KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 - Malaysia has amended its nuclear regulatory framework to require permits be obtained for all atomic energy activities including import, exports and transshipment of radioactive materials.
SOUTH TAPANULI, Indonesia, Dec 2 - Indonesian Reliwati Siregar gestured angrily at deforestation around her home on the island of Sumatra, where landslides and floods brought by a tropical storm killed more than 700 people in its deadliest disaster since a cataclysmic tsunami
Founded in 2010, Coupang reshaped South Korea’s retail ecosystem with its next-day delivery service.
This comes amid Islamabad's effort to engage more Asian nations and diversify trade partnerships beyond China.
Jobs held by women are nearly twice as exposed to automation, while youth employment is declining in high-AI-exposure roles, according to the United Nations Development Programme.
With major roads cut off and rail services suspended, the flow of goods to Malaysia has slowed to almost zero.
ALAWATHUGODA, Sri Lanka, Dec 2 - Nawaz Nashra recalls grabbing her three-year-old daughter, wrapping her in a bedsheet and running out of their home in central Sri Lanka as a landslide struck, triggered by a deadly cyclone that killed 410 people in the worst floods in a decade.
Taipei hoped the two sides could find a way to resolve their differences.
As at Dec 2, the disaster had killed 686 people in Indonesia, with 476 people missing.
PALEMBAYAN, Indonesia, Dec 2 - In the days since cyclone-induced floods and landslides battered Indonesia's Sumatra island, Abdul Ghani has been carrying around a picture of his missing wife, showing it to everyone he meets.
Mining, plantations and fires have caused the clearance of large tracts of the country’s lush rainforest.
Mahathir said Anwar took actions without the mandate of entities that represent the Federation of Malaysia.
Five hundred years ago the first Bible featuring a map was published. The anniversary has passed uncelebrated, but it transformed the way that Bibles were produced. The map appeared in Christopher Froschauer’s 1525 Old Testament, which was published in Zürich and widely
KABUL, Dec 2 - Afghanistan's Taliban administration said it assured neighbouring Tajikistan on Tuesday it was ready to tighten border security and conduct joint investigations, after attacks which Dushanbe said were launched from Afghan territory killed five Chinese nationals
The deputy minister urged all parties to refrain from making any speculations.
Australia had also given A$1.3 billion (S$1.1 billion) in climate finance to Pacific countries.
SYDNEY, Dec 2 - Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong said China is more frequently projecting military power further into the Pacific, in a speech highlighting the challenges Australia faces as it competes for influence in its neighbourhood.
Bears that venture into urban areas may end up hibernating on shrine grounds or in parks.
Survey respondents from older age groups were more positive about acceptance of foreign workers.
Restart procedures for the Maanshan facility may begin if it passes a safety review.
Images of logs swept out into flood-hit areas have circulated online, and experts have said deforestation and environmental degradation contributed to the floods and landslides, which have killed over 600 people in the country.
After the Fukushima disaster, Japan shuttered all 54 nuclear reactors in operation at the time.
KASHIWAZAKI, Japan, Dec 2 - A Japanese regional assembly on Tuesday began deliberations on whether to partially restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, the world's largest, as the nation seeks to bolster its domestic power sources.
Sabah chief minister Hajiji Noor has appointed BN’s Jafry Ariffin, who is the Sabah UMNO Secretary, as the new state tourism, culture and environment minister.
Each side claims to have fended off an incursion in the disputed waters near Taiwan.
Analysts warned the dispute sparked by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan could persist, leaving ordinary people to navigate the resulting uncertainty.
The extra cost quickly sparked debate on Chinese microblogging site Weibo.
Malaysian tour buses can operate in Singapore, and Singaporean tour buses can carry tourists in Malaysia.
The unofficial lunch meeting reportedly included a discussion of the Japanese PM’s recent remarks on Taiwan.
As of the start of November, Hong Kong has arrested 348 people for various national security crimes.
Animal welfare groups taking care of rescued pets shared pictures online, trying to match them to owners.
The devastation means hundreds of thousands of people are now struggling to secure clean water and food.
The devastation means hundreds of thousands of people are now struggling to secure clean water and food.
Tokyo and Manila have reportedly held informal talks on a possible export of the Type 03 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile system. The same unit is also slated for deployment on a Japanese island near Taiwan - a move that has drawn Beijing’s ire.
The fire is the deadliest the city has seen in more than 70 years.
US sanctions on Iran’s Chabahar Port on the Gulf of Oman have been on again/off again since 2013, when the US Congress passed the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act (IFCA) to curb Iran’s regional influence and strategic capabilities through targeted economic pressure,
FIFPro said the players' 12-month ban was “grossly disproportionate”.
Relations have been strained since Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested last month that her country could intervene militarily in any Chinese attack on Taiwan.
Torrential monsoon season deluges, paired with two separate tropical cyclones, dumped heavy rain across all of Sri Lanka and parts of Indonesia's Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia.
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Sapporo and Osaka saw the biggest cuts as a percentage of planned services, data shows.
AirBorneo planned to expand its operations to regional routes, including that for Kuala Lumpur, by the end of 2026.