PUTRAJAYA: A total of 22 million Malaysian MyKad holders can now check their eligibility for the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (Sara) ...

Maybank Islamic Bhd has exchanged a bilateral financing agreement with Rising Gateway Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MB World Group Bhd, for facilities of up to RM635.6mil for the newly ...

PUTRAJAYA: The crackdown on a large-scale tobacco, cigarette and cigar smuggling syndicate was a direct result of arrests made under Ops Sohor, says Tan Sri Azam Baki.

Thailand's billionaire Shinawatra family is bracing for a series of high-stakes court decisions starting Friday that could ...

MANILA: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr penned a sweet message for his "first and only lady," First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, on her birthday on Thursday (Aug 21).

Matrix Concepts Holdings Bhd posted a higher net profit of RM62.94 million for its fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2025 (1Q 2026) compared to RM60.70 million in the same quarter of the preceding ...

Banks in Thailand are now required to set a daily limit of 50,000 baht (RM6,480 or US$1,537) on many online transfers to lessen financial fraud, particularly those involving customers judged ...

VIENTIANE: Bokeo authorities have awarded national and provincial heritage status to a former French military camp, underscoring their intention to preserve the site and publicise it as a tourist ...

BEIJING: President Xi Jinping attended a grand ceremony in Lhasa on Thursday (Aug 21) during a rare visit to Tibet, where he urged "ethnic unity and religious harmony" in a region where China is ...

BANGKOK: Tourism and Sports Minister Sorawong Thienthong plans to request a 700 million baht (US$21 million) budget from the Cabinet for a domestic flight giveaway initiative aimed at attracting at ...

At least 130 suspected human traffickers were arrested during the first half of 2025, while 278 victims were rescued, according to the National Committee for Counter Trafficking (NCCT).

TOKYO: A fire on a US Navy ship off Japan was finally put out after 12 hours early Thursday (Aug 21), the US military said, ...