There were expectations that Najib Razak could soon be transferred to house arrest, following a royal pardon in a separate case.

Lawyers in Indonesia have filed a class action case claiming "negligence, omission and failure" on the part of the government that has resulted in "a massive public health crisis". 

The Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix, which was relocated to Malaysia’s Sepang circuit as a one-off event, drew 827 million viewers worldwide, according to Malaysian Youth and Sports Minister Taufiq Johari.

The leaders of India's youth-led Cockroach Janta Party, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, were detained on Tuesday (Oct 13) for entering Jantar Mantar. 

A Taiwan Coast Guard ship this month fired its water cannon at a Chinese fishing boat near the Pratas Islands.

The opening of the new bridge signals further progress in bilateral relations between Beijing and Pyongyang, weeks after North Korea opened its first road bridge with Russia.

The Indonesian environment minister also outlined plans to tighten land-clearing laws to prevent future forest fires, including scrapping an exemption allowing small-scale burning under traditional practices.

Uncertainty over when schools in Malaysia would reopen has caused inconvenience, parents tell CNA. The authorities can help by prioritising device loans for low-income families and having flexible work arrangements for parents, says an expert.

Thailand has strengthened its flood defences since the catastrophic 2011 disaster, but recent extreme rainfall has exposed persistent weaknesses in drainage, urban planning and water management, say experts.

A transcript of a meeting chaired by President Prabowo Subianto showed regional military commander Major-General Zainul Arifin outlining the challenges, with more than 500 hectares of Tanjung Puting National Park affected by fire.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation grouping is one of the few international bodies that includes Taiwan, and China is this year's host.

The unexpected move by prosecutors came after they presented weeks of evidence backing the now-dismissed charges against Vice President Sara Duterte.

The detentions on Tuesday (Oct 13) came after Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders entered Jantar Mantar, an iconic site for demonstrations that police had removed from New Delhi's list of designated protest venues a day earlier.

The 59-year-old suspect had previously served a four-year prison sentence for attempted murder. He has been fitted with an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet since his release in 2019, local media reported. 

With a local clearing organisation in China, Visa would be able to settle domestic yuan transactions directly with its own network.

“We already have an ASEAN mechanism for natural disasters but haze is not included or classified as a natural disaster,” says Malaysia Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan.

Firefly said the extension of flight suspensions between Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport and Singapore's Seletar Airport was a "proactive safety measure".

Over 60,000 personnel are supporting ground operations, with water bombing also being carried out, said Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya.