If convicted, the man faces a fine of up to RM1 million (US$252,200), a maximum jail term of three years, or both.

In his meeting with visiting Kuomintang (KMT) leader Cheng Li-wun on Friday (Apr 10), Chinese President Xi Jinping said he was willing to work with all political parties in Taiwan to advance cross-strait ties.

More Indian professionals are returning home, drawn by strong growth in startups and tech, as tighter immigration policies and rising costs overseas reshape career choices.

The World Bank has lowered Indonesia’s economic growth forecast to 4.7 per cent, down from 4.8 per cent it projected in October last year, citing external pressures including higher global oil prices and increased investor caution.

Three Indonesian peacekeepers died in two separate blasts in southern Lebanon in late March.

Min Aung Hlaing took his presidential oath in Naypidaw, where he promised to "strive for further flourishing the eternal principles of justice, liberty and equality".

There are now about 500 trail running events held annually in China, up from just 65 in 2014, according to a report by fitness platform Joyrun.  

Cheng Li-wun, the Kuomintang's chairwoman, is the party's first leader to visit China in a decade.

Google's YouTube has not fulfilled Indonesia's new law and has not outlined steps to comply, Communications and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid said on Thursday (Apr 9).

The low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines will launch new flights to Belitung and Pontianak in Indonesia and increase flight frequencies across Asia and Europe from April to June 2026.

Under the agreement, Cambodia will support the sale of rice on "mutually agreed terms" if Singapore requests it.

Japan is dependent on the Middle East for some 95 per cent of its oil. 

“Even small leakages effectively become a transfer of public funds beyond Malaysia’s borders,” says an economist.   

Dr Sultan Al Jaber's remarks come after Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said the country will not negotiate for safe passage through the strait as doing so would undermine fundamental principles of international law.

Johor police officer Mohd Khairul Azhar Abbi Paisa was testifying as the first prosecution witness on the opening day of the trial of five family members of the alleged attacker Radin Luqman Radin Imran, who was also killed in the pre-dawn incident o...