JOHOR POLLS Voters also unperturbed by candidate's ethnicity.

Fissures along ethnic lines are being opened ahead of the Johor state election in Malaysia next month, as the Malay-nationalist Barisan Nasional (BN) moves to box in the Chinese-dominated Democratic Action Party (DAP), and political imperatives pit key government coalition members against each other

When a modest Chaoshan-dialect film about an indebted grandson, a missing grandfather and a bundle of yellowing remittance letters opened quietly in China in late April, few expected it to become one of the biggest films of the year. Yet Dear You has earned more than 1.8 billion yuan (US$265.75 million) at the Chinese box office

Malaysias police chief has opened a disciplinary inquiry into a police officer who posted viral videos showing Malaysian tourists mocking people in China as smelly after the clips triggered anger in both countries and prompted a public apology

Indonesias efforts to woo back Chinese investors may be gaining traction after Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa returned from Beijing with a multibillion-dollar funding commitment and political backing for the Southeast Asian countrys debut yuan-denominated sovereign bond

Victims of violent acts and threats by loan sharks have been urged to come forward under a nationwide initiative led by the Malaysian Chinese Associations Public Services and Complaints Department

Analysts also say, however, that Myanmars regime could feel emboldened to escalate action against resistance forces, revving up its military approach to deal with the countrys civil war. Last Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping met his Myanmar counterpart Min Aung Hlaing in Beijing, providing vital political endorsement to the...

Tickets will go on sale at 3pm on June 22 via GVs box office counters and online channels. The move comes after all eight of the Chinese films previously announced Teochew-language screenings, held from June 18 to 21, sold out

Australia has supplied the Philippine coastguard with a new batch of aerial and underwater drones that could significantly enhance Manilas capability to monitor activities in the disputed South China Sea. The systems would help the coastguard gather evidence and enhance deterrence across the contested waters, including areas within the Philippines exclusive economic zone, where Manila has faced repeated confrontations with Chinese vessels, according to analysts

Harapan's dismal performance, PN's infighting may give BN an edge.

Chinas decision to ban Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jnr and his family from Chinese territory has taken Beijings maritime feud with Manila into unusually personal territory, with analysts saying the move appeared aimed at warning other Philippine officials against taking a hard line

The Peoples Bank of China, Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and Bank Indonesia signed an agreement on Thursday to create a framework for bilateral transactions between Indonesia and Hong Kong. The parties aimed to implement a currency transaction framework for the direct exchange and settlement of Indonesian rupiah and Chinese yuan in cross-border trade and investment activities among companies and institutions in Indonesia and Hong Kong, according to an HKMA statement

Zou Jiayi is president and chairwoman of the board of directors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a multilateral development lender headquartered in Beijing and inaugurated in 2016. Before leading AIIB, Zou was deputy secretary general of the national committee of the Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference, Chinas top political advisory body

A Thai court on Thursday sentenced two ethnic Chinese Uygur men to death for the 2015 bombing of Bangkoks Erawan shrine, the deadliest attack on the city in recent history that killed 20, including tourists from China, Malaysia and Singapore

Umno president likens Chinese support to pendulum that's swinging back around.

Singapore will push for connectivity in Asean in its role as bloc chair next year amid a challenging global environment, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has said, as he warned about the United States and China navigating a new dynamic. At the Singapore Press Club Eminent Speaker Series on Monday, Wong noted that keeping communication lines open between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his American counterpart Donald Trump was important to reduce the risk of misunderstanding and miscalculation, but...

More than a dozen rescue and charity groups used excavation machinery on Monday to recover bodies following a massive blast from stored mining explosives in northeastern Myanmar. The explosion occurred on Sunday at noon in Kaungtup village, Namhkam township in Shan State near the Chinese border

_ Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaings first trip to India since being sworn in as president signals New Delhis recognition of the strongmans political status as it seeks to counter mounting Chinese influence, according to analysts

Deep in the forested highlands of northern Myanmar, where the Irrawaddy River rises from two tributaries in the hills of Kachin state, a contentious infrastructure project is stirring again and threatening to reopen wounds that never fully healed. The Myitsone Dam, a US$3.6 billion Chinese-financed hydroelectric megaproject that was shelved more than a decade ago after igniting a storm of popular fury, is back on the table

About 70 other people were injured in the explosion that took place around noon in the village of Kaungtup, in Namhkam township. The area, located about 3 kilometres (2 miles) south of the Chinese border, is under the control of the Taang National Liberation Army, an ethnic armed group which has engaged in...

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