Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Saturday cancelled a planned trip to China as days of protests spread further outside the capital Jakarta, with several regional parliament buildings set ablaze

Malaysias government wants to stamp out taxi touts, a practice it says has cheated tourists for decades and is tarnishing the countrys reputation

Reform movement criticises govt for forcing second reading and vote.

Singapore will start classifying some substances used in vape pods as controlled drugs from next month, paving the way for stiffer penalties as the city state steps up efforts to crack down on vaping

They question why Government Procurement Bill did not go through PSSC.

UPDATED 4.03PM PARLIAMENT Bill passes with 125 votes in agreement and 63 votes against.

They praise proposed tribunal but warn of centralising power with finance minister.

UPDATED 8.08PM Direct negotiations only benefit elites, Anwar says.

Hezbollahs chief on Monday doubled down on his refusal to give up the groups weapons ahead of talks between Lebanese officials and visiting US envoys after Lebanons government opted to disarm the Iran-backed rebels

A total of 80,657 content on TikTok and 2,854 content on Telegram have been removed following requests made by the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), revealed Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil

The government collected RM288.45 million in taxes from electronic smoking devices, liquids and gels, both with and without nicotine since 2021 until July 2025

Malaysias plan to send 100 million ringgit (US$24 million) in aid to Gaza has become a lightning rod for economic anxieties as Malaysians weigh their long-standing support for war-ravaged Palestinians against mounting frustrations over spiralling living costs and government austerity measures

Cambodian parliamentarians have passed legislation allowing people who collude with foreign countries to be stripped of citizenship a law that rights groups fear will be used to banish dissent

A plan to build hundreds of luxury villas on an island in Indonesias Komodo National Park has sparked fierce backlash from environmentalists and residents over concerns that it could devastate the fragile ecosystem of the Unesco-listed sanctuary the only place on Earth where Komodo dragons roam wild

When two helicopters collided in Malaysia last year, killing 10 naval officers, it served as a wake-up call for a military that for too long has been dependent on ageing equipment

Nusantara was meant to embody Indonesias future: a green, modern capital rising from Borneos forests

JPMorgan Chase will pay the Malaysian government US$330 million as part of a settlement to resolve all matters related to its role in the multibillion-dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB, both parties said on Friday

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim defended the government’s decision to appeal the ruling made by the Court of Appeal against section 233 of the Communication and Multimedia Act based on the fact that court rulings and reform efforts must be aligned

They're frustrated by inequality, poor job prospects, graft, unfulfilled reforms.

Malaysia aims to reduce its dependence on cheap migrant workers by reducing their proportion of the overall workforce from next year, a move that the government believes will raise the wages of citizens and productivity, but employers warn could jack up their costs

The Philippine government has reported a marked increase in Chinese maritime activity near Scarborough Shoal, intensifying a stand-off over the disputed South China Sea atoll

PSM denied that it is joining a loose coalition against the government that was led by the Perikatan Nasional bloc

They say Akmal seems to be sabotaging the government and helping PN instead.

Almost 3,000 Malaysian government employees had been caught taking bribes over the last decade, lawmakers heard on Friday, topping the list of receivers of under the table payments over the past decade and nearly three times more than in the private sector

More than 360 people fell ill in Indonesias town of Sragen in Central Java after consuming school lunches, an official said on Thursday, in the largest food poisoning case to hit President Prabowo Subiantos flagship free meals programme

A record number of Singapore public housing units were sold for S$1 million (US$780,000) or more in the June quarter, a private data provider said on Wednesday, taking the number of high-value sales in the first half of the year to almost 75 per cent of last years total

Malaysias highest court on Wednesday threw disgraced former prime minister Najib Razak a lifeline in his bid to trade prison for house arrest for his role in the 1MDB corruption scandal

The Philippines on Tuesday criticised Chinas reckless behaviour after two Chinese ships rammed into each other following their high-speed chase targeting a Philippine coastguard (PCG) vessel and urged Beijing to respect international maritime rules

Rajesh reminds the government of media's right to free speech.

Indonesias government is reportedly considering a ban on Roblox, the widely used online game-creation platform, after the education minister warned that it could expose children to violence and other harmful behaviours

Procurement by education offices, institutions via ePerolehan system, she says.

Malaysian lawmakers are seeking to criminalise ticket scalping for big-name concerts, which has seen an eye-watering US$940 quoted per ticket for a coming My Chemical Romance gig

Following the uproar over the exclusion of silambam in SUKMA 2026, the Selangor government has proposed that the Indian martial arts to be included along with petanque and Muay Thai “in the spirit of unity and to drive the development of national sports”

Three Selangor backbenchers have urged the state government to recognise silambam and include it SUKMA 2026

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim would be fielding questions regarding two diverse issues during Prime Minister’s Question Time this morning – regional conflict resolution and government debt

Bersatu leaders accuse government of silencing dissent.

This is a serious concern, will erode public trust in procurement systems - Lim.

'We stand firmly with government and people to realise the aspirations of 13MP.'

Penang housing and environment exco Datuk Seri Sundarajoo does not make it into the Penang Hindu Endowment Board (PHEB) but he has been tasked to coordinate on behalf of the state government