan national via KLIA
* It was no ordinary robbery, we 'fear for our safety', wife of witness in Guan Eng's graft trial says
* No place for hooliganism, violence in sports, says Anwar
* Cabinet approves funds for new Tamil school buildings near Kuantan
* Opposition holds off no-confidence motion against PM pending Speaker's ruling
* Govt considers increasing I-BAP allocation following overwhelming response, says Ramanan
* Penang cops wrapping up probe into Iranians accused of robbing 'hypnotised' tourists
* Gig Workers' Bill to be tabled on Aug 14
* Penang to host 19th Asean Navy Chiefs' Meeting from Aug 18-22
* Muhyiddin is only being called in as a witness, says MCMC
* Two men nabbed in Lahad Datu over RM2mil in smuggled cigarettes
* Former wushu coach gets 13 years' jail, whipping for sexually assaulting 10-year-old girl
* Year Six pupil drowns in Baling quarry
* JPJ to confiscate commercial vehicles of companies employing foreign drivers
Singapore
* Singapore bank DBS keeps 2025 outlook, UOB trims expectations after mixed Q2 results
* Singapore and Indonesia discuss developing military training facilities
* Three taken to hospital after fire in Punggol executive condominium
* Singapore bus hits height barrier at JB Customs building after wrongly entering motorcycle lane
* Singaporean tourist arrested in Pattaya for flying drone amid Thailand’s nationwide ban
* Singapore Civil Defence Force officer who molested female subordinate gets 15 months’ jail
Indonesia
* Indonesia warns children, parents against ‘violent’ online game Roblox
* Indonesia's copper export to the US gets zero tariff
* Indonesia readies island medical facility for 2,000 wounded Gazans
* Indonesian President Prabowo’s pardon of two convicted politicians targets unity, but may hurt justice system
Thailand
* Monitor lizards eyed for luxury leather
* Thai diplomat warns against cancelling MoUs with Cambodia
* Thai tycoon, Chinese developer indicted over building collapse in Bangkok
* Alleged South Korean call-centre gangster leads police to bust his own gang
* Free expressway access in Bangkok on Aug 12, National Mother’s Day
Philippines
* Philippine Senate shelves VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment case
* Philippines GDP growth beats forecast, but tariff worries weigh
* Philippines Speaker to Senate: Impeach bid seeks answers Sara Duterte never gave
Vietnam
* Online kidnapping scams on the rise in Vietnam, targeting people living far from home
* S. Korean media names Danang among top summer 2025 destinations
Myanmar
* Flash floods kill six in Myanmar-China border town
* Myanmar's junta-picked figurehead president dies
* Landslides in Myanmar's Thandaunggyi Township leave 11 dead, several missing with over 30 houses damaged
Cambodia
* ‘All we want is peace’: Cambodian evacuees long for return to their pre-conflict lives
* Cambodia deports 27 Thais involved in call centre scam, four with arrest warrants
Laos
* Laos shines as South-East Asia’s top budget travel destination
Brunei
* Brunei Sultan and consort to attend Singapore’s 60th National Day Parade
Aseanplus
* Malaysia to host 58th Asean Day celebration in Cyberjaya on Friday (Aug 8)
* Malaysia to continue coordinating Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire efforts, says Anwar
* Thai-Cambodian delegations arrive for extraordinary meeting of GBC
* Sultan Ibrahim visits Russia’s leading automotive research centre in Moscow
* King visit Russian drone technology centre in Moscow
* Trump doubles India tariff to 50% to punish Russian oil buying
* Anti-North loudspeakers cleared from border to ease tensions
* Chikungunya cases on the rise
* Monsoon rains bring mudslides and disease
* Monsoon, mud and misery
* Over 50 missing in flash flood
* Martial law fallout trails ex-First Lady
* Schoolkids pressured into ‘one-period relationships’
* India braces as Trump issues 24-hour tariff threat
* Hiroshima marks 80th anniversary
* Chinese tourists to get visa-free entry
* Grammy-winning artiste Babyface to hold concert in KL on Oct 30
* Taiwan-based Malaysian singer Gary Chaw reportedly hasn't moved on from ex-wife: 'Still in pain'
* Ringgit opens firmer on softer US$, rate cut hopes
* South Korea says Samsung, SK Hynix will not be subject to 100% US chip tariffs
* South Korea, US to conduct major joint military drills starting August 18
* Markets rise as Trump chip exemptions boost tech giants
* China extends probe on imported beef in respite for global suppliers
* Indian helicopters rescue people stranded by flooding in Himalayan state
* New study sheds light on ChatGPT's alarming interactions with teens
* Humanoid robot enrols in doctoral drama programme in China
* M'sia has not granted exclusive rare earth rights to US, says minister
* North Korean rescued after swimming across border: Seoul
* Bursa Malaysia edges up in morning session amid regional gains
* Japan’s civil servants set to get largest pay hike in 34 years
* South Korea special prosecutor seeks detention warrant for ex-first lady
* WhatsApp takes down 6.8 million accounts linked to criminal scam centers, Meta says
* Michelle Yeoh celebrates 63rd birthday with limited-edition Labubu doll
* Semiconductor industry unlikely to be severely affected by revised tariffs, says Anwar
* China boy trapped in lift stays calm by chanting classic poems, gains online praise
* Thailand, Cambodia must avoid unprovoked firing towards civilians and troops, says agreed minutes of General Border Committee meeting
* Singer Dayang Nurfaizah tight-lipped on engagement rumours
* Ceasefire not merely a pause but a promise to protect lives, says Home Minister after Thailand-Cambodia GBC meet
* Asean leaders want Malaysia to continue as mediator in Thailand-Cambodia conflict
* Five killed in China’s Xinjiang after cable on suspension bridge snaps
* Indian PM Modi vows to protect farmers as Trump builds tariff pressure
* ‘I can swim’: China husband tells flood rescuers to save wife first, touches hearts
* South Korea paves way for trainee doctors’ return to hospitals in autumn semester
* For the safety of the young ones in South-East Asia and globally, Nuna and BMW join hands to innovate premium baby gear designs
* Hong Kong man jailed for four years and eight months for killing daughter in manslaughter
* Body of missing man found on melting glacier in Pakistan after 28 years
* Malaysian singer Dino, 50, suffers stroke after eating 7 durians in one day
* Australian state offers US$1.3mil to compensate woman wrongly jailed for 20 years
* China tests spacecraft it hopes will put first Chinese on the moon
* Deadly Indian Himalayan flood likely caused by glacier collapse, experts say
* Malaysian govt collaborates with UCSI to hold international conference on Asean science diplomacy; Asean excellence centre also proposed
* China coma girl with heart infection wakes up when shown college acceptance letter
* Ability of the rich to 'buy' access to public varsities, healthcare worrying, says G25
* Malaysia's zaniest and craziest hotel crew is back - and fans can start buckling up for all-out laughter in 'Boleh Saya Bantu? 2'
* HK superstar Jackie Chan makes rare appearance with 42YO son Jaycee in Switzerland
