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Ten years after the Paris Agreement, let’s redouble efforts

In 2015 in Paris, 195 member states made a historic commitment to work together to keep the long-term rise in global temperatures well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels.

Indonesia

Indonesia flood death toll exceeds 1,000 as rescue, recovery efforts continue

JAKARTA: The death toll from floods and landslides that struck three provinces on Indonesia's Sumatra Island has exceeded 1,000, with 218 people still missing, according to the latest data released Saturday (dEC 13) by the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB).

Thailand

Thai PM Anutin's support declines as election looms: Survey

BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's popularity has dropped further behind the leader of an opposition party, an opinion poll shows, with general elections less than two months away.

Shooting

Sharp-shooter Johnathan fires gold again

BANGKOK: National pistol shooter Johnathan Wong successfully defended his SEA Games gold medal after winning in the men's 10m air pistol event on Sunday (Dec 14).

Vietnam

Vietnam emerges as attractive destination for technology capital in South-East Asia

HANOI: Vietnam has emerged as an appealing destination for technology investment in Southeast Asia, according to the Vietnam Innovation Startup Ecosystem Report 2025 announced by the Ministry of Science and Technology on Friday (Dec 12) on the sidelines of TECHFEST Vietnam 2025.

Badminton

SEA Games: Smashing Pearly-Thinaah win Malaysia's first badminton gold

BANGKOK: Women's doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah delivered badminton's first gold in the SEA Games after beating Indonesia's Febriana Dwipuji-Meilysa Puspitasari.

Japan

Japan looks to India for caregivers as domestic labour crunch deepens

TOKYO: Indian health care workers are being eyed by Japan as a promising source of caregivers, with hopes that accessing labour from the world's most populous nation could help address personnel shortages in the sector, Kyodo News reported.

Philippines

P13bil of PhilHealth money went to foreign-assisted infrastructure projects

MANILA: At least P13 billion of the P60 billion diverted from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) in 2024 were used as government counterpart financing for foreign-assisted projects (FAPs), a lawmaker revealed on Saturday, as Congress discussed how to return the amount to the state insurer.

Cambodia

Hun Sen celebrates Cambodia's peacekeepers: More than 10,000 deployed since 2006

PHNOM PENH: Senate president Hun Sen has marked the 70th anniversary of Cambodia's membership of the UN with a Dec 14 congratulatory message to the kingdom's peacekeepers.

Singapore

Multiple people injured in Singapore accident involving two buses in Jurong West

SINGAPORE: Two double-decker buses were involved in an accident in Jurong West on Sunday (Dec 14) morning.

Nation

Thousands of motorbikes throng Melaka, triggers widespread complaints

MELAKA: The thunderous roar of thousands of RXZ motorcycles during a two-day gathering in the historic city has triggered widespread complaints, spilling into a public exchange between Melaka leaders about its impact on local communities and the tourism industry.

Nation

‘Shui’ (tax) voted Malaysia’s Character of the Year

SHAH ALAM: The Chinese character "shui", meaning tax, has been voted Malaysia's Character of the Year, underscoring growing public concern over tax policies and their far-reaching impact on daily life.

Nation

Education Ministry records major education reform achievements over past three years, says Fadhlina

BUKIT MERTAJAM: The Education Ministry has recorded several major achievements over the past three years in implementing education reforms, including the enforcement of compulsory secondary education, efforts to reduce educators' workload, and the construction and rehabilitation of schools, nationwide.

Nation

MetMalaysia: Continuous heavy rain warning until Thursday for several states

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a warning of continuous heavy rain expected to affect several states until Thursday (Dec 18).

Thailand

Thai-Cambodia border clashes don't affect aviation routes, tourism travel: Aerothai

BANGKOK: Aerothai says Thai–Cambodian border clashes have not disrupted international flights, with aviation operations normal and tourism travel unaffected.

AseanPlus News

Programme fosters identity, leadership among Brunei youth

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The First National Civic Programme of Brunei Darussalam for the 2025/2026 session concluded with a Certificate Presentation Ceremony for 48 participants at the Information Department on Saturday (Dec 13)

World

Police in Tasmania say missing Belgian woman's phone found two years after her disappearance

SYDNEY, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Police in Australia's Tasmania said on Sunday they would join a privately organised search for a Belgian woman  who went missing in wilderness more than two years ago, after her mobile phone was discovered in the southern island state.

AseanPlus News

Australia to ban supermarket price gouging in sweeping competition reforms

SYDNEY: Australia will ban supermarket price gouging from July 1 under a new law the government says would protect shoppers from excessive grocery prices charged by major retailers.

China

Five-year-old in China survives surgery with help from groundbreaking artificial heart

BEIJING: A five-year-old girl who became the world's first recipient of a dual-chamber artificial heart with fully magnetically levitated pumps has been discharged from a hospital in China after making a full recovery.

Cambodia

Cambodia-Thailand border clashes enter second week

BANTEAY MEANCHEY: Renewed border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand entered a second week Sunday (Dec 14) after Bangkok denied US President Donald Trump's claim that a truce had been agreed to halt the deadly fighting.