Foreign minister to accompany PM.

Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia has shown strong interest in acquiring the Chinese C919 passenger jet, its executive said, as part of its strategy to tap into Southeast Asias 700 million-strong population and capitalise on growing China-Asean business ties

A high-ranking Cambodian official said on Wednesday that Chinas Belt and Road Initiative an infrastructure-focused strategy to accelerate regional trade has, contrary to claims that the plan creates a debt trap for struggling nations, supported his countrys economic development

This is so ministers and deputies can focus on preparations.

The summit will be held in Malaysia next month.

Business leaders have called for deeper economic integration in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) for the bloc to enjoy seamless trade and travel between member states, and fully tap its potential as a region with a young growing middle class

Indonesian police have fired tear gas into crowds of protesters near two universities in a major regional city, student bodies and authorities said on Tuesday, adding new tensions to deadly protests that have rocked the country since last week

UPDATED 10.10AM An Arab-Islamic ministerial committee also slams the decision.

RAM Ratings has reaffirmed Malaysia Debt Ventures Berhads (MDV) corporate credit rating at AA3 and short-term rating of P1, with a stable outlook

Malaysia will host a summit of the Asean-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in October, as Asias economies seek greater trade to offset US tariffs that have slashed growth forecasts

Two men were publicly flogged 76 times each in Indonesias conservative province of Aceh on Tuesday after they were found guilty of sexual relations by a court operating under strict Islamic law

Other leaders include Putin, Erdogan and Prabowo.

"Saya tak persoalkan tentang ini Melayu, Cina atau India

Opposition leader says those behind rebranding must know Islamic principles.

Five teenagers were charged on Wednesday with bullying Malaysian schoolgirl Zara Qairina Mahathir, whose death has seen an outpouring of grief across the nation and triggered a movement against a pernicious bullying culture in the education system

Malaysias top prosecutor on Monday said bullying charges would be brought against five people under the age of 18 following the death of 13-year-old Zara Qairina Mahathir, whose case was closed and then reopened by police