Barisan Nasional's Johor rival, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition, won the remaining eight seats in the closely watched contest, losing ground from the 12 seats it secured in 2022.
China still rejects the ruling, and opinion remains divided on how to resolve the dispute.
DHAKA, July 11 - Floods and landslides triggered by days of torrential monsoon rain have killed at least 44 people in southeastern Bangladesh and left over a million stranded as authorities raced on Saturday to deliver aid to devastated communities.
Local media say 21 people were saved after the boat overturned in rough seas near an island in south Vietnam.
Nearly two million people are evacuated from eastern Zhejiang province, with the city of Wenzhou close to the path of the storm.
During their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reached a major agreement regarding Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile interceptors.The PAC-3 is the premier hit-to-kill
Scorching temperatures are expected to hit western and eastern Japan towards July 18.
The 15 who died were reportedly Indian tourists. Twenty-one people survived the accident.
The vessel was carrying 36 people, comprising 32 tourists, three crew members and one attendant.
A Thai man would falsely declare to be the father on birth records, granting the infant automatic Thai citizenship.
The coalition declared that it won 48 out of the 56 contested seats, more than it did in 2022.
A culture war is brewing amid Japan’s transition towards a multicultural society.
WENZHOU, China, July 11 - Typhoon Bavi made landfall late on Saturday in the coastal city of Taizhou in eastern China, where nearly 2 million people were evacuated, having earlier pummelled Japan's southern Sakishima island chain and brushed past northern Taiwan.
Police seized evidence that included 74kg of gold bars as well as US$5.8 million and S$17.2 million (US$13.3 million) in cash.
South Korea has had to rely increasingly on catches of the staple seafood from distant waters.
Head prosecutor of special crimes Febrie Adriansyah has denied wrongdoing.
This comes amid increase sightings of bears in populated areas across Japan.
A bear had been spotted repeatedly on the man’s premises in recent days.
We have been loath to write about the ceasefire given the limitations and the ongoing circus around the “framework agreement” but have decided that now is a good time to address the geopolitical realities stemming from the ill-conceived conflict. The ceasefire with Iran has
Soon after the Israeli and US attacks on Iran assassinated its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and four of his family members, as well as other senior leaders, President Donald Trump urged Iranians to rise up, saying: “To the great proud people of Iran, I say tonight
Streets were largely deserted in Taiwan's port city of Keelung, which is expected to be one of the hardest hit areas on the island.
Some farms have folded, while others have switched to farming tilapia or prawns to survive.
The US is racing to build a new deterrence architecture against China, but the widening gap between its strategic ambitions and its industrial, logistical and political capacity could leave that posture dangerously incomplete when it is needed most. Last month, the Washington
Thai police said the suspect had abruptly fled Thailand after investigators expanded their inquiry into the network.
There is a particular rhythm to America’s Middle Eastern wars that has become almost liturgical: the strikes, the declaration of victory, the memorandum of understanding signed with great ceremony, and then, within weeks, the recognition that a piece of paper signed at a palace
In early June, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky published an open letter to Vladimir Putin proposing a face-to-face meeting to end a war now in its fifth year. Putin’s reply was that talks were pointless unless Ukrainian forces first withdrew from Russian-occupied
The Election Commission is projecting that seven in 10 eligible voters will cast their ballots.
SEOUL, July 11 - North Korea condemned the United States and its allies on Saturday for what it called strengthening military blocs and accelerating arms buildups after a NATO summit this week.
Typhoon Bavi, described as one of the largest storms to hit Taiwan in more than 30 years, has already caused significant damage in parts of Asia.
WENZHOU, China, July 11 - China evacuated more than 600,000 people on Saturday ahead of Typhoon Bavi hitting the major eastern city of Wenzhou after pummelling Japan's southern Sakishima island chain with heavy rain and violent winds and brushing past northern Taiwan.
Bavi is forecast to make landfall around Wenzhou, home to some 10 million people, on July 12.
July 10 - Algeria has fully reopened its national airspace to air traffic from Mali, effective Friday, allowing all flights to and from the West African country, Algerian state media reported.
WASHINGTON, July 10 - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Friday extended work permits for hundreds of thousands of immigrants with temporary protected status from Haiti and six other countries, hours before they were due to expire.
The Chinese President says the status quo will remain regardless of the international situation.
SEOUL, July 11 - Chinese President Xi Jinping said China's commitment to its traditional friendship with North Korea would not change regardless of how the international situation evolves, according to letters exchanged with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and published by
Once on the edge of financial ruin, the South Korean chip giant has rebounded to debut on Wall Street in what is the largest US listing by a foreign company.
Pundits expect Barisan Nasional (BN) to retain Johor, while a think tank said Pakatan Harapan could wrest several marginal seats from BN if there is a 65-per-cent turnout among Chinese voters.
Ocean of Peace Alliance open for others to join, but could it lead to a NATO-style military bloc?
Military government reviewing “out of proportion and incorrectly shaped” statues “in accordance with the law.”
The plant-eating dinosaur, named Uragasaurus kalasinensis, is thought to have lived about 150 million years ago.
Ancestral records continue to be amplified as claimant states entrench their arguments
Just like in 2022, the Johor polls will reshape the outlook for an upcoming general election.
Canberra signed a series of tailored deals with several Pacific nations that were calibrated to their needs.
SK hynix’s NASDAQ listing raised US$26.5 billion, making it one of the largest stock sales in history.
