Team Indonesia performs at the The World Games Chengdu 2025 - Gymnastics - Aerobic Gymnastics - Trio Final - Dong'an Lake Sports Park Multi-Function Gymnasium, Chengdu, China - Saturday, August 16, 2025. -- Photo: REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
Malaysia:
* King warns Mindef against buying 'flying coffins'
* Akmal’s flag protest ‘self-indulgent’, says Rafizi
* Justice will prevail in Zara Qairina case, says PM / Three senior cops to be quizzed in Zara Qairina's case, says Deputy IGP
* Thousands participate in ‘Justice for Zara’ rally at Sabah’s Padang Merdeka
* Stern action needed if SOPs ignored in Zara Qairina Mahathir probe, say counsels
* No Barisan-Pakatan clashes in Sabah polls, says Ahmad Zahid
* Handful of corrupt officers tarnish police’s reputation, says Ayob Khan
* TMJ's network helped in probe into syndicate involving senior officers, says MACC chief
* Form 1 student reports bullying to Education Ministry after school fails to act
* Cops uncover positive leads in probe on assault involving Rafizi's son
* M'sia strengthens peaceful nuclear technology commitment
* Halal certification attracts tourists, says Armizan
* Chief Justice hails Sri Ram as 'force of legal brilliance'
* Jalur Gemilang: Avoid being vigilantes, leave it to the authorities, says Fahmi
* MBI Ponzi scheme: Individuals with 'Datuk Seri' title among those detained
* Youth must discern between perception and reality in fight against corruption, says MACC chief
* Fake TikTok surgeon on Zara Qairina autopsy claim being traced, says Fahmi
* Malaysian Gig Workers Bill to be tabled this month despite delay, says Steven Sim
Singapore:
* At least S$16,000 lost to phishing scams involving YouTrip e-wallets in two months in Singapore
* Singapore President Tharman to undertake a working visit to Ipoh as NUS chancellor
* Singapore evaluating rapid urine test kits to enable faster detection of etomidate, found in Kpods
* Drug trafficker gets death sentence commuted after Singapore President Tharman grants clemency
* Singapore's Immigration and Checkpoints Authority to review Ong Beng Seng’s PR status after he is fined for abetting obstruction of justice
* Over 280 vapes seized, more than 640 people checked in one night by Singapore police, Health Sciences Authority, in anti-vape raids
Indonesia:
* Indonesia's President Prabowo aims to go after illegal mining, oil palm plantations; speed up free-meal scheme
* Indonesia's gas subsidy cut could slash industrial output, trigger layoffs: Industry Ministry
* Son of Japanese soldier who died during WWII in Indonesia cherishes pebbles as substitute for remains
* Indonesia: Prabowo touts economy and social welfare drive
Thailand:
* Thai lawmakers pass massive US$117bil budget to revive economy
* Ceasefire, demining and stopping online scams top Thailand-Cambodia border talks
* World recognises Malaysia's role in Thai-Cambodia peace efforts, says PM Anwar
* Thai foreign ministry leads 36 envoys from 33 countries to inspect border clash damage and Cambodian minefields in Si Sa Ket
Indonesia's soldiers from the music corps play trumpets during a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, at the Ereveld Pandu cemetery, where Dutch soldiers who died in the war are buried in Bandung, West Java. --Photo by Timur Matahari / AFP
Philippines:
* The Philippines and Australia kick off major military drills near South China Sea in a big way
* Philippines' National Bureau of Investigation chief resigns, blames ‘orchestrated move to blacken reputation’
* Hundreds flee homes after heavy flooding in Mandaue, Philippines
Vietnam:
* Failed plastics negotiations in Geneva leave the world few options to confront growing pollution crisis
* Vietnamese rice grower helps tackle Cuba's food shortage
* Vietnam calls for urgent action to fight scoliosis and obesity in children
Myanmar:
* Bangladesh looks to Malaysia's influence to address the Myanmar Rohingya crisis, says Yunus
* Military airstrike on gem mining town kills at least 21 in Myanmaro
* Large haul of drugs seized in Myanmar's Sagaing region
Cambodia:
* Cambodia-Thailand regional border talks end smoothly
* Thai products targeted in Cambodian nationalism wave
* Opinion - ‘Like the Khmer Rouge’: Forced from her home by soldiers
Laos:
* Vietnam willing to share experience in state-owned enterprises reform with Laos
* Laos seeks to create safe learning environment in schools and encourage more young children to attend school
Brunei:
* Leadership, learning empower youth with disabilities in Brunei
* BizBelia to empower Brunei youth: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
Twin panda cubs -- Jia Jia and De De -- celebrate their one-year-old birthday at Ocean Park in Hong Kong, China, on Saturday, August 15, 2025. -- Photo: REUTERS/Lam Yik
AseanPlus:
* G2G MOUs to avoid involvement of agents, middlemen in defence asset procurement, says Khaled
* Sabah Fest Singapore showcases North Borneo culture at Marina Square
* Asean should harmonise skills recognition to boost region’s growth, says HR Minister
* Keningau cops bust prostitution syndicate exploiting teens, including Form Two students
* Hong Kong court postpones Jimmy Lai’s trial to Monday (Aug 18) over heart condition
* Jimmy Lai getting proper treatment while in detention: Hong Kong govt
* Brand new home for everyone's favourite royal couple - William and Kate moving to a new home in Windsor
* Concert tickets, electronics among top items used in Hong Kong scams: Carousell
* Top Chinese actress Zhao Lusi claims talent agency forced an exorcism to treat her depression
* Pakistan rescuers recover bodies after monsoon rains kill more than 320
* Pakistan monsoon death toll rises to 225 in 48 hours: disaster agency
* Flash floods in India, Pakistan kill more than 250 people
* Body of missing canoeist, 38, found in Hong Kong waters
* Move over, Labubu – Chiikawa is the new craze in Hong Kong
* Hong Kong celebrates first birthday of city’s panda twins
* China's top diplomat Wang to visit India for border talks
* China’s first high-speed jet drone makes every warship an aircraft carrier
* Missing eight-year-old boy found dead after extensive search in Dali, China
* One dead, two injured after oil tanker, cargo ship catch fire in Yeosu, South Korea
* Chinese couple escape unscathed from serious car crash, decide to get married right away
* China hotel offers guests dog companions for US$70 a night, with canine bite compensation
* Fighting chikungunya in Hong Kong: why do experts reject mosquito ‘weaponising’?
* Critically ill patients airlifted to district hospital: India's Dharali disaster relief efforts continue
* Australia grants asylum to former HK lawmaker and pro-democracy activist Ted Hui
* Magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes near east coast of Australia, European Mediterranean Seismological Centre says
* Japan's Haneda Airport prepares for Bon holiday return of travellers from abroad, with peak expected on Sunday (Aug 17)
* Badminton - Tangkis 2030 targets Thomas Cup, Olympic gold, says Tengku Zafrul
* Sports - Karen-Ai Xin land historic table tennis title for Malaysia
* Cricket-Australia win T20 series against South Africa after Maxwell heroics
* Motorcycling-Marc Marquez wins Austrian Grand Prix sprint from second row
