Campaign debates in the Johor state election have increasingly centred on issues sensitive to Chinese Malaysians. This could prove decisive in some mixed and Chinese-majority constituencies, say analysts.
As the US celebrates its 250th anniversary of independence, Southeast Asia still has questions about its reliability as a partner, says Kevin Chen from the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies.
China’s home prices continued to fall in the first half of 2026 as buyers held back, betting that values would drop farther. With sales volumes and prices both in decline, analysts see little sign of a near-term recovery. Data released on Wednesday by the China Index Academy
WASHINGTON, July 2 - The U.S. State Department said on Thursday that Washington \"supports Pakistan's right to defend itself against terrorist attacks\" as an intermittent conflict between Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan continues.
AI use by political parties in the Malaysian state's elections is raising questions on ethics and misinformation.
Revelations that devotees’ donations worth tens of millions of rupees may have been embezzled have shocked many people.
China’s bathhouses have evolved into all-day leisure destinations.
The Trump administration concluded a recent mineral deal with Kazakhstan that, not surprisingly, enriches not only Trump’s own family but that of his secretary of commerce, Howard Lutnick. Trump’s two eldest sons, part owners of Dominari Securities, are set to profit from the
July 2 - Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, who fled to Taiwan amid fears of Chinese persecution, has died at the age of 70, the South China Morning Post reported on Thursday, citing Taiwanese media.
Lam disclosed in 2025 that his lung cancer had returned and advanced to stage four.
PARIS/LONDON, July 2 - Europe is taking tougher action against tankers falsely using Cameroon's flag registry to transport Russian oil, including boarding vessels at sea, prompting Cameroon to dump 39 such vessels from its ship registry, according to officials and documents.
Even if President Donald J. Trump was indulging in negotiating talk when he said he is “not looking to renew” the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the remark gave US agriculture a case of nerves. And now he has officially decided against renewal, putting the free-trade
Cash donations from China and Australia made headlines, but government has helped only ‘severely affected’ areas.
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A spokesman for a local separatist group described it as a "message" to the US and Indonesian governments.
JAKARTA, July 2 - Rebels in Indonesia's restive easternmost region of Papua on Thursday shot dead an American pilot and set a civilian plane on fire in what a spokesperson for a local separatist group described as a \"message\" to the U.S. and Indonesian governments.
Screening of airline crew is done under the same standards as passenger screening, say the authorities.
The cannabis was hidden in suitcases and latex boxes.
The authorities warned of landslides, flooding and rising rivers.
The couple was publicly flogged with 21 cane lashes each for kissing in a TikTok livestream.
TOKYO — Enter German Chancellor Friedrich Merz as the latest to suggest a Plaza Accord 2.0 is needed to knock China’s export competitiveness down to size. Merz argues the yuan is 30% undervalued, accuses Beijing of “flooding global markets” with artificially cheap goods and
NEW DELHI, July 2 - India said on Thursday that its deputy foreign minister and a state governor would represent the country at the state funeral of Iran's former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The group of 35 monks and five lay followers were walking by the roadside when the truck ploughed into them.
The 49-year-old man is to serve 10 years in jail and get 2 strokes of the cane.
The restrictions from Moscow have hit many key Armenian exports.
Jars of honey mixed with wine placed at about human-head height are meant to attract the bears.
BEIJING, July 2 - The pilot killed when a plane crashed into Beijing's tallest building last Friday was a 66-year-old man surnamed Liu, Beijing's Chaoyang district government said on Thursday, as officials sought to end speculation about the incident.
BRUSSELS, July 2 - The United States and the European Union expressed concern on Thursday about China's new law on ethnic unity that went into effect this week and gives Beijing the legal basis to take action against people outside its borders.
BANGKOK, July 2 - Eight Buddhist monks were killed and more than 20 others injured after being hit by a pickup truck driven by an 11-year-old boy while on a pilgrimage in Thailand's northeastern province of Mukdahan, officials said on Thursday.
The 66-year-old, who died in the crash, had anxiety and referenced "ending his life" in his diary.
NEW DELHI, July 2 - Amazon said on Thursday it will take \"appropriate action\" against a third-party delivery partner in India once a police investigation into a fire that killed two workers concludes.
Restrictions were lifted after a request from the taxi industry, which faces a shortage of drivers.
The pilot had suffered from insomnia and anxiety, Beijing’s Chaoyang district government said.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim also cited the situation in Gaza, Israel’s “incessant bombardment” of Lebanon, the Russia-Ukraine war, and the civil war in Sudan as signs that pointed toward a greater devaluation of respect for international norms and laws.
The two countries signed an agreement on their first co-development project in the defence sector.
Some of those arrested travelled to Taiwan on tourist visas for the World Cup betting operation.
The ads, which were subsequently removed, featured female models in various sexually suggestive poses.
The 11-year-old drove his parents' truck into a group of 35 monks and five lay followers who were walking along a road.
The government says it wants to have women in at least 30 per cent of the legislative seats.
Human rights groups believe the true death toll could be in the tens of thousands, arguing that many killings went undocumented.
BEIJING, July 2 - Senior Chinese lawmaker He Wei will attend the funeral of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, the Chinese foreign ministry announced on Thursday.
BISHKEK, July 2 - Kyrgyzstan asked Kazakhstan, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan to help ensure stable fuel supplies late on Wednesday, amid concerns over potential shortages linked to Ukraine's drone strikes against Russian oil refineries.
Parking payments and enforcement operations returning to normal
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