Bung, who was also state chairman of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and served as the federal Member of Parliament for Kinabatangan, succumbed to illness after being admitted to hospital for a severe lung infection.
Data shows increasing flu levels with the H3N2 strain of influenza A currently dominant.
Authorities say alleged fraud on the app has caused millions of dollars in losses.
The transport ministers of both countries also agreed to gradually raise the quota for licensed cross-border taxis from 200 on each side to 500.
China had directed a second missive to the UN complaining about Japan.
TOKYO, Dec 5 - As Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was finalising her $137 billion spending plan last month, which in recent weeks has put Japan into a standoff with investors over the outlook for government finances, a bond chart was brought to her attention.
The pendent is valued at around US$20,000 (S$25,900).
Tetsuya Yamagami said during his trial that he felt '"deeply sorry" towards Abe's widow Akie.
The French president and his wife Brigitte will head to the city of Chengdu in the southwestern Sichuan province.
Dec 4 - The U.S. plans to expand the number of countries covered by its travel ban to more than 30, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Thursday.
SEOUL/WASHINGTON/TOKYO, Dec 5 - South Korea's pursuit of nuclear-powered submarines is gaining traction following President Donald Trump's endorsement, ending decades of U.S. resistance in a move that could reshape Asia's security landscape and escalate an underwater arms race.
Tensions between the two countries have soared after Takaichi commented on Taiwan.
A doctor's psychiatric evaluation found no mental disorder in the shooter.
The Kamakura government also deployed security personnel to ensure the safety of local residents.
NEW DELHI, Dec 5 - Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold summit talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday, aiming to boost trade with the top buyer of Russia's arms and seaborne oil as Western sanctions squeeze their decades-old ties.
The man allegedly tried to steal the diamond-studded egg named after the James Bond film Octopussy.
Fuelling growing public frustration are controversial and insensitive remarks made by several officials.
Overnight subzero temperatures froze slush into thin sheets of ice.
After her election win, China’s Xi Jinping sent her a congratulatory message, an indication of Beijing’s approval.
Miles Kwan was detained after he launched a petition demanding answers from Hong Kong authorities.
His death comes less than a week after he retained his Lamag state seat in the Nov 29 Sabah election.
Huione is believed to be responsible for laundering more than $5.2 billion in illicit profits since August 2021.
Neither the Russians nor the Americans have revealed much about the December 2 meeting in Moscow. The meeting went on for five hours. In parallel, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov was meeting with Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China’s Central
Dec 4 - Chinese-linked hackers used sophisticated malware to penetrate and maintain long-term access to unnamed government and information technology entities, U.S. and Canadian cybersecurity agencies said on Thursday.
The Maharani Freeport - which consists of three manmade islands off the coast of Muar - is targeting crude carriers plying the Straits of Malacca. But can it lure business from more established ports in the region?
US President Donald Trump is turning to trusted envoys such as his son-in-law to achieve diplomatic breakthroughs. But these efforts come at a cost to America’s allies, argues Kevin Chen from RSIS.
Ho Chi Minh City police are using humour online to create a friendlier, more familiar voice, says an ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute academic.
Meta’s Instagram, Facebook and Threads began deactivating accounts from Dec 4
Once said to be the Manchester of Bihar for its weaving tradition, Patwa Toli is now known as an IIT Village.
Australia is banning social media for everyone under 16 from December 10. The BBC spoke to two teenage content creators about how this might change their lives.
Kimchi has been enjoyed for centuries in Korea. But the spicy fermented cabbage dish has recently gained popularity in other parts of the world not only because of its delicious taste, but because of its potential to positively influence the many thousands of important microbes
A total of 1,289 houses across the country have been destroyed by Cyclone Ditwah.
KYIV, Dec 4 - Tens of thousands of people were left without power and heating in southern Ukraine after Russian attacks on the frontline city of Kherson and Ukraine's largest seaport, Odesa, authorities and a top energy provider said on Thursday.
Once again there is an impasse in the attempts to bring an end to the war in Ukraine. A five-hour meeting in the Kremlin between the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and the US team led by Donald Trump’s envoys, businessmen Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, has failed to make
Burkina Faso’s security minister headed to Tehran on November 12, 2025, for high-level talks with Iranian officials. The visit was a fruitful one: The West African nation reopened its Iranian embassy, finalized new agreements on security cooperation and held discussions about
LONDON, Dec 4 - Britain on Thursday announced new sanctions against Russia, including the entire GRU military intelligence agency that was singled out in a UK public inquiry into the 2018 death of a woman poisoned by the nerve agent Novichok.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration late Tuesday paused all immigration applications from 19 countries the president earlier had listed for restricted travel into the United States, a move that freezes processing for green card holders and citizenship applications. Included
The main road in Kandy province has been cut off for over a week due to falling boulders and landslides.
NEW DELHI, Dec 4 - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on Thursday to start a two-day state visit, and India and Russia both said they want to boost mutual trade and expand the variety of items in transactions.
WASHINGTON, Dec 4 - The Pentagon has completed its review of the AUKUS nuclear submarine partnership and found areas to put the deal on the \"strongest possible footing,\" a U.S. official said on Thursday.
China welcomes such a stance as it means a Europe that is less aligned with the US.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is on his first visit to India since the Ukraine war, with possible deals on fighter jets and air defence systems expected to be discussed.
Major roads around the Kuala Lumpur City Centre came to a standstill from as early as 5pm.
The US has put pressure on India to shun Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
Dec 4 - Israel's Army Radio, citing security sources, said on Thursday that Yasser Abu Shabab, the most prominent anti-Hamas clan leader in Gaza, had died in a hospital in southern Israel of unspecified wounds.
JAKARTA, Dec 4 - Indonesia is investigating companies suspected of clearing forests around flood-hit areas in Sumatra, its forestry minister said on Thursday, acknowledging poor forest management worsened the disaster.
MADRID, Dec 4 - Spanish police have dismantled a crime ring accused of bringing in hundreds of foreign migrants irregularly to work at farms across eastern Spain in what the Interior Ministry described as inhumane, slave-like conditions.
The carrier’s flight disruptions have persisted for three days since Dec 1.
In the final years of Joko Widodo’s presidency, Nusantara —Indonesia’s new capital in East Kalimantan —was hailed as a bold experiment in nation-building. Conceived as a sustainable smart city meant to redistribute growth beyond Java’s overburdened plains, it was Jokowi’s