Plans were outlined last month to fast-track the development of the mega project, aimed at urbanising land near the border with tech hub Shenzhen in mainland China.

The Al Khoziny boarding school, located in the East Java town of Sidoarjo, collapsed when its foundations could not support ongoing construction work on the upper floors.

A 3.5 magnitude earthquake hit Batu Pahat on Saturday, the first in a month since a series of minor quakes struck other parts of Johor. 

The Cebu earthquake was the country's deadliest since at least 2013.

Investigations into the cause of the collapse are ongoing, but initial signs point to substandard construction, said experts.

They bought property in Johor Bahru hoping to live or retire comfortably in Malaysia. After paying hefty sums, some are still waiting for their dream homes to be completed.

It is better for long-term peace and security that the two superpowers not have an agreement just for the sake of doing so, says veteran newspaper editor Han Fook Kwang.

The baht’s rally threatens a new setback for Thailand’s languishing economy, says Daniel Moss for Bloomberg Opinion.

More than 9,000 food poisoning cases have been reported nationwide since the initiative began in January.

As of Aug 31, 306,449 Singapore vehicles had registered for the VEP, says the director-general of Malaysia’s Road Transport Department.

Liu Haixing, who previously served as a senior director of a powerful party commission overseeing national security, replaces Liu Jianchao, who has vanished from the public eye over the last two months.