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Pastor Raymond Koh was abducted in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, on February 13, 2017. Photo: Raymond Koh’s family

Malaysia drops appeal on abducted activist’s case, family still seeks answers

Rights group Suhakam says the police Special Branch was involved in the disappearances of Raymond Koh and another activist, Amri Che Mat.

3 Apr 2026 - 7:41PM

New Zealand doctor invoices US embassy for rising fuel costs

3 Apr 2026 - 6:25PM

‘Feels unreal’: Indonesian grandma freed from Malaysian death row flies home

3 Apr 2026 - 12:49PMvideocam

Malaysian minister steps in with aid for family of drink-driving victim

Amirul Hafiz Omar was on his way to buy his son a mathematics book when a car allegedly driven at high speed rammed his motorcycle.

2 Apr 2026 - 4:31PM

Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke offers condolences and personal financial aid to the family of Amirul Hafiz Omar, who was killed in a drink-driving accident. Photo: Handout

Malaysian woman’s apology for damaging double-parked car triggers outcry

Viral videos showed the woman was unable to leave for about an hour after a red Perodua Ativa was left double-parked behind her car.

2 Apr 2026 - 12:16PM

‘Disturbing’: are Indonesia’s borders prone to systemic immigration corruption?

Some Singaporean tourists to Batam say they have paid nearly US$200 to clear entry checks that should have been free for Southeast Asian visitors.

31 Mar 2026 - 5:40PM

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The Philippines

Filipino singer’s Golden Buzzer win stokes #SEAblings’ Southeast Asian pride

The reactions to his breakout moment on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ highlight how regional audiences increasingly champion one another’s artists.

31 Mar 2026 - 6:15PMvideocam

Left: ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ judge Simon Cowell stands next to Filipino singer Matty Juniosa after awarding Juniosa the coveted Golden Buzzer for his performance on Sunday’s episode of the talent competition. Right: Youtube comments on the video mentioning SEAbling, which is shorthand for “Southeast Asian siblings”. Photo: YouTube / Britain’s Got Talent

Turn up the ‘Bass’: why Bella, Syed Saddiq’s new chapter has captured Malaysia

Many Malaysians celebrate the singer’s engagement to the lawmaker, seeing it as a triumph over past heartbreak and a challenge to societal norms.

31 Mar 2026 - 12:38PM

Drink-driving death exposes Malaysia’s deep racial divisions

The case sparked social media comments about drink-driving and ‘always the same group of people’ when it came to car crashes.

30 Mar 2026 - 7:06PM

Thai undertaker brings corpse to petrol station to prove fuel need

After being denied fuel, a Thai man live-streamed the moment he showed station staff an occupied coffin to prove his urgent need.

31 Mar 2026 - 4:05PMvideocam

A worker pumps fuel into a car at a petrol station in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday. Photo: EPA

Death of South Korean ‘torture expert’ reopens authoritarian era wounds

Lee Geun-an, who was notorious for using methods such as ‘chicken roasting’ and water torture on victims, did not regret his past.

28 Mar 2026 - 3:26PMvideocam

Lee Geun-an, the former chief inspector, and his team were responsible for torturing students and workers in South Korea when it was ruled by a military-backed authoritarian government. Photo: YouTube

The Philippines

Why Filipinos blame Marcos, not Trump, for the Iran war fuel crisis

A Philippine senator wants Filipinos to hold Trump accountable for their surging fuel bills. But public anger has a different target.

27 Mar 2026 - 10:42AMvideocam

Minister denies link to Malaysia’s ‘corporate mafia’ saga

Ramanan Ramakrishnan has challenged businessman Victor Chin to identify the politician ‘Mr R’ said to be at the centre of the controversy.

25 Mar 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

Man extradited from Singapore to New Zealand faces rape, home invasion charges

Zhang Xuesong is accused of raping and strangling the victim and reportedly fled to China, and later Singapore, following the break-in.

25 Mar 2026 - 4:40PM

Zhang Xuesong, who is accused of raping and strangling a woman during a violent home invasion, pleaded not guilty in the Auckland High Court. Photo: Shutterstock

South Korean ‘sugar cane killer’ extradited from Philippines over drug empire

Accused of running a drug ring from his Philippine prison cell, ‘VIP’ inmate Park Wang-yeol was extradited after a nine-year legal impasse.

25 Mar 2026 - 7:00PMvideocam

Park Wang-yeol (centre), a South Korean national detained in the Philippines, arrives at Incheon International Airport in South Korea on Wednesday. Photo: Yonhap/EPA

How North Korea makes US$500 million yearly – at its own people’s expense

The report details the ‘brutal’ conditions North Korean workers endure in Russia that reveal a pattern of ‘control, coercion and abuse’.

25 Mar 2026 - 5:07PMvideocam

‘I’ve never held my son’: the Rohingya families Malaysia keeps apart

More than 5,000 Rohingya languish in detention in Malaysia, leaving fathers like Farouk to watch their children grow through a screen.

23 Mar 2026 - 6:00PM

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Ashes for ransom: the bizarre rise of urn thefts in Malaysia

In the past month, 30 urns in Negeri Sembilan and 22 urns in Johor were reported stolen at two memorial parks.

19 Mar 2026 - 2:10PMvideocam

The Xiao En memorial park in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Photo: YouTube/Xiao En Group

The Philippines

‘I’ll burn down my school’: Philippine police foil shooting plot by teens

The case involving radicalised students in Laguna province highlights the need for cyber safety and parental vigilance, analysts say.

19 Mar 2026 - 4:40PM

Australian police officer’s ‘perverts’ remark against Indian man sparks outrage

An official from the community says no police department in Australia has implemented a set of anti-racism recommendations.

18 Mar 2026 - 4:57PMvideocam

Japanese atomic bomb survivor who hugged Obama in Hiroshima dies at 88

Earlier this month, Shigeaki Mori warned that the world was at risk of another nuclear attack over the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.

18 Mar 2026 - 3:15PM

Then US president Barack Obama hugs Shigeaki Mori, a survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, during a visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in 2016. Photo: AFP

Nepal voted for change. Can its rapper-engineer PM deliver?

Balendra Shah has promised to transform Nepal, but success hinges on him becoming the first elected leader to finish a full five-year term.

18 Mar 2026 - 2:10PMvideocam

Balendra Shah of the Rastriya Swatantra Party takes a selfie with children and supporters during a door-to-door election campaign on February 16. Photo: AFP

Arrest of stateless teen in Malaysia highlights Sabah’s citizenship crisis

Rights groups say stateless people in the country are often treated as undocumented migrants without basic protections.

16 Mar 2026 - 7:49PM

The Philippines

Most Filipino women think a woman’s place is in the home, survey finds

A record 83 per cent of women in the Philippines now say they find domestic life as fulfilling as a career, a 30-year high.

16 Mar 2026 - 6:30PM

‘Ocean is our income’: the Malaysian fishers being pushed out by progress

Malaysia’s government says the Port Klang expansion is sustainable and essential. Local Mah Meri fishers fear for their livelihoods.

16 Mar 2026 - 5:00PM

Malaysian fisherman Lingan bin Man pulls up to the jetty in Kampung Sungai Kurau with his family. Photo: Ushar Daniele

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