Tag: Asia
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Malaysian teen who fatally stabbed schoolmate acquitted on grounds of insanity
The Shah Alam High Court, however, ordered the boy be placed at Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta in Perak for a period to be approved by the Selangor sultan. He will undergo treatment there.
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Former Malaysian minister charged with misappropriation of US$211 million in haj pilgrimage funds
Jamil Khir Baharom pleaded not guilty to three charges at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Monday (Sep 14). It involved payments to a Saudi real estate company between 2015 and 2017, during former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s administration.
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India moves to cool surging sugar prices as festive demand looms
Retail prices have eased from their recent peak but remain elevated, with demand expected to rise in the run-up to Deepavali in November.
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Indonesia’s president replaces finance minister with deputy, official says
Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa was appointed just over a year ago on Sep 8, 2025, replacing longtime finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, who served under three presidents.
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Global panel to hear Cambodia, Thailand sea dispute in Singapore
Phnom Penh initiated a United Nations-backed conciliation process at the Permanent Court of Arbitration after Bangkok pulled out of a 2001 agreement to work towards joint offshore energy exploitation in the Gulf of Thailand.
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What is the Philippines’ BARMM regional election and why does it matter
Bangsamoro’s first parliamentary election is a milestone in a decade-long peace process aimed at ending separatist conflict and completing the transition to elected self-government.
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Nepal disaster exposes growing challenge of monitoring Himalayan hazards
The deadly Aug 26 disaster in Nepal shows how a warming Hindu Kush Himalaya is creating complex, cascading hazards that scientists are racing to understand and monitor.
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Bangsamoro votes for first parliament in historic test of Philippines peace process
For former rebels who spent decades fighting the Philippine state, the new parliament also represents a shift from armed struggle to policymaking.
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Indonesia rescuers searching for 129 people still missing after passenger ship capsizes
At least six people have died after the Virgo Transport 8 ship capsized on Sunday.
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Three shot dead, 15 wounded ahead of polls in Philippine Muslim enclave
COTABATO, Philippines: Three people were killed and 15 others wounded as gunfire erupted hours before polls were to open Monday (Sep 14) in a semi-autonomous Muslim region of the Philippines set to choose its first elected parliament.The vote is the culmination of an on-off peace process that began in the lat
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