16+ hour, 36+ min ago   (598+ words) SYDNEY: Share markets slid in Asia on Monday as supply concerns caused oil prices to spike anew, while investors braced for possible interest rate hikes in both the United States and Japan this week. Brent climbed 3% as new strikes on…...

7+ hour, 56+ min ago   (328+ words) YANGON: Brushes dipped in black ink moved across paper as around 200 people gathered at the China Cultural Centre in Yangon on Saturday (Sept 12) to celebrate the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on Sept 25 this year. The festive event offered participants…...

14+ hour, 31+ 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…...

11+ hour, 18+ min ago   (291+ words) COTABATO, (Philippines): Three people were killed and 15 others wounded as gunfire erupted hours before polls were to open Monday (Sept 14) in a semi-autonomous Muslim region of the Philippines set to choose its first elected parliament. The vote is the culmination…...

13+ hour, 56+ 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…...

14+ hour, 9+ 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…...

23+ hour, 27+ 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…...

1+ day, 1+ hour 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…...

1+ day, 3+ hour 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…...

1+ day, 4+ 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....