4+ hour, 5+ min ago   (583+ words) SINGAPORE, Sept 14 — 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…...

20+ hour, 8+ min ago   (706+ words) HONG KONG, Sept 14 — Chan Yuk-tong hoped to spend his remaining years in the row of small, blue-brick houses where he was born and raised, but the 71-year-old’s Hong Kong village home will soon be bulldozed to make way for a…...

19+ hour, 13+ min ago   (479+ words) GUA MUSANG, Sept 13 — Blessed with natural beauty, the area around Dakoh, Pos Balar here offers a comprehensive tourism package with immense potential to attract enthusiasts of extreme motorsports and 4x4 off-roading from both within the country and abroad. Kelantan State Department…...

21+ hour, 28+ min ago   (167+ words) The Ministry of Tourism and Sports announced that the proposal will be open for public consultation until Sept 28 before submission to the National Tourism Policy Committee for review. According to Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul, the proposed rate is a flat 450 baht…...

1+ day, 36+ min ago   (631+ words) CORON, Sept 13 — 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, bound for a dock where forensic investigators awaited them. Days after…...

23+ hour, 15+ min ago   (346+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 — DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng has called on Malaysians to unite against what he described as the “dangerous brand of extremist politics” projected by PAS and Umno following their respective party gatherings. In a written statement today,…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (338+ words) JAKARTA, Sept 13 — An Indonesian ferry carrying 243 passengers and crew is out of contact while sailing north in bad weather from Java to Borneo, rescue officials said Sunday. The passenger and cargo ship Virgo Transport 8 departed from Surabaya, East Java, on…...

1+ day, 39+ min ago   (631+ words) CORON, Sept 13 — 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, bound for a dock where forensic investigators awaited them. Days after…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (265+ words) NEW DELHI, Sept 13 — Segula Technologies India Pvt Ltd is advancing plans to establish Malaysia as its regional hub for South-east Asia following a “fruitful” discussion with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in India’s capital. Chief executive officer and managing…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (773+ words) SEPT 13 — There are some things you don’t realise you miss until you are far away from home. When we travelled from Malaysia to China to work as educators, we expected the usual challenges that come with living abroad—adjusting to…...