1+ hour, 1+ min ago   (581+ words) SINGAPORE: Cambodia and Thailand will face off before international mediators in Singapore this week in a long-standing dispute over valuable maritime resources, the latest spat between the feuding neighbours. Phnom Penh initiated a UN-backed conciliation process at the Permanent Court…...

26+ min ago   (336+ words) ALOR SETAR: Several iron cannonballs believed to be remnants of the 1821 Kedah-Siam War have been added to the Kota Kuala Kedah Museum collection. The cannonballs, discovered about 20 years ago at the Kuala Kedah estuary near here, were handed over by…...

39+ min ago   (382+ words) Anwar invites Indonesian leader for bilateral meet NEW DELHI: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto discussed the issue of forest fires and developments in the Middle East conflict during their meeting on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS…...

9+ hour, 57+ min ago   (398+ words) CORON, Philippines (Reuters): Authorities in the Philippines said on Sunday it could take weeks or months to identify the victims of a ferry fire that killed 76 people, as forensic experts begin collecting and comparing DNA samples from charred remains and…...

11+ hour, 40+ min ago   (227+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: Wisma Putra is checking whether any of its nationals were on board passenger ship Virgo Transport 8 reported missing in Indonesia's Java Sea. The Foreign Ministry said they were in contact with Indonesian authorities to obtain the ship's passenger…...

14+ hour, 3+ min ago   (371+ words) JAKARTA: (Bernama) Indonesian authorities have turned part of Trisakti Port in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, into an emergency coordination and reception centre following the Virgo Transport 8 incident in the Java Sea, according to local media reports. Banjarmasin Class I Harbourmaster and…...

15+ hour ago   (344+ words) SEOUL: South Korea’s expanded espionage law takes effect on Sunday (Sept 13), broadening espionage offences beyond acts involving North Korea to include all foreign countries as Seoul seeks to protect key technologies amid intensifying competition in semiconductors and other strategic industries....

19+ hour, 37+ min ago   (638+ words) CORON, (Philippines): The bodies of 41 victims of the worst Philippine ferry disaster in over a decade made their way through the blue waters of a resort area on Sunday (Sept 13), bound for a dock where forensic investigators awaited them. Days…...

15+ hour, 15+ min ago   (154+ words) The Star Myanmar, Cambodia vow joint fight against cyber scams, transnational crime PHNOM PENH: Cambodia and Myanmar have pledged to intensify joint efforts to combat cross-border crime and cyber scams, according to a press release from Cambodia's Ministry of Foreign…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (191+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: There have been no reports of Malaysian students’ health being affected by the haze in Indonesia so far, says Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir. The Higher Education Minister said his ministry was monitoring the situation of Malaysian…...