Laos

Laos aims to advance modern cross-border trade

Laos is accelerating the development of cross-border paperless trade to strengthen trade facilitation, promote trade, and enhance regional integration.

Sabah & Sarawak

Sabah firms urged to meet global standards to compete internationally

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah companies must enhance compliance with international standards for their products and services to penetrate international markets and compete globally, says Deputy Chief Minister III Datuk Ewon Benedick.

AseanPlus News

A tale of two villages: Cambodians lament Thailand's border gains

A sign hanging from a rusty ice-green shipping container installed by Thai forces on what they say is the border with Cambodia proclaims: "Cambodian citizens are strictly prohibited from entering this area."

Fashion

New York Fashion Week to open with optimism as some US labels outperform

New York Fashion Week opens amid a luxury slowdown, but strong demand for accessible US brands and reform efforts are bringing cautious optimism to the season.

Animals

Saving whooping cranes: A new US sanctuary aims to protect the endangered bird

The white bird, named for its "whooping" call, is one of the rarest in North America and was among the first to be protected by the Endangered Species Act.

AseanPlus News

Space-computing push of Elon Musk’s SpaceX shines beam on China’s solar supply chain

Musk's pursuit of space-based data centres has drawn attention to China's solar industry, sparking market rallies – and calls for caution

Nation

Johor Pakatan begins talk on seat distribution, says Teo

KULAI: Johor Pakatan Harapan has begun preliminary negotiations and discussions on seat distribution in preparation for a possible state election.

Thailand

High-stakes Thai General Election tests appetite for political reform

Thailand's major political parties staged final rallies ahead of an election that pits the status quo against sweeping political and economic reform.

Indonesia

Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 74; search for missing people now has moved into two weeks

The death toll from a landslide in Indonesia has climbed to 74, authorities said Friday, extending the search for missing people and bodies nearly two weeks since it began.

Nation

Anwar: No more hiding corruption behind racial slogans

KUALA LUMPUR: Racial slogans have long been used to deceive Malaysians while billions were siphoned off in the background, but the era of hiding corruption behind ethnic loyalty must end, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Singapore

Singapore is closely monitoring the Nipah virus situation, no cases detected so far

No cases of Nipah virus infection linked with the cases in West Bengal and Bangladesh have been reported in Singapore to date, said the Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA).

Nation

Teo urges platforms to block sponsored posts promoting gambling, fraud

KULAI: Sponsored content promoting gambling and fraud, aimed at boosting reach to users, is raising concerns as such material has been widely detected on social media platforms, said Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching.

Nation

No closure order for schools linked to Kota Tinggi TB outbreak

JOHOR BARU: No directive has been issued to close the five schools linked to the Tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kota Tinggi, says state education and information committee chairman Aznan Tamin.

AseanPlus News

China achieves tamper-proof quantum communication over 100km with single atoms

Physicist Pan Jianwei and his team said their study helped to close the gap between the experimental and real-world applications

AseanPlus News

Panama’s ‘dangerous precedent’: Why global ports appear pawns as politics beat contracts

Panama's move to void CK Hutchison's deal fuels fears of broader asset seizures, with analysts warning of rising risks for Chinese operators in the US sphere

Nation

Anwar warns Garah rally participants: ‘Do not challenge the law or threaten national security’

GOMBAK: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has issued a stern warning to participants of the Anti-Illegal Houses of Worship rally, cautioning them against challenging the law or threatening public security.

AseanPlus News

Asian markets extend global retreat as tech worries build

Asian equities sank again on Friday as a tech rout that battered Wall Street for the third day in a row showed no sign of letting up amid growing unease about the hundreds of billions splashed out on artificial intelligence.

Singapore

Oil prices climb on worries of possible Iran-US conflict after both benchmarks fell overnight

Oil prices settled higher on Friday, reversing earlier losses as traders worried that this week's talks between the US and Iran had failed to reduce the risk of a military conflict between the two countries.

Nation

Beware fake investment news article posing as The Star

STAR Media Group Berhad, which publishes The Star print products and online portal, refers to a site misusing The Star's brand identity.

Indonesia

Indonesian woman collapses after 140 lashes for extramarital sex and drinking alcohol

Three female officers took turns striking the woman with a rattan cane before she lost consciousness, witnesses said.