Heavy rains triggered by Typhoon Narra have caused intense flooding in southern China. Meanwhile, another storm system is making its way towards Japan and Taiwan.

Speaking at the inaugural Singapore-Vietnam Strategic Dialogue, Mr Chan said both countries feel the shifts in the rules-based international order acutely.

Fires across Sumatra and Kalimantan have burned about 85,000 hectares, local media reported.

The Hong Kong actor's newly opened roast meat restaurant Six Hub Roast House has been temporarily closed by local authorities over alleged licensing and premises-related breaches.

Talks between the two sides focused on measures to prevent further escalation, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and expedite an end to the conflict.

Raja Azreen Raja Talib, 56, had batttled heart issues and diabetes before his sudden death.

US President Donald Trump's olive branch to North Korea's Kim Jong Un last week, coupled with his criticism of Seoul, has raised concern among analysts that Trump's unpredictability could strain alliances that have long maintained peace in Asia.

If Trump treats North Korea’s arsenal as a baseline fact, he hands Beijing the outcome it wants, says an academic.

The woman had testified that she had travelled to Cambodia for a job but later discovered it was a scam compound.

The cancellation follows US President Donald Trump's order last week to scale down the separate annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises.

Sarawak, which borders Indonesia's Kalimantan province on Borneo island, has been worst hit by the haze.

The suspects could face charges that carry penalties ranging from hefty fines to prison terms of up to 15 years, said a director at the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Agency.

Both main crude contracts were down around 2 per cent, with the Brent benchmark sitting at US$92 a barrel.