Among Malaysian states, Sarawak has been the worst hit by transboundary haze linked to forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia. CNA speaks to locals and businesses in the Borneo state to find out how they are coping.   

Experts from India, China, Australia and South Korea have been aiding Nepali rescuers in their search of survivors inside blocked tunnels.

Sara Duterte was charged last month after she claimed to have hired a hitman to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, his wife and a congressman cousin should she be cut down first.

Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said on Thursday that it would be “better” for the 16th general election to be held early.

More than 1,000 suspected cases are reported daily.

The biggest of the fires in Nusantara was at a forest park at Bukit Suharto - or Suharto Hill - where around 300 hectares have burned.

Iran is the only country to enrich uranium to 60% without making a bomb, and the IAEA calls that stockpile “a matter of serious concern”.

A deadlocked jury pushes Lindsay Clancy’s child-killing trial to the brink of collapse as a Massachusetts judge declares a mistrial.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is preparing a large business delegation to accompany him on his visit to Washington, two sources said, an unusual move given US scepticism towards Chinese investment and Beijing's strained ties with private enterprise.

Following the arrest of 52 Singaporeans in Guangxi, CNA speaks to lawyers in China about the laws governing pyramid schemes and potential penalties for different levels of involvement.

"My responsibility was to save everyone's lives. When there was such a big accident, it was not right for me to run away," said mechanical foreman Sanjay Shah.

Serian recorded an air pollutant index reading of 515 as of 5pm on Friday after haze there worsened overnight. Readings above 400 are classified as “very hazardous”.  

Nine Singaporeans are still missing and unaccounted for more than a week after devastating floods in Nepal.

The men were named as Sanjay Shah, 30, a mechanical foreman, and Kabir Maharjan, 45, a mechanical supervisor.

More than one week after devastating floods tore through Nepal, some of the hardest hit areas remain cut off by road.
CNA flew by helicopter along the Trishuli River to see the magnitude of the devastation.

September will be a crucial month, Indonesia’s forestry minister has cautioned, with experts saying the country may not have reached the peak of this year’s fire season yet.

A 500-strong WhatsApp group of engineers is helping Nepal rescuers search hydropower tunnels buried by the Aug 26 flash flood. About 900 people are reported missing from six hydropower plants.