1+ hour, 24+ min ago   (605+ words) The two countries’ representatives are set to give their opening statements on Sept 15. Published Sep 14, 2026, 10:55 AM SINGAPORE – Cambodia and Thailand will face off before international mediators in Singapore this week in a long-standing dispute over valuable maritime resources, the latest…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago   (670+ words) Published Sep 14, 2026, 07:32 AM Updated Sep 14, 2026, 09:34 AM SYDNEY – Share markets slid in Asia on Sept 14 as supply concerns caused oil prices to spike anew, while investors braced themselves for possible interest rate hikes in both the United States and Japan this…...

7+ hour, 14+ min ago   (233+ words) Malaysia’s total financial obligation tied to the 1MDB scandal stands at RM51.4 billion (S$16 billion). Published Sep 14, 2026, 09:10 AM Updated Sep 14, 2026, 09:34 AM KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s prime minister Anwar Ibrahim said a Singapore lawsuit involving DBS Group filed by liquidators of four 1Malaysia Development Bhd…...

3+ hour, 40+ min ago   (622+ words) The three-day Xiangshan Forum will be held in Beijing from Sept 15. Published Sep 14, 2026, 08:40 AM HONG KONG - China’s military leadership is expected to outline its aims for global security when it hosts its annual defence forum this week amid churning tensions…...

3+ hour, 42+ min ago   (798+ words) Qatari shipments of LNG through the Strait of Hormuz have all but dried up since the conflict started at the end of February. Published Sep 14, 2026, 08:35 AM The loss of a fifth of liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply due to the…...

4+ hour, 19+ min ago   (337+ words) Published Sep 14, 2026, 07:26 AM Updated Sep 14, 2026, 08:00 AM TOKYO - A candidate backed by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government won Okinawa's gubernatorial election on Sept 13, ousting an opponent of Tokyo's military build-up across the strategically important island chain near Taiwan and China....

12+ hour, 23+ min ago   (407+ words) Published Sep 13, 2026, 10:11 PM Updated Sep 13, 2026, 10:37 PM TILATHI KOILADI, Nepal – After nine days trapped in a hydropower tunnel and a week of hospital care following his dramatic rescue, Sanjay Sah, a rare survivor of a devastating glacier collapse in Nepal in…...

18+ hour, 4+ min ago   (774+ words) New residential developments under construction stand behind cleared land and village houses in Kwu Tung as part of Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis development plan. Published Sep 13, 2026, 04:10 PM Updated Sep 13, 2026, 05:40 PM Hong Kong – Chan Yuk-tong hoped to spend his remaining years…...

19+ hour, 58+ min ago   (251+ words) Published Sep 13, 2026, 12:10 PM Updated Sep 13, 2026, 03:26 PM JAKARTA – Indonesian rescuers were searching on Sept 13 for 140 people from a passenger ship that sank in the Java Sea after 103 others were evacuated, one of whom died, a search and rescue agency official said....

22+ hour, 5+ min ago   (591+ words) Some working parents said they were prepared to juggle work and childcare should haze conditions deteriorate. Published Sep 13, 2026, 10:00 AM Updated Sep 13, 2026, 12:09 PM PETALING JAYA – As clearer skies return to parts of Malaysia, parents are breathing a sigh of relief, but…...