Beijing has signalled a shift toward supporting household consumption and rebalancing the economy over the next five years to tackle worsening structural imbalances.

Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia on Monday (Dec 8) as both sides accused the other of breaching a ceasefire. 

The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) could not work with the Democratic Action Party because of major differences in ideology between the two, said MCA president Wee Ka Siong.

Short, vertically shot films are exploding in popularity across India, and analysts say the mobile-first format could grow into a billion-dollar industry within five years.

The renewed fighting has killed four Cambodian civilians and a Thai soldier.

The archipelago recorded at least 940 deaths, while Thailand and Malaysia reported death tolls of around 276 and three respectively.

Diseases included diarrhoea, fever or myalgia, triggered because the "environment and places of stay have not recovered post-disaster," Indonesia's health ministry said.

 Most of the dead were said to be the club’s kitchen workers, as well as three to four tourists.

The meeting comes as the authorities scramble to contain public anger over the blaze, in which poor oversight and shoddy materials used in a renovation have been cited as causes of the fire's devastating spread.

City leader John Lee had urged the public to head to the polls, saying their ballots represented reform and support to the fire victims.

Fighter jets use their radar for fire control to identify targets as well as for search and rescue operations.

New Delhi’s new labour laws are helping to legitimise the view that an eight-hour day is too lax, says Andy Mukherjee for Bloomberg Opinion.

Police say the man is accused of posting “information with seditious intention” on social media.