Vietnam is prone to deadly storms and floods during the rainy season that peaks from July through September.

The 36 constituencies will see 11 straight fights, 21 three-cornered contests, two four-cornered contests and two five-cornered contests.

Johor Chief Minister Onn Hafiz Ghazi said the Iskandar Puteri City Council has issued a cessation notice to one of the startup community's premises as well as an advertising licence notice for displaying non-compliant signboards.

Two men are claiming the Negeri Sembilan throne. The Aug 1 state election could lower political heat but won’t resolve the royal standoff, say experts.

Locals in Johor’s Forest City tell CNA the startup community has boosted businesses but add that anyone found breaching Malaysia's immigration laws should face action.

Kimi K3 drew excitement from industry insiders, with some evoking a 2025 release from China's DeepSeek that shook assumptions of US dominance in AI.

The project is part of a broader push to modernise one of the world's largest rail networks while reducing carbon emissions.

Autopsies found that 27 victims died from carbon monoxide and cyanide poisoning after inhaling smoke.

"We should jointly oppose overstretching the national security concept in the field of AI or placing one country's security over that of others," said China's President Xi Jinping.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s diplomatic blitz is the latest sign of middle powers drawing closer together. It has not gone unnoticed by Washington, says former foreign correspondent Nirmal Ghosh.

Malaysia's Democratic Action Party chief Anthony Loke tells CNA why he remains a believer in coalition politics – and how Pakatan Harapan is hopeful of winning the Aug 1 Negeri Sembilan state election.

The boat was already partially sunken when rescuers reached it near Selayar, a small island south of the larger Sulawesi.