The soldiers from the military's Strategic Intelligence Agency were sentenced to between one-and-a-half and three years in prison for the attack in March that left Andrie Yunus blind in one eye.

The head of the election watchdog has resigned over the ballot paper row, but authorities have not offered to hold a new vote, sparking protests.

The Malaysian home ministry will “respond accordingly” once the Election Commission announces key dates for the Johor state polls on Friday, said home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

A best-seller for one Chinese firm is a soft-toy goat wearing Lionel Messi's Argentina number 10 shirt.

At least 26 militants were killed, Pakistan's Information Minister Ataullah Tarar said.

The 7.8-magnitude tremor just off the coast of Mindanao on Monday brought down buildings, triggered landslides and set off tsunami warnings across a swathe of the southern island.

The amendments come a year after parliament revised the country's military law, which allocated more civilian posts to soldiers.

The United States launched strikes against Iran after President Donald Trump said Tehran had shot down a US Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz, leaving investors on edge.

The move is aimed at speeding up decision-making and boosting the brand's global competitiveness, says Asics.

Indonesia’s Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin says his country is working on using Kertajati International Airport in West Java for such a hub proposed by his US counterpart Pete Hegseth.

About 30 out of 33,000 MOE teachers are posted overseas. Overcoming differences in culture and teaching styles, they tell CNA why they chose to make the move.

While there are no reports of Iran-linked “violent gig economy” activities in Southeast Asia, “well-to-do” societies may be more vulnerable to threats, says a counterterrorism expert at a dialogue in Singapore.

The bear had roamed the streets of Utsunomiya for four days, forcing the closure of all primary and middle schools in the city.

Parti Islam Se-Malaysia’s president Abdul Hadi Awang said the decision took into account the state of relations between the two parties.

The rupiah has been under pressure due to a wide range of investor worries, including President Prabowo Subianto's big spending plans and a ballooning fuel subsidy budget following the Iran war.

Officials are hoping that the death toll will not rise further as search-and-rescue operations continue, with more than 400 people injured and four still missing.

US President Donald Trump added to the optimism by saying negotiators were in the "final throes" of talks for a peace deal.