Military personnel prepare relief goods to be distributed in the flood affected areas using helicopters, at Sultan Iskandar Muda Airbase in Aceh Besar, Indonesia, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. - Photo: AP
Malaysia
* Zafrul appointed Mida chairman
* Floodwaters begin to recede, but over 4,000 still at PPS
* No protection for Tei as he is implicated
* King appoints Chief Judge and four Federal Court judges
* Ministers made senators again
* Search for MH370 to resume from Dec 31, says Loke
* Govt to block under-16s from social media, says Fahmi
* Shamsul Iskandar, Tei arrive at KL court ahead of corruption charges
* Shamsul Iskandar claims trial to four counts of bribery
* Anwar arrives in Singapore for 12th annual leaders' retreat
* Albert Tei pleads not guilty to bribing Shamsul Iskandar
* Two Kedah teachers removed after claims of sexual misconduct go viral
* Dec 5 Cabinet meeting to hear response plan for T'ganu land dispute with Felda and FGV
* 17 Putra Heights inferno victims get keys to restored houses
* I’ll prove my innocence in court, says Shamsul Iskandar
* School should have informed Zara Qairina's mother, says witness
* ‘I feared for my life’, says Tei of MACC arrest
* Whistleblower’s arrest undermines anti-corruption drive, says Albert Tei’s lawyer
* 18 Putra Heights inferno victims get keys to restored houses
* No warden on night duty when Zara found unconscious, says ex-student affairs senior assistant
* Bung hospitalised with lung infection
* Two boys feared drowned after falling into drain in Kajang
Singapore
* Most S’pore employers plan to freeze headcount
* From short-term work use to errant abuse: How Singapore's Performing Artiste Work Permit scheme was misused
* Singapore Opposition Leader Pritam Singh loses appeal against conviction
* Man gets over 10 months’ jail for repeatedly molesting boy with autism at Singapore swimming complex
* Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh loses appeal against conviction in Singapore: Key points from the case
* Singapore police investigating 268 suspected scammers, money mules linked to more than S$4.66mil in losses
Indonesia
* Rain forecasts raise fears in flood-hit Indonesia, Sri Lanka
* Frustration over slow pace of aid
* Two Dutch drug convicts set to be deported
* Indonesia revises Sumatra disaster toll to 770 dead, 463 missing
* Indonesia promises action on any mining permit violations as Sumatra floods toll at about 800
* Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia seek to boost security ties at 1st trilateral defence ministers' meeting
* Indonesia pledges action on companies causing catastrophic Sumatra floods
Thailand
* Bangkok lifts afternoon alcohol sales ban for six-month trial period
* Flood death toll in Thailand rises to 267: health ministry
* Thai PM sets up panel to study and learn lessons from massive floods this year and in 2011
* Thailand ready for SEA Games 2025
* Heavy rains return to southern Thailand as PM2.5 levels rise in the north and central regions
Philippines
* Alpha IVF eyes revenue growth in the Philippines
* Philippines: Child rescue ends in sexual abuse
* Filipino survivors of ship sunk by Yemen’s Houthis released
* Filipino seafarers held hostage by Houthis arrive at Ninoy Aquino International Airport
Vietnam
* Vietnam adds 41 more int'l border gates eligible for e-visa entry
* Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City records surge in hand-foot-mouth disease cases
* Khanh Hoa in Vietnam rebuilds homes for flood-hit households
Myanmar
* Opium fields swell to decade high
* Junta arrests man over anti-election Facebook chat
* Myanmar woman allegedly steals cash, clothing from Good Samaritan who gave her shelter
* Inn National League opens election campaign with victory billboard ceremony
* I am capable: voices of persons with disabilities in Myanmar
Cambodia
* Man tells of scam by ‘friend’, torture in Phnom Penh
* Visa-free travel for tourists from China to be tried in 2026
* Regional rice growers face growing risks of price volatility, floods, soft demand
* Cambodian-Thai working groups plant 44 out of 277 temporary border posts between markers 42 and 43
Laos
* Laos set to hold parliamentary elections in February 2026
* Laos-Vietnam Friendship Park inaugurated in Vientiane
Brunei
* Brunei pushes ahead with national digital transformation
* Brunei Sultan receives in audience Indonesian army special forces commander
Aseanplus
* Malaysia, Singapore reaffirm long-standing, firm stance against drug offences
* Singapore hails Malaysia's green light for consulates in Sabah, Sarawak
* Malaysia, Singapore sign additional agreement for RTS Link
* Oil rises as Moscow peace talks fail to reach breakthrough
* Charging piles show Chinese heft in EVs
* Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes China's Xinjiang region
* Large foreign fund outflow temporary situation
* ASX’s tech overhaul stumbles amid outage
* How foreign carmakers can stay relevant in China
* M’sia can retain top spot in Asean for IPOs in 2026
* Ringgit bounces to fresh 14-month high vs US dollar
* LandSpace fails to complete rocket test
* Cyclone leaves US$7bil worth of damage
* Martial law bid still divides
* LandSpace fails to complete rocket test
* Chinese actor Hu Ge reveals why he thinks he's a 'failing parent'
* FBM KLCI wavers amid Wall Street gains, muted local cues
* Ringgit extends gains, opens at 4.11 against US dollar
* Hong Kong fire death toll hits 159 after towers searched
* Japanese firms boost support for workers with disabilities
* Trump signs new Taiwan legislation into law
* Same-sex marriage campaigners take fight to Japan top court
* Korean actor Lee Joon-gi spotted in Singapore filming with Singapore actress Carrie Wong
* Victims in South Korea to get real-time location of stalkers
* Delhi records over 200,000 respiratory illness cases due to toxic air
* Meta starts removing under-16s from social media in Australia
* Chinese smart glasses firms eye overseas conquest
* Bangladesh’s Gen-Z battles to gain political ground after ousting Hasina
* Intimate scenes in K-dramas: Why are they so restrained?
* Australia says the world will follow social media ban as Meta starts blocking teens
* Bursa Malaysia weaker at midday amid cautious trading
* Barbie Hsu's ex-husband Wang Xiaofei spotted in KL, reportedly to expand hot pot business
* Australia says it has received AUKUS submarine review from US
* Malaysia’s compact cars get brief mention in Trump’s livestream on new US fuel policy
* Nawat Itsaragrisil files criminal complaint against Miss Universe 2025 Fatima Bosch
* Property market bracing for big overhaul in China
* Australia jails ‘Asia’s El Chapo’ for 16 years
* Timor Leste president says improved trust to drive long-stalled gas project
* Asian currencies slump, Philippine peso down as dollar edges higher
* Seoul says six nationals held in North Korea, vows to help them
* South Korean cops reveal mugshot of man who killed ex-girlfriend, discarded body
* Indian woman kills son and three little girls she thought were ‘prettier’: Haryana’s chilling murder trail
* Abe shooting defendant Yamagami apologises to slain Japanese PM’s family for first time
* Chaos after India's biggest airline cancels 1,200 flights
* Critically ill Bangladesh ex-PM Zia to be flown to UK
* Australia says the world will follow social media ban as Meta starts blocking teens
* No changes to KLCI in FTSE Bursa Malaysia’s December index review
* Ringgit surges to 4.11 against greenback, highest in four years and five months
* Amendments to passport, Immigration controls passed in Dewan Rakyat
* Malaysia-Singapore FIR talks make progress, says PM Anwar
* Seoul eases travel advisory for Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, keeps restrictions in high-risk regions
* Russia, India aim to increase and diversify trade
* South Korean Supreme Court confirms five-year sentence for driver responsible for nine deaths
* Queen Mary University student from Malaysia wins second Global Undergraduate Award
* HK actress Charmaine Sheh reflects on life and death, says she has prepared a will
