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The two-day “Glamping with Pride” retreat organised by advocacy group Jejaka was scheduled to take place from Jan 17 to 18 in Hulu Langat.

Drawing a parallel with bilateral ties, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on X that South Korea and Japan had learned to respect each other's differences and adjust to one another's rhythm, deepening cooperation over time.

The crane, which was working on a high-speed rail project, had collapsed and hit the passenger train, causing it to derail and briefly catch fire.

Long Sa Kow, who is a 63-year-old Singapore permanent resident, pleaded guilty to obscuring the registration number plate of this car.   

More than 16 million tonnes of rare earth deposits are believed to lie beneath forest reserves and mountain ranges across Peninsular Malaysia. 

Set to draw over 6,000 delegates, the meeting comes at a critical juncture for the party, which turns 80 this year.

Day trippers and tourists might be returning, but merchants in China’s northeastern Suifenhe town tell CNA the long-awaited spending boom has yet to materialise.

It is highly unlikely that a death sentence handed down to Yoon Suk Yeol will be carried out, however, as South Korea has had an unofficial moratorium on executions since 1997.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission said it has identified the misuse of Grok to generate and disseminate harmful content.

The embassy warning comes after the recent high-profile extradition of alleged Chinese-Cambodian scam kingpin Chen Zhi, accused of masterminding a cryptocurrency scam.

China dominates the supply chain for critical minerals, refining between 47 per cent and 87 per cent of copper, lithium, cobalt, graphite and rare earths, according to the International Energy ‍Agency.

The app's popularity has sparked debate online, with some users finding its name morbid and unpleasant. 

New destinations include the eastern Chinese cities of Nanjing, Wuxi and Hefei, as Hong Kong’s rail operator also steps up services on established links such as Shanghai.

Chief Justice of Malaysia Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh noted that the number of court cases in Malaysia had surged by about 60 per cent since 2021.  

Twenty-four-year-old undergraduate Soo Yu Juan was undergoing a three-month internship with an air-conditioning maintenance firm and was scheduled to complete his industrial training this Thursday.   

Sri Lanka's request for Chinese assistance came three weeks after India pledged US$450 million in humanitarian aid for cyclone recovery.

More than 27,000 people applied for the temporary police jobs on the first two days of applications, Nepal police spokesman Abinarayan Kafle said.

The hearings at the International Court of Justice will mark the first time that Rohingya victims of the alleged atrocities will be heard by an international court.

Defence Minister Khaled Nordin says accusations of corruption and immorality in the Malaysian Armed Forces have embroiled it in “ugly and distorted” public debate.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is seeking to balance ties with China and Japan, which could make it easier to reach pacts in business fields such as artificial intelligence.

Japan currently holds about 10 per cent of the global semiconductor market, down from 50 per cent in 1988.

This comes a day after Indonesia became the first country to deny all access to the AI tool. 

The month-long mission will mark the world's first attempt to continuously lift rare-earth seabed sludge from 6km deep onto a ship.

Last month, 78-year-old Lai was found guilty of being the "mastermind" on two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces under a China-imposed national security law, and conspiracy to publish seditious material.

Analysts say that while still at an early adoption stage, stablecoin's market size and popularity is expected to grow in the region. However, strong regulation is needed to manage risk and prevent misuse. 

International observers have criticised Myanmar’s polls amid a civil war as a sham, but ASEAN leaders have been deliberately cautious, says RSIS' Tan See Seng.

The focus is expected to turn from rescue to recovery on Monday, four days after the collapse in Cebu City.

Several bombs exploded within a 40-minute period, igniting 11 petrol stations across Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala provinces.

Tens of thousands of foreign travellers reportedly faced long queues at Malaysia’s land checkpoints with Singapore on Saturday (Jan 10), after most e-gates failed amid the weekend traffic.

South Korea's defence ministry has said that the drone, which Pyongyang claimed to have shot down, was not a model operated by its military.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is reportedly considering a February vote, just months after taking office in October last year.

Polling stations opened at 6am local time in 100 townships across the country, including in many areas that have seen clashes in recent months or remain under heightened security.