The new National Defence Industry Policy aims to reduce Malaysia’s reliance on foreign security and defence technology and bolster long-term domestic industrial capacity.

The turboprop plane, chartered by the fisheries ministry, was carrying seven crew members and three civil servants when it lost contact with air traffic control on Jan 17.

In the one-party state, Lam was re-elected by all 180 party officials from a newly-formed committee at the end of the five-yearly party congress.

Elon Musk's Grok chatbot was blocked nearly two weeks ago over concerns about AI-generated sexualised deepfakes.

There were no Singaporeans on board the vessel, says the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.

Mohd Nizam Jaffar, 59, pleaded not guilty to abuse of power and misappropriation in offences linked to the Armed Forces Welfare Fund.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has pledged to cut a sales tax on food for a two-year period to "alleviate the burden" on people struggling with inflation.

ByteDance retains a 19.9 per cent stake in the joint venture - keeping its ownership below the 20 per cent threshold stipulated by the law.

The World Economic Forum meeting at Davos shows that the room for manoeuvre is narrowing for middle powers, says US politics observer Steven Okun.

Some employers are considering a “thorough review” of salary structures for current and future expatriates and, if necessary, the relocation of certain roles or workers to other countries.

In the initial collision, a Honda rear-ended a Proton, prompting the drivers to exit their vehicles to inspect the damage.

The law requires companies to give users advance notice when services or products use generative AI and requires them to clearly label content, including deepfakes, that cannot readily be differentiated from reality.

Besides Indonesia, fellow Southeast Asian nation Vietnam has also agreed to be a member of the Board of Peace.

The South Asian nation of 170 million votes on Feb 12 to elect 350 lawmakers, in the first election since a 2024 uprising.

Members of Philippine civil society groups accuse him of systematically bilking taxpayers out of billions of dollars for bogus flood control projects.

Online posts by Ricky Cheng, director of Hong Kong's liaison office in Tianjin, showed him enjoying alleged perks such as a private ferry cabin upgrade.

Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan, 58, and his wife Salwani Anuar, 26, were each charged with four counts of money laundering. Former armed forces chief Nizam Jaffar will be charged on Friday (Jan 23) for criminal breach of trust and graft, the anti-graft...