Jailed Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday (Dec 14) lost his final bid for freedom when a federal court rejected his appeal to set aside his sodomy conviction and five-year jail term.
Environmentalists have hit out at organisers of the Miss Universe beauty pageant in the Philippines, calling them "irresponsible" for letting contestants swim with endangered whale sharks.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday (Dec 13) that he might not "be around" until the end of his term, and that, after winning the presidency at 71, he had found out late in the day that "I don't need it at my age".
Local companies with operations in Malaysia have shrugged off the the RM20 ($6.60) levy being slapped on Singapore-registered cars crossing the Causeway.
A cargo plane carrying four crew members went missing Monday (Oct 31) during a short flight in mountainous eastern Indonesia, authorities said, the latest blow to the country's beleaguered aviation sector.
Tokyo nursed a giant pumpkin-sized hangover on Monday (Oct 31) after a weekend of Halloween revelry which saw blood-spattered ghouls, fluffy animals and fake presidential candidates cut loose.
The private education sector is set for a major shake-up with new measures to better protect students and make information more transparent for them.