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Footage emerges of Bangkok bombing in mall minutes from ASEAN summit

Footage emerged Saturday (Aug 3) of the moment a bomb exploded in a Bangkok mall...

Malaysia’s cocoa growers, chocolatiers seek niche in competitive market

Freshly harvested cocoa pods at a farm in Melaka will leave one in awe of...

Tour bus skids off bridge in Malaysia, three injured

Three people were injured after a tour bus skidded off a bridge in Malaysia on...

Four dead, several injured after powerful quake rocks Indonesia

JAKARTA: Four people died and several were injured after a powerful undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia's...

Pregnant woman, believed to be Indonesian, dies in Syrian refugee camp for Islamic State members: Reports

A pregnant woman, who is believed to be an Indonesian citizen and a member of...

China stakes claim to ASEAN 'neighbourhood' as Pompeo jets in for Bangkok talks

China urged non-Asian nations to avoid sowing "distrust" and division over contested seas on Wednesday...

'Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza is dead,' says US official: report

The United States believes that Hamza bin Laden, a son of slain Al-Qaeda leader Osama...

Scorching heat kills 11 in Japan

High temperature in Japan that rose sharply following the end of the rainy season across...

US-China rivalry in focus at ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting in Bangkok

The US-China rivalry is set to be sharpened at a Bangkok summit starting on Wednesday...

Rohingya Crisis: Japan offers to play mediator between Bangladesh and Myanmar

At least 28 people were killed in a bomb blast on Herat-Kandahar Highway on Wednesday...

Clashes between officers and protesters outside Hong Kong police station

Renewed clashes broke out between pro-democracy protesters and police in Hong Kong on Tuesday (Jul...

North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles early on Wednesday (Jul 30), the South Korean...

Sultan Abdullah formally installed as Malaysia's new king

The Sultan of Pahang, Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, was installed as the 16th king...

China and Pakistan to strengthen ties, work on anti-terrorism, security

China will strengthen anti-terrorism, law enforcement and security cooperation with Pakistan so as to provide...

Singapore and Malaysia can still work closely despite recent differences, says DPM Heng

Singapore and Malaysia can work "more closely" together on many areas despite recent differences over...

ASEAN working towards regional payments system

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is working towards facilitating a regional payments system,...