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President Lee Jae Myung also told visiting US senators that South Korea was ready to shoulder a greater role in its own defence.

The body of Syed Saleh Awad was discovered on Feb 20 in a river in Cilacap regency. The alleged mastermind remains at large.

Some told CNA that the ongoing war has reinforced their sense of unity and strengthened their resolve to preserve traditions that have endured for generations.

Bali’s governor has said the most recent cases, the sexual assaults of three foreign tourists within three days last month, are isolated incidents. But some tourism players want the local government to do more.

Investigations by the Malaysian Armed Forces found that the corporal had used physical force after being dissatisfied with the way the victims cleaned the weapons store.   

International flights will be subject to the system's calculations, according to the airlines' statements.

The South Korean government has proposed a US$17.2 billion supplementary budget to tackle the crisis.

Since Feb 28, Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has stepped up security checks on arriving travellers, cargo and vehicles at all of the country’s entry points due to a heightened global security situation.   

Malaysia's ministries, agencies, statutory bodies and government-linked companies will work from home from Apr 15. 

In this new Makan Kakis series that takes you across the Causeway, Mediacorp Gold 905’s Denise Tan tries eating tawa chicken briyani served on banana leaves with her hands – under the guidance of Oli 968's RJ Vimala – at an eatery inspired by a railway station. 

Tsunami waves 0.3m high hit Indonesia's North Maluku after the quake.

Within half an hour of the quake, waves up to 75cm were recorded in North Minahasa and 20cm in Bitung, both north of Sulawesi island.

Silicon Valley firms want to tap India’s solar power, but New Delhi must prioritise human welfare over artificial intelligence, says Andy Mukherjee for Bloomberg Opinion.

Mr Zubeen Garg, 52, died in September 2025 following an incident during a yacht trip in the waters off Lazarus Island.

Manila has requested that Iran formally designate the Philippines as a 'non-hostile country' and ensure safe passage for PH-flagged vessels and oil shipments.

Valued at nearly US$140,000, the artworks are being repatriated with US cooperation - with more still under recovery and possible public display planned, said Malaysia’s Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

While Iran’s selective approach to allowing access to the Strait of Hormuz could push more countries to the negotiating table, the bigger issue is having to engage on Tehran’s terms rather than on the basis of a purely commercial right of passage, analysts say.

International education already contributes more than 30 billion pounds annually to the British economy, and expansion into India is expected to drive that figure higher.

Saktygaanapathy Ravichandran was reportedly driving at a high speed and is believed to have overtaken several vehicles before veering into the opposite lane and hitting father-of-three Amirul Hafiz Omar on Sunday (Mar 29).

Garuda Indonesia's financial loss last year was almost five times the loss it recorded in 2024.

Li Xiong, the former chairman of the Huione Group under the Prince Group, is a core member of alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi's "criminal gang", according to Chinese state media.

Preliminary findings suggested that the cause was system malfunction - but did not specify how many cars had been impacted. 

Russia could prove to be an unlikely supplier for some Asian countries after the United States issued a temporary waiver of sanctions for its attack on Ukraine.

Crude prices, however, jumped on lingering worries about the closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

India’s online education boom is cooling as funding dries up and companies consolidate, but a new phase driven by artificial intelligence could reshape how millions learn and what they pay, say analysts and industry players.

Indonesia will limit fuel to “50 litres per vehicle” and has ordered work-from-home to save energy.

"Our ambition is for Thailand to grow as a regional driving force in Asia's digital and AI economy," Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said.

A total of 433,751 hectares of forest was cleared last year, a dramatic jump from 261,575 hectares in 2024, a study by a think tank found.

The judge postponed the trial by a week to allow some defendants to get a lawyer.

High Court judge Ahmad Fairuz Zainol Abidin ruled that Najib breached his fiduciary duties, abused his position as prime minister, and misappropriated SRC funds for personal gain, state news agency Bernama reported.

Military chief Min Aung Hlaing was elected as one of the three vice presidents who may go on to be chosen as president by parliament.

Muhammad Arif Saiyadi is among six suspects arrested over the fatal stabbing of 32-year-old Chia Hon Chung near a nightclub in Johor’s Southkey commercial district earlier this month.

 The two Indonesian soldiers were killed "when an explosion of unknown origin destroyed their vehicle" in South Lebanon on Monday (Mar 30), the United Nations (UN) said. A day earlier, another Indonesian soldier was killed in a separate incident.  

There is a limit to how much Moscow can boost its exports of crude oil, which is unrefined petroleum needed to make fuels like gasoline and diesel, experts say.

Indonesia will trim its free meals programme in primary and secondary schools from six to five days a week starting Tuesday (Mar 31), except in regions with high malnutrition.

So far, broadcasters from 10 countries across Asia have confirmed their participation. 

The increase at the top end of the growth estimate is at odds with wider trends from the war that have seen other countries trim forecasts, and follows a period of strong economic performance in Malaysia. 

Continuing entrenched petrol subsidies may undermine Putrajaya’s long-term fiscal health but cutting them could provoke significant backlash against Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government, say experts.

Min Aung Hlaing spent a decade jostling with civilian leaders before mounting a 2021 coup, jailing Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and triggering a vicious civil war that is still being fought.

South Korea imports about 70 per cent of its crude oil from the Middle East.

With limited job opportunities and low wages, young Pakistanis are increasingly looking to online gaming to make ends meet.