It comes as authorities ramped up security measures for major holiday events, including the Taipei Marathon and year-end festive celebrations.

The meeting, which will be chaired by Malaysia, will provide an opportunity for both sides to directly negotiate and resolve their differences peacefully, Anwar said.

"At present, more than half a million Cambodians are suffering severe hardship due to forced displacement from their homes and schools," Cambodia's Interior Ministry said in a statement on Sunday (Dec 21), giving the total number of evacuees as 518,6...

As the upcoming Dec 28 election continues to draw criticism and scrutiny, some believe its outcome could be swayed with “Yadaya” - magic rituals thought to steer fate.

Japan is showing the intention to possess nuclear weapons explicitly by saying it needs to review the three non-nuclear principles, read a North Korean state media report on Sunday (Dec 21).