Malaysian tourists slammed for sending 1,200 parcels from Taobao to hotel in China

The travel agency posted a video of the incident on the social media app Xiaohongshu.

Johor state election to be held on July 11, Negri Sembilan polls on Aug 1: Malaysian media

Negeri Sembilan's state poll will be held on Aug 1.

China warns of risk of 'extreme floods' in desert regions

Trillionaire welfare baby Elon Musk is born

SpaceX goes public Friday (June 12) at around US$1.7 trillion. Elon Musk owns enough SpaceX stock that, on top of everything else he holds, Musk becomes the first person in human history to cross the trillion-dollar line. The coverage will be all hype. Unprecedented. A genius.

China warns of risk of ‘extreme floods’ in desert regions

This is due to abnormally high temperatures, heavy rainfall, and rapid glacier melt.

Cambodia's renewable energy push helps shield economy from oil shocks, says minister

Hydro and solar power have helped Cambodia keep electricity prices stable despite rising global energy costs, the country’s Minister of Mines and Energy Keo Rottanak tells CNA's Roland Lim.

Jailed South Korea ex-president gets 30 more years for sending drones into North

Prosecutors argued that Yoon ordered the operation to provoke Pyongyang and create a pretext for martial law.

Jakarta to deploy thousands of police officers as students protest against Prabowo

Traffic diversions and road closures may be imposed depending on the crowd size and conditions.

First panda born in Indonesia makes public debut at Taman Safari

The six-month-old cub named Satrio “Rio” Wiratama weighs 13.7kg.

South Korea’s ex-president gets 30 years over North Korea drone incident

Prosecutors argued the move was aimed at creating a pretext for his disastrous martial law declaration in 2024.

South Korea's ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol gets 30 years over North Korea drone incident

Yoon was given life in jail in February for leading an insurrection to "paralyse" South Korea's National Assembly with his martial law declaration.

When caregiving takes over childhood: South Korea’s hidden child labour

Researchers found that many routinely washed dishes, cleaned homes, prepared meals, cared for siblings.

Rain, aftershocks hamper rescuers as Philippine quake toll hits 55

A government tally released on June 12 revealed eight additional deaths.

Male nurses in Malaysia group against proposal to recruit Indonesian nurses

It was reported recently that Indonesia is prepared to supply up to 15,000 nurses to Malaysia.

Former refugees look to ignite Australia's World Cup

SANTA CLARA, California, June 11 - Born in refugee camps to parents displaced by conflict in Africa, three players will show the changing face of Australian soccer at the World Cup and look to answer the nation's call for goals.

Japan launches flagship H3 rocket after previous mission failed

The rocket had been grounded since the failure in December 2025.

Family of child murdered by teacher in South Korea to receive compensation

The Kim family had sought more than 400 million (S$337,890) won in compensation.

Malaysia’s ‘free-for-all’ election season opens with state polls

The country’s Election Commission is expected to announce on June 12 the vote schedule in two states.

Thai king's eldest daughter dies, aged 47, after long illness, Royal Palace says

BANGKOK, June 12 - Thailand's Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati, the eldest child of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn, has died at 47, the royal palace said on Friday, after multiple health problems and nearly four years in a coma.

Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha dies after more than three years in coma

Princess Bajrakitiyabha, the king's eldest daughter, collapsed in December 2022 while exercising her dogs.

Asian stocks extend rally on Gulf breakthrough hopes, oil hits two-month lows

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday (Jun 11) that a peace deal could be signed as soon as this weekend, hours after threatening more strikes on Iran.

Thai princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol dies at 47 after years in coma

Thailand's Princess Bajrakitiyabha died after nearly four years in a coma.

Philippine defence chief Teodoro defiant after China sanctions

Gilberto Teodoro said he had been sanctioned for “speaking truth”.

Philippine defence chief defiant after China sanctions

Gilberto Teodoro as well as his spouse and child will be banned from entering China's mainland, Hong Kong and Macau, said China's foreign ministry on Thursday.

Air India crash families' year-long battle to identify remains of victims

Relatives urge Indian authorities for answers after receiving the misidentified, and in one case mixed, remains of their loved ones.

North Korea’s Kim voices full support for Russia, sends National Day message to Putin: KCNA

Ties have been deepening amid Pyongyang's deployment of troops to support Russia’s war in Ukraine.

North Korea’s Kim voices full support for Russia, sends National Day message to Putin, KCNA says

SEOUL, June 12 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a congratulatory message to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Russia’s National Day, voicing full support for Moscow’s domestic and foreign policies, state media KCNA said on Friday.

More than selling shoes: What Chinese sportswear giant Li-Ning is buying with Stephen Curry deal

Li-Ning’s reported US$400 million deal isn’t just about selling sports shoes, analysts say - it’s about leveraging one of basketball’s biggest and most influential athletes to raise its global profile.

How rare earth mining in Myanmar threatens Thailand’s rice and fish

Contamination linked to mining in Myanmar is raising fears over food safety, shrinking incomes and long-term health risks for people in Thailand who depend on the Mekong’s tributaries, CNA’s Insight finds.

Why are Muslims pushing to make the cow India’s national animal?

Cattle trade, slaughter and consumption is highly contentious in India, often resulting in mob violence and lynching.

Cafes to check out in Malaysia’s Pahang state

Indie cafe culture is spreading across Pahang, reshaping how people gather and socialise.

As Indonesia’s top envoy becomes latest from ASEAN to visit Myanmar, analysts warn of risks

Jakarta's move reflects a broader recognition that isolation alone has not delivered progress, say analysts.

Beijing reins in Alibaba, JD.com over destructive 618 price cuts

Shares in China’s biggest e-commerce companies fell on Thursday after Beijing’s market regulator summoned five of the country’s largest online shopping platforms over deceptive promotional practices ahead of the annual “618” (June 18) shopping festival. Alibaba’s Hong

UK defense – a hole in the bucket

In the 1950s and 1960s, a massive wave of underground humor swept across the USSR and the Eastern Bloc featuring a fictional broadcaster called Armenian Radio (known in the West as Radio Yerevan). Many of the jokes involved food lines and food scarcity, a fact of Soviet life.

Uyghur human rights activist condemns death sentences in Bangkok bombing

Rebiya Kadeer tells RFA she wants scrutiny of the legal process, key evidence of 2015 Erawan Shrine bombing.

Belfast's minority groups living in fear after 'racist thuggery'

LONDON, June 11 - After watching images of masked groups rampaging through the streets of Belfast — some targeting the homes and businesses of those believed to be immigrants — members of the city’s ethnic minority communities say they are afraid to leave their homes.

Democrats, Republicans ask Trump administration not to ship Afghan allies to unsafe countries

WASHINGTON, June 11 - Dozens of U.S. lawmakers urged President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday to roll back any plans to ship to unsafe third countries Afghan nationals who worked with U.S. forces during the war in their homeland.

Trump hints at ground invasion to get ‘total control’ of Iran oil

While promising more strikes against Iran on Thursday, President Donald Trump suggested that the US would soon be “taking” Kharg Island in a bid to seize “total control” of the country’s oil and gas market. That’s an operation that would likely require ground troops. “The

US plans to deport Iranians to Central African Republic, sources say

DAKAR/NAIROBI, June 11 - The Trump administration plans to deport a number of Iranians and other migrants to Central African Republic, a chronically unstable country racked by violence and poverty, two lawyers and an official briefed on the matter told Reuters.

New Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh won’t immediately get what he wants

The Federal Reserve is under new leadership. Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump’s appointee to succeed Jerome Powell as chair, was confirmed by the Senate on May 13. He will preside over his first meeting of the Fed’s interest-rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee on June 16 and

Palestinian detained pending trial in Greece over suspected Hamas links

ATHENS, June 11 - Greek judges on Thursday ordered the detention pending trial of a Palestinian accused of being part of a Hamas-linked network plotting attacks on Israeli targets in Europe and Asia, legal and police sources said.

Did US ‘precisely’ bomb water facilities serving 20,000 Iranians?

As temperatures in the village of Bemani, Iran, near the Strait of Hormuz, reached above 100°F this week, two water facilities were struck by bombs, cutting off the drinking water supply for 20,000 people in the area. An analysis by The New York Times late Wednesday indicated

China sanctions Philippine defence chief Teodoro for ‘irresponsible remarks’

Teodoro and his spouse and child will be banned from entering China’s mainland, Hong Kong and Macau.

Smuggled dinosaur fossils return to Mongolia after two decades

The bones had been illegally taken from Mongolia in 2006.

Shock at the pump: Indonesia’s Pertamax price hike fuels cost worries for middle class

Fuel price jump triggers queues, cost concerns and policy debate in Indonesia.

Hong Kong arrests 6 over America-bound World Cup fakes worth more than $25m

Some of the goods were seized at border crossings connecting Hong Kong with mainland China.

Johor fire rescuers attend to chemical spill in Pasir Gudang

Factory management transferred chemical waste into a scrubber to prevent further release of substances.