KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Asean member states must not take regional peace for granted but should instead work collectively to use the current stability to strengthen unity and ensure lasting peace for the peoples of Asean.

PHNOM PENH, July 2 — Cambodia and Singapore have pledged to move their 60-year bilateral relationship to new heights that will advance economic prosperity to both nations.

DHAKA, July 2 — Bangladesh's ousted and self-exiled premier Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to six months in prison by the country's International Crimes Tribunal today in a contempt of court case, a top prosecutor said.

BANGKOK, July 2 — Thailand's economy faces a challenging second half of 2025 due to uncertainty about the United States (US) tariffs, a central bank deputy governor said today, just as the country is caught in a new wave of domestic political turmoil.

WASHINGTON, July 2 — United States (US) President Donald Trump has said the White House will have to examine the possibility of deporting Elon Musk, after the billionaire entrepreneur blasted the President's tax and spending bill, reported Xinhua.

NARATHIWAT, July 2 — The peace process in southern Thailand is showing positive strides thanks to the peaceful strategies employed by the kingdom’s Internal Security Operations Command Region 4 (ISOC4) of the Thai Army, backed by various parties, including Malaysia.

ISTANBUL, July 2 — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has announced the suspension of his country’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the official Press TV and Mehr news agency reported on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, July 2 — United States President Donald Trump urged Iran-backed Hamas militants yesterday to agree to what he called a “final proposal” for a 60-day ceasefire with Israel in Palestine’s Gaza that will be delivered by mediating officials from Qatar and Egypt.

BRUSSELS, July 2 — The European Commission will today propose a European Union climate target for 2040 that, for the first time, will allow countries to use carbon credits from developing nations to meet a limited share of their emissions goal, a draft of the proposal showed.

WASHINGTON, July 2 — The Republican-led US Senate voted overwhelmingly yesterday to remove a 10-year federal moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence from President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax-cut and spending bill.

GENEVA, July 2 — More than 170 non-governmental organisations called yesterday for a United States- and Israeli-backed food aid distribution scheme in Gaza to be dismantled over concerns that it is putting Palestine civilians at risk of death and injury.

PARIS/MADRID/ROME, July 2 — Italy limited work outdoors, France shut schools and Turkey battled wildfires yesterday in a European heatwave that meteorologists said was “exceptional” for striking so early this year.

LONDON, July 2 — The English Premier League and Microsoft yesterday announced a five-year partnership where the cloud giant will infuse its artificial intelligence Copilot into the league’s digital platforms to provide quick facts and statistics about matches.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Liquidators trying to recover money from sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) have sued Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore, alleging it enabled fraud that led to more than US$2.7 billion in financial losses over 10 years ago.

WASHINGTON, July 1 — United States (US) President Donald Trump threatened to cut off the billions of dollars in subsidies that Elon Musk's companies receive from the federal government, in an escalation of the war of words between the President and the world's richest man, one-time allies who have since fallen out.

LONDON/TOKYO, July 1 — Worries over future United States (US) tariffs are clouding the outlook for factories across much of Asia and Europe, according to surveys released on Tuesday, which nonetheless showed some were able to shrug off the uncertainty and keep growing.

JAKARTA, July 1 — Indonesia has issued a new regulation to attract investment from oil drilling technology providers in an effort to boost production from existing wells, officials said today.

BANGKOK, July 1 — Thailand’s Constitutional Court has suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from duty pending deliberation of a case involving her controversial leaked phone call with veteran Cambodian politician Hun Sen.

BANGKOK, July 1 — Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has reshuffled her Cabinet following the departure of a key coalition partner and vacancies in ministerial portfolios.

SEOUL, July 1 — Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol skipped questioning today by a special prosecutor investigating his December declaration of martial law, citing the need to prepare for a later hearing despite the risk of arrest.