BELLINZONA (Reuters): The Swiss Federal Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted two executives at an oil exploration company accused of embezzling over US$1.8bil from Malaysia's state investment fund 1MDB.

BANGKOK: The rescue team working to locate the three men caught in a tunnel in Nakhon Ratchasima finally tracked down the first victim – a Myanmar dump truck driver – at 2.55pm on Wednesday (Aug 28).

JAKARTA: The Presidential Office has denied speculation of a conflict between President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo and president-elect Prabowo Subianto stemming from remarks the two politicians made that appeared to refer to a recent controversy over regional election…

JOHOR BARU: The navy diver who died while carrying out a salvage operation to recover the wreck of the KD Pendekar, in the waters off Kota Tinggi, has been identified as Leading Seaman I Arman San Hermansa.

KUALA LUMPUR: The 2024 Merdeka Eve celebrations organised by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) scheduled to take place at Dataran Merdeka on Aug 30 have been cancelled.

PETALING JAYA: Air passengers and consumer groups welcomed the requirement for airlines to offer passengers of delayed flights the option of a full fare refund but said the reimbursement process must be easy and fast.

SINGAPORE: A 33-year-old woman has been arrested after she tried to reach for the gun of an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officer on Tuesday (Aug 27).

PETALING JAYA: Musang King Durians from Malaysia are being sold at RM350 per fruit in China, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.

During a battle scene in a stage production, the 'X-Men' actor tripped on a newspaper causing his foot to get caught on a chair.

JAKARTA: The government has ordered thousands of doses of mpox vaccines from Denmark in an effort to prevent the illness’ spread, amid escalating global concern over the viral infection.

BEIJING: A doctoral supervisor at a top Chinese university who has published more than 80 scientific papers has been revealed as the lead singer of the famous mainland black metal band, Zuriaake.

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called on Malaysians to express their support for the Paralympic contingent that will fight to carry out the country's mission at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, which officially opened on Wednesday…

KUALA LUMPUR: India's Eros Investments and its Immerso AI-IP unit are expected to invest $1 billion to develop an artificial intelligence park and movie studio in Malaysia, Malaysia's digital ministry said on Thursday.

The three actors have nothing but praise for the local production team, adding that they are very dedicated, professional and efficient.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis leaves on Monday for a visit to four island nations across southeast Asia, an ambitious trip to urge global action on climate change that may test the strength of the 87-year-old head of the global Catholic Church.

KOH SAMUI: A Thai court on Thursday (Aug 29) jailed a famous Spanish actor's son for life for the grisly murder of a Colombian plastic surgeon on a tropical holiday island, in a lurid case that has gripped Spain.

Westwick has married Jackson in Italy replete with several prewedding festivities on the Amalfi Coast.

KOTA KINABALU: The practice of some hawkers charging RM20 just for visitors to sit at a table and watch the famed Tanjung Aru beach sunset should be stopped immediately, says the National Consumer Foundation (NCF).

SEOUL: A sinkhole opened up in the middle of a road in western Seoul on Thursday (Aug 29) morning swallowing an entire car.

WITH the two sinkholes that have formed in the area around Jalan Masjid India in Kuala Lumpur, it is logical that any rumours emerging about another sinkhole forming in the city would go viral very rapidly regardless of its actual truth.

PETALING JAYA: Mpox test kits are not for public use, says Medical Device Authority (MDA) chief executive officer Dr P Muralitharan.