JAKARTA, Oct 10 — Indonesia’s Defence Minister and President-elect Prabowo Subianto emphasised the importance of a smooth leadership transition and outlined his vision for the country’s future at the BNI Investor Daily Summit 2024.

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 10 — More than 370 million girls and women alive today, or one in every eight worldwide, experienced rape or sexual assault before the age of 18, the United Nations children’s agency said yesterday.

VIENTIANE, Oct 10 — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said the country will double its cooperation funds with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to US$48 million (RM206.1 million) by 2027 to support key projects in the region.

SINGAPORE, Oct 10 — Asean+3 economies should, in the near term, remain vigilant against the risks associated with a resurgence in inflation, escalating geopolitical tensions, and a global growth slowdown, which could challenge the resilience of the region's financial system.

VIENTIANE, Oct 10 — Indonesia's Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has emphasised the importance of government and business sector collaboration in Asean given the significant decline of 8.3 per cent in intra-Asean trade compared to the previous year, reported ANTARA News Agency.

VIENTIANE, Oct 10 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim continued his engagements on the second day of the 44th and 45th Asean Summits and Related Summits today, starting with the Asean-China Summit.

VIENTIANE, Oct 9 — Asean leaders are pleased with the progress in implementing the Roadmap for Timor Leste's full membership in the grouping.

CAIRO, Oct 9 — Leaders from Islamist group Hamas and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement will hold unity talks in Cairo today, a Hamas official told Reuters.

VIENTIANE, Oct 9 — Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has proposed three key areas to enhance collective leadership in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) during the 44th and 45th Asean Summits today.

VIENTIANE, Oct 9 — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is set for greater resilience and connectivity as it strengthens its importance as a regional intergovernmental organisation on the global stage.

NEW YORK, Oct 9 — The United States said yesterday it may ask a judge to force Alphabet’s Google to divest parts of its business, such as its Chrome browser and Android operating system, that it says are used to maintain an illegal monopoly in online search.

LONDON, Oct 9 — Renewable energy sources are set to meet nearly half of all electricity demand by the end of the decade, but will fall short of a United Nations goal to triple capacity to reduce carbon emissions, an International Energy Agency (IEA) report showed today.

BRASILIA, Oct 9 — Brazil’s Supreme Court cleared X to resume service in the country yesterday, after the social media platform reversed course and started complying with court rulings billionaire owner Elon Musk had previously vowed to resist.

JAKARTA, Oct 9 — Indonesia has raised concerns about an increasing number of human trafficking victims in Southeast Asia, particularly those coerced into online scams, warning that this trend could hinder regional growth.

VIENTIANE, Oct 9 — The 44th and 45th Asean Summits and Related Summits officially opened today morning, marking an exciting turn of events as several new faces joined this pivotal regional gathering.

VIENTIANE, Oct 9 — The 44th and 45th Asean Summits and Related Summits, officially commenced this morning at the National Convention Centre in Vientiane.

VIENTIANE, Oct 9 — Asean micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) should benefit from the US$2 trillion (RM8.56 trillion) expected economic value generated from the Digital Economy Framework Agreement (Defa) by 2030.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — Dr Lee Wei Ling, daughter of Singapore's first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, passed away early today at the age of 69.

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Oct 8 — TikTok faces new suits filed by 13 states and the District of Columbia today, accusing the popular social media platform of harming and failing to protect young people.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — The Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) has advised Malaysians in Florida, the United States (US), to remain vigilant as Hurricane Milton, now a Category Five storm, approaches the Gulf Coast.