VIENTIANE: Malaysia has urged Asean member states to reject overtures that are predisposed to cause division in the region.

KUALA LUMPUR: Dr Lee Wei Ling (pic), daughter of Singapore's first Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 69.

PETALING JAYA: An association representing Muslim converts in Singapore, known as Darul Arqam Singapore (MCAS), has denied links to controversial firm Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISBH) and the Al-Arqam movement banned in Malaysia.

MANILA: Veteran Philippine politician Juan Ponce Enrile, a top aide of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, was today acquitted of charges he plundered US$3 million from state coffers, a court ruling showed.

MANILA: Philippine authorities have detained more than 250 people, most of them Chinese, in a raid on a suspected online scam farm in Manila, law enforcement officials said today.

JAKARTA: Indonesia will maintain its ban on Chinese e-commerce platform Temu due to concerns over its impact on local micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), said the republic’s communications minister, Budi Arie Setiadi.

BANGKOK: The case of the disappearance of Malaysian Goh Beng Shong and his girlfriend, Ng Yin Yin, in Bangkok has taken an unexpected turn after Thai authorities confirmed he had left Thailand on Sept 7.

Kuala Lumpur: Police have charged the driver of a bus that caught fire yesterday, killing 20 students and three teachers in Pathum Thani here, with four criminal offences.

SEOUL: Malaysia has outlined three key pillars to build an AI-enabled digital Backbone and turn countries into tech-driven nations that leverage connectivity to improve lives, drive business progress and protect the environment.

JAKARTA: A total of 732 members of Indonesia’s People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) for the 2024-2029 term were officially sworn in during a session at the Parliament building in Central Jakarta on Tuesday.