Defence Minister Khaled Nordin says accusations of corruption and immorality in the Malaysian Armed Forces have embroiled it in “ugly and distorted” public debate.
Pyongyang accused Washington of a “hideous criminal act”.
SEOUL, Jan 12 - North Korea has lashed out at a special sanctions monitoring team composed of multiple countries, calling its activities \"illegal\" and irrelevant to the United Nations, state media KCNA reported on Monday.
Imagine if what happened in Venezuela had happened to the United States. In the scenario, Washington has a longtime, totally compliant lap dog of a president in some Asian country, and there are American businesses in the place with the country’s main natural resource asset
She began language learning using materials, including computers, at the age of 18 months.
There are wars that begin with missiles and those that begin with memos. Donald Trump’s latest economic offensive belongs firmly to the second category. A 500% tariff threat on India—embedded in the so-called Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025—is not merely an escalation of
Several PAS MPs openly demanded Muhyiddin’s resignation during discussions in a WhatsApp group chat.
It was originally meant to wear an upturned smile.
The 68-year-old leader bid for both top positions at a party meeting in December 2025.
HANOI, Jan 12 - Vietnam's Communist Party chief To Lam is seeking to combine his party role with the state presidency, officials said, in a move that would align Vietnam's political structure more closely to China's where President Xi Jinping heads the party and state.
I am neither a forensic expert nor a jury member, but it sure looks to me like an ICE agent shot and killed a woman who wasn’t threatening his life. We have video of the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis on January 7th, and the Washington Post has a detailed blow-by-blow
Between 2007 and 2024, methylphenidate prescriptions were highest among teenagers and those in the highest income group.
The film's breakout anthem Golden was also named best original song at the awards on Sunday.
Another heating event is expected towards the end of January, though its intensity is uncertain.
Recent protests have inflamed several Iranian cities in recent days, erupting from long-standing dissatisfaction with the nation’s Islamist regime. These protesters do not arrive like flash fires. They are slow burns that have finally come into the open. It is ordinary men and
SEOUL, Jan 12 - South Korean authorities have launched an investigation focused on the possibility civilians may have flown drones that North Korea said violated its airspace, the Defence Ministry said on Monday.
SYDNEY, Jan 12 - A top Australian arts festival has seen the withdrawal of dozens of writers in a backlash against its decision to bar an Australian Palestinian author after the Bondi Beach mass shooting, as moves to curb antisemitism spur free speech concerns.
Rescuers recovered two more bodies on Jan 11, even as 31 remained missing.
Saudi Arabia’s reported interest in converting financial support for Pakistan into a potential fighter jet deal highlights how Gulf arms procurement is increasingly shaped by strategic hedging and alliance politics rather than pure military necessity. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia
Lawyers will address three High Court judges on how to punish Lai, with arguments scheduled to last four days.
It will mark the world’s first attempt to continuously lift rare earth seabed sludge from 6km deep onto a ship.
Trump’s bid to dominate the Western Hemisphere and seize Greenland is not just a Latin American or North Atlantic story. It is an experiment in 19th-century spheres of influence in a 21st-century, deeply interconnected world. For Beijing and the wider Asian region, the question
SEOUL, Jan 12 - A joint investigative team of Cambodian and South Korean police has arrested 26 suspects over alleged online scams and sex crimes targeting South Korean citizens, the Korean presidential office said on Monday.
Comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono was reported to the police for incitement and blasphemy.
Residents are suffering the effects of overcrowding and poor manners.
It is still unclear what caused the glitch that knocked out the autogates at both checkpoints.
Sexualised images of real people generated by Grok have circulated on X in recent weeks.
Scientists have identified dozens of functional strains of bacteria in kimchi.
Special lanes have been opened to facilitate faster and smoother immigration clearance for foreign travellers.
Organisers cited “cultural sensitivities” raised by the Bondi Beach shooting.
Japan currently holds about 10 per cent of the global semiconductor market, down from 50 per cent in 1988.
This comes a day after Indonesia became the first country to deny all access to the AI tool.
Companies face fines of $42.6 million if they fail to take “reasonable steps” to comply.
Modus operandi involves the use of fake profiles or accounts of property agents or home owners.
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan 11 - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he plans to speak with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk about restoring internet in Iran, where authorities blacked out service amid ongoing anti-government protests.
THE HAGUE, Jan 12 - A landmark case accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against minority Muslim Rohingya will open at the United Nations' top court on Monday.
The new law, which came into effect in December, is aimed at protecting children from online harm.
Experts say dwindling snowfall during winter will impact the lives and livelihoods of millions.
President Trump is often derided for not having a health reform plan, or even his “concepts of a plan” he’s talked about, or more narrowly, a plan to replace the Affordable Care Act and its enhanced tax credits currently under debate. It’s true he has none of these. But he does
Analysts say that while still at an early adoption stage, stablecoin's market size and popularity is expected to grow in the region. However, strong regulation is needed to manage risk and prevent misuse.
International observers have criticised Myanmar’s polls amid a civil war as a sham, but ASEAN leaders have been deliberately cautious, says RSIS' Tan See Seng.
