Laos

Laos pushes for Asean ecotourism development

VIENTIANE: Laos is strengthening its role in advancing the Asean Ecotourism Standard as part of regional efforts to enhance sustainable, high-quality and responsible tourism towards Asean's long-term vision for 2045.

Nation

Berjaya Property Showcase highlights strong developments with a touch of community care

KUALA LUMPUR: Berjaya Property kicked off the Christmas festive season with the launch of the Berjaya Property Showcase at Berjaya Times Square here.

Myanmar

Myanmar's livestream sellers thrive in TikTok's booming marketplace

YANGON: At her apartment in Yangon, Myanmar, livestream seller Thinzar Hlaing adjusts her ring light, checks her camera, and taps "Go Live."

Rugby

Rugby-Wallabies return from Europe winless with green shoots wilting

SYDNEY (Reuters) -The Australian optimism raised by test victories over the British & Irish Lions and South Africa earlier this year has been all but extinguished by two losses to the All Blacks and a winless tour of Europe in November.

Singapore

Singaporean sex offender Amos Yee in ICE detention facility barely a week after being released on parole in US

SINGAPORE: Singaporean child sex offender Amos Yee is now in the custody of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with the 27-year-old likely to face deportation.

Nation

Unlicensed domestic helper scams cost RM269,772 since 2023

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 30 unlicensed domestic helper recruitment scams causing RM269,772 in losses were recorded from January 2023 to October 2025, says Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Mohamad.

Markets

Asian markets recorded US$6.73bil outflow last week

KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign investors were net sellers for the week ended Nov 21, 2025 across eight markets, with total outflows reaching US$6.73 billion, about 1.9 times more than the week before.

Vietnam

Vietnam PM urges support measures for businesses affected by US reciprocal tariffs

HANOI: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has tasked the Ministry of Finance (MoF) with urgently developing support measures for businesses impacted by the US reciprocal tariffs within this month, as well as reviewing import-export tax policies.

Nation

Students battle rising floodwaters while preparing for SPM exam

KOTA BARU: While most of their peers were busy flipping through the final pages of their notes in preparation for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination, several candidates in this district were forced to monitor something far more critical - the direction of rising floodwaters sweeping through their yards.

Japan

Japan to deploy missiles to island near Taiwan, says Defence Minister

TOKYO: Japan's defence minister, visiting a military base close to Taiwan, said plans to deploy missiles to the post would move forward as tensions smoulder between Tokyo and Beijing over the East Asian island.

Technology

CNN pulls stories from Apple News feed, Semafor reports

(Reuters) -CNN has removed its stories from Apple News, ending its content-sharing agreement with the platform, Semafor reported on Sunday.

World

US, Ukraine to continue work on 'refined' peace plan to end war with Russia

GENEVA (Reuters) -The United States and Ukraine were set to continue work on Monday on a plan to end the war with Russia after agreeing to modify an earlier proposal that was widely seen as too favorable to Moscow.

Sabah & Sarawak

Sabah polls: Henry Saimpon takes break from campaign trail to attend convocation

KOTA KINABALU: Parti KDM's Kiulu candidate Henry Saimpon attended his convocation at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in Johor during a break from campaigning.

South Korea

South Korea's President Lee meets Chinese Premier, Japan PM at G20 summit

SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during last weekend's Group of 20 summit in South Africa, Lee's office said in a statement on Monday (Nov 24).

STARPICKS

Realising potential in every accountant

ACCOUNTANTS play a quiet but essential role in almost every industry – keeping businesses grounded, informed and moving in the right direction. It's no surprise, then, that accounting continues to be a steady and fulfilling career path for many.

Nation

Forestry Dept staff injured after truck falls into ravine

IPOH: A group of 12 was injured after the truck they were in fell into a 5m-deep ravine at Jalan Gunung Batu Putih-Hutan Lipur Kuala Woh in Tapah.

Europe

No paper: Ryanair introduces digital boarding passes

Europe's largest airline no longer accepts paper boarding passes. Will people without Internet access be left behind?

AI

One Tech Tip: Do's and don'ts of using AI to help with schoolwork

The rapid rise of ChatGPT and other generative AI systemshas disrupted education, transforming how students learn and study.

Philippines

Eight accused in Mindoro flood control case under custody in the Philippines

MANILA: Eight individuals linked to an anomalous flood control project in Oriental Mindoro have been taken into custody, authorities announced on Monday (Nov 23).

Thailand

Why floods in southern Thailand turned catastrophic as monsoon trough triggers heaviest rainfall in 300 years

BANGKOK: The Royal Irrigation Department says a powerful monsoon trough caused record rainfall of 630mm in three days, triggering severe floods across 10 southern Thai provinces.