Democratic Action Party delegates will decide on Aug 16 whether its ministers should resign from Malaysia’s unity government. The outcome could result in a snap general election, party members and observers say.
The two sides are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding on labour cooperation, a Thai official said.
An analysis found that the product contained poppy seeds and tested positive for morphine and codeine.
NEW DELHI, Aug 6 - Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, the key maritime chokepoints in the Gulf, reduced significantly on Wednesday from the previous day, shipping data showed.
HANOI, Aug 6 - Vietnam's top leader, To Lam, will visit Australia and New Zealand next week as part of efforts to bolster partnerships and enhance cooperation in science and technology, the government said in a statement.
The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, wider tensions in the Red Sea and the oil price spikes these circumstances occassion have made one thing abundantly clear: Gulf countries and global markets are dependent on vulnerable maritime routes. But while national leaders and diplomats
South Korea’s heatwave is expected to peak over Seoul on Aug 6, with the capital forecast to hit 39 deg C.
SEOUL, Aug 6 - South Korea's heatwave is expected to peak over Seoul on Thursday, with the capital forecast to hit 39 degrees Celsius (102 degrees Fahrenheit) in a spell of extreme weather already blamed for more than 20 deaths.
Shakib Al Hasan had joined the virtual event organised by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia.
DHAKA, Aug 6 - Windows were smashed and petrol bombs hurled at former Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan's residence after he joined ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s first public media interaction since her 2024 removal from power, in which she vowed to return in
Valar Atomics, a three-year-old microreactor developer that has a forged a close relationship with the Trump administration, has raised $1 billion in its Series B funding round as investors increasingly bet that the White House’s overhaul of nuclear regulations will clear the
The drills were intended to review the command structure, inter-agency coordination and emergency response mechanisms.
Mark Parton faced a complaint this week alleging that he sent the message to a sex worker.
The military leader has been barred from western countries and accused of crimes against humanity.
RedotPay rejected the allegations, saying the company would “respond through the appropriate legal process”.
Footage of the bootleg smartphone game, called “Fortress Defense,” leaked on Chinese social media.
Songs generated entirely by AI through simple text prompts remain ineligible.
Salt farmers wished El Nino would return every year because of the output boost.
The hostility underscored a widening gulf between legacy networks and a growing ecosystem of independent digital outlets.
The late Kamarool Yusoff died on Wednesday (Aug 5) at Tanah Merah Hospital in Kelantan, Malaysia.
Chinese mainland tax authorities have reportedly started levying personal income tax on returns from offshore insurance policies, the latest sign of greater scrutiny of offshore investments.
There is also concern that people may have no choice but to take shelter for a long time.
Chinese mainland tax authorities have reportedly started levying personal income tax on returns from offshore insurance policies, the latest sign of greater scrutiny of offshore investments.
SYDNEY, Aug 6 - New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Thursday he was open to a referendum on whether to change the country's electoral system.
A moment of silence was observed at the exact time when the uranium bomb was dropped on Aug 6, 1945.
Thailand will be the fourth country Min Aung Hlaing has visited as president.
There is a way to work out which direction markets have been moving without looking at a single price. Watch who is handed the megaphone. When things go up, the optimists get the panel seats and the magazine covers. When things turn down, as they have these past few weeks, the
Following the success of Chinese box office hit Dear You, more Singaporeans and Malaysians of Teochew descent are turning to a volunteer network in China to trace their roots and reconnect with long-lost relatives.
The Mahindra Thar SUV's affordability is turning out to be a double-edged sword for the brand.
India and Pakistan fought an intense four-day war in May 2025 and the media narrative was dominated by fighter jets, drones and missiles. But the most consequential contest unfolded in orbit a few hundred kilometers up. That short war was, arguably, the first between two
Bangladesh Bank is beginning to loosen monetary policy from an unusually favorable position on the currency front. Despite persistent inflation and deep strains in the banking system, the taka has been among the most stable currencies in South Asia and neighboring economies
The 78-year-old has been convicted of crimes against humanity over a deadly crackdown on a 2024 uprising.
The "cockroach" movement was one of the biggest public displays of dissent against India's prime minister in years.
DUBAI, Aug 5 - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Wednesday they had launched a missile attack on a Saudi oil tanker off the coast of the kingdom's Red Sea port city of Yanbu and another missile attack on a Saudi oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden.
WASHINGTON, Aug 5 - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband discussed the importance of Europe taking a greater role in its security during a meeting in Washington on Wednesday, the State Department said in a statement.
The statement follows Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced plans to return 5,000 refugees to Myanmar.
The statement follows Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's announcement of plans to return 5,000 refugees to Myanmar.
In 2027, India will conduct an exercise of almost unimaginable scale. Hundreds of millions of people will be counted in what the government describes as the country’s first fully digital census. Alongside information about education, migration, fertility and employment,
According to reports, Chan’s son accidentally kicked the back of a woman’s seat during the movie.
NEW DELHI/DHAKA, Aug 5 - Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday that a ban on her Awami League party should be lifted and reiterated that she would return to her country in December, challenging the new government of her rival Bangladesh Nationalist
China is now chasing decades of unpaid tax on money its wealthiest citizens moved offshore, in some cases reaching back as far as 25 years. Call it what it actually is: a state deciding, after the fact, that wealth it once let leave the country is now fair game to reclaim. To
Her comments were made on the second anniversary of her ouster in 2024.
Experts dismiss the theory as unrealistic in technological, financial and practical terms.
Five months into what historians will likely call the 2026 Iran war, Washington finds itself in a posture it has occupied before, in Vietnam, in Iraq, in Afghanistan: too deep in to walk away cleanly, not deep enough in to call the thing won. US President Donald Trump’s
The cause of the leak is still under investigation.