KUALA ‍LUMPUR - Jailed former Malaysian Prime ‌Minister ​Najib Razak was convicted by a court on Friday ‌on all 21 counts of money laundering over ‌his role in the multibillion-dollar fraud scandal at ⁠state fund 1MDB.

Traffic was smooth on the M6 motorway as the new route was opened along its entire length for the first time on Friday, with free rides for motorists.  

A married couple allegedly involved in a major online gambling website with financial links to Cambodia’s Poipet were arrested and assets, including sports cars and luxury items, seized during a police raid in Chiang Mai.

Thailand's rice exports are projected to fall to 7 million metric tonnes next year from up to 8 million in 2025, with the strong baht making it harder to compete with the plentiful ‌supplies of India, the commerce ministry said on Friday.

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak used financier Jho Low as a “proxy or agent” in the affairs of 1MDB, a judge said in an ongoing ruling on 25 1MDB-related charges against the politician. 

The Democrat Party has officially introduced its three prime ministerial candidates — party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva and deputy party leaders Korn Chatikavanij and Ms Karndee Leopairote — pledging to unite the party’s DNA to drive T...

‍Myanmar will hold a third phase of voting for ‌its general election ​on Jan 25, according to an announcement on state media on Friday, outlining a poll plan that comes amid a raging ‌civil war in the neighbouring country.

Palang Pracharath Party leader Prawit Wongsuwon has signalled his intention to step away from politics after withdrawing as the party’s prime ministerial candidate.

PALM BEACH (UNITED STATES) - President Donald Trump said US forces conducted "powerful and deadly" strikes Thursday against Islamic State militants in northwestern Nigeria, weeks after he warned against any systemic assault on Christians in the count...

Trip.com Group, the biggest online travel agency in China, said on Thursday that its partnership with Cambodia's tourism authority was suspended, in a move to address the Chinese public's heightened sensitivity over safety in the Southeast Asian coun...