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The announcement comes after authorities across Asia, Europe and the United States targeted Cambodia's Prince Holding Group and its global business network with asset seizures and freezes worth billions of dollars.

Experts are also urging governments to prioritise early warning systems, after flood survivors described terrifying waves of water that arrived without warning.

The toll may still be revised as officers found "suspected human bones" that require forensic testing.

Albert Tei purportedly channelled over US$150,000 to Anwar’s former senior political secretary Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin, which was allegedly spent on home renovations, cigars and tailored suits.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung also said he felt an apology was due to North Korea over his predecessor's alleged order to send drones and propaganda leaflets across the border.

China's first domestically developed reusable orbital rocket, if successfully brought to market, would accelerate Beijing's growth in space, allowing for a quicker cadence of missions and lower launch costs.

Erra Fazira revealed her wedding plans during a press conference for the remake of her iconic song, Cinta Abadi, on Tuesday (Dec 2).

Sri Lankan authorities said they would need around US$7 billion to rebuild homes, industries and roads destroyed by Cyclone Ditwah.

The death toll from catastrophic flooding and landslides across Southeast Asia has topped 1,300.

Talk of a potential merger between tech giants Grab and GoTo first started in February 2020, but could a deal be now closer with implicit support from the Indonesian government?

Flight MH370, a Boeing 777, was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew when it vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in 2014.

A week after the tragedy, the man's wife is still unaccounted for.

As Hong Kong takes stock of the deep-rooted issues exposed by the flames, it was unavoidable that the deadly Tai Po blaze became politicised, says former SCMP editor-in-chief Wang Xiangwei.

This comes amid Islamabad's effort to engage more Asian nations and diversify trade partnerships beyond China.

Jobs held by women are nearly twice as exposed to automation, while youth employment is declining in high-AI-exposure roles, according to the United Nations Development Programme.

The state-owned app, which the government says must be installed on all mobile phones, could eventually reach more than 735 million people.

Images of logs swept out into flood-hit areas have circulated online, and experts have said deforestation and environmental degradation contributed to the floods and landslides, which have killed over 600 people in the country.

Sabah chief minister Hajiji Noor has appointed BN’s Jafry Ariffin, who is the Sabah UMNO Secretary, as the new state tourism, culture and environment minister.

Analysts warned the dispute sparked by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan could persist, leaving ordinary people to navigate the resulting uncertainty.

Tokyo and Manila have reportedly held informal talks on a possible export of the Type 03 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile system. The same unit is also slated for deployment on a Japanese island near Taiwan - a move that has drawn Beijing’s ire.

Relations have been strained since Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested last month that her country could intervene militarily in any Chinese attack on Taiwan.

Torrential monsoon season deluges, paired with two separate tropical cyclones, dumped heavy rain across all of Sri Lanka and parts of Indonesia's Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia.

An initial probe found that the netting used on the buildings' exterior scaffolding fell short of fire-resistance standards.

"National sovereignty and the core values of freedom and democracy are the very foundation of our nation," Lai Ching-te told army reservists.

India's protectionist regulations are exhausting for its trade partners. It’s both a surprise and a relief that some are now being rolled back, says Mihir Sharma for Bloomberg Opinion.

Nearly 600 people have been killed and hundreds remain missing. 

Researchers have tied the problem to widespread over-extraction of groundwater, particularly in lower-income neighbourhoods where piped water is scarce.

Initial tests had suggested the netting was up to standard, but investigators had not been able to check all of it earlier due to the fire.

There are currently three unfilled Cabinet posts, with one more expected on Tuesday after Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz ends his tenure as senator. 

Much of Asia is currently in its annual monsoon season, which often brings heavy rain, triggering landslides and flash floods.