Several bombs exploded within a 40-minute period, igniting 11 petrol stations across Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala provinces.

Tens of thousands of foreign travellers reportedly faced long queues at Malaysia’s land checkpoints with Singapore on Saturday (Jan 10), after most e-gates failed amid the weekend traffic.

South Korea's defence ministry has said that the drone, which Pyongyang claimed to have shot down, was not a model operated by its military.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is reportedly considering a February vote, just months after taking office in October last year.

Polling stations opened at 6am local time in 100 townships across the country, including in many areas that have seen clashes in recent months or remain under heightened security.

The country became the first to deny access to Elon Musk's chatbot, after governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned sexualised ‍content on the app.

The Air Force said preliminary investigations found the officers were directly involved in immoral activity, following viral videos of "yeye" vice culture in military camps. 

About 50 sanitation workers were buried when refuse toppled onto them on Thursday (Jan 8).

In 2017, Beijing mandated that dozens of northern areas wind down the use of coal-fired stoves in favour of electric and natural gas-powered systems, but subsidies to refit stoves have faded.

South Korea said it had no record of the drone's flight, and that it was "not a model operated by our military".

Malaysia's chief statistician Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the labour market is expected to remain stable and grow positively in coming months.

Timing has become the new luxury in Malaysia’s heritage city, with one weekday standing out as the jewel.

The week highlighted rising political and economic friction between Beijing and Tokyo.

As Iran faces renewed unrest after years of economic strain and conflict, Reza Pahlavi is seeking to position himself as an alternative to the Islamic Republic.

With 20 per cent of its shrinking population aged 65 or older in 2025, Taiwan now meets the World Health Organization's definition of a super-aged society.