5+ hour, 29+ min ago   (142+ words) BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Xinhua): The development of a stronger, more dynamic and competitive private sector remains crucial to the future of the national economy as Brunei pursues economic diversification and the aspirations of Brunei Vision 2035, a Brunei government minister said…...

39+ min ago   (673+ words) COTABATO, Philippines: On a basketball court in the Philippines' Marawi, ballots piled high on pallets awaited transport to towns across a Muslim-majority region that has traded decades of separatist violence for a chance at self-determination. Not far from there, campaign…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (407+ words) Tokyo-based startup MW Inc is offering homes with built-in robotic housekeeping arms, a counter to a global embrace of humanoids. MW aims to sell its first robot-equipped home in Tokyo by 2028 and build as many as 10,000 units a year by…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (213+ words) Kim Jong-un’s daughter and apparent successor is believed to have a younger sibling, South Korea’s spy agency said, offering a more detailed view of the ruling family. The spy agency has previously said Jong-un is believed to have three children,…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (375+ words) PETALING JAYA: RHB Research has maintained an “overweight” call on the transportation sector, which performed ahead of expectations during its recent June reporting quarter. Of the three stocks under its coverage, the research house said Westports Holdings Bhd and FM…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (376+ words) SEOUL: Kim Nok-wan, the mastermind of South Korea’s largest known Telegram-based sexual exploitation ring, had his life sentence upheld by the Supreme Court on Thursday (Sept 10). The country’s highest court upheld Kim’s convictions on 25 counts, including producing and distributing sexually…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1111+ words) SINGAPORE: There will be no immediate increase from S$1.1 million to S$1.8 million for an MR4 minister, and most at that entry-level grade are expected to be paid about S$1.35 million by the end of the current term, Coordinating Minister for…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (423+ words) SEOUL: A high school teacher branded a North Korean spy in 1972 was posthumously acquitted on Wednesday (Sept 9) after a court ruled that the evidence used to convict him had been obtained illegally. The Seoul High Court found the late Seong…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (126+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: Techna-X Bhd has appointed Tunku Kamariah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah Sultan Iskandar as its executive director and deputy chairman, effective today. Tunku Kamariah, 70, is a member of the Johor royal family. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, the diversified…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (137+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Muhammad Akmal Saleh fought back tears as he paid tribute to three wing leaders who have passed away. Dr Muhammad Akmal was visibly distraught as he recalled the losses of the late Pengerang…...