JAKARTA, Nov 25 — The Embassy of Malaysia donated RM228,000 in cash and kind for humanitarian aid in the Cianjur district in West Java, which was hit by an earthquake.

CIANJUR, Nov 25 — Indonesian authorities struggled on Thursday to get aid to thousands of people displaced by a deadly earthquake in western Java, as rain-triggered landslides and difficult mountainous terrain hampered the efforts of rescue teams.

PHNOM PENH, Nov 24 — The leaders of parliaments in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have expressed their collective political commitment to building a more inclusive, sustainable and resilient Asean community, Cambodian National Assembly President Samdech Heng Samrin said on Thursday, reported Xinhua.

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AL RAYYAN, Qatar, Nov 24 — Michy Batshuayi scored and Thibaut Courtois saved a penalty as a lacklustre Belgium opened their World Cup campaign on Wednesday with a scrappy 1-0 win over an energetic Canada side returning to the finals for first time in 36 years.

DOHA, Nov 24 — Former champions Spain got their World Cup off to a pulsating start with a record 7-0 rout of Costa Rica on Wednesday as a Ferran Torres brace and a sumptuous strike from Gavi sent them past the 100-goal mark in soccer's showpiece event.

DOHA, Nov 24 — Late goals by substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano gave Japan an incredible 2-1 comeback victory over Germany in the World Cup on Wednesday in another emotional fillip for Asian soccer after Saudi Arabia's shock win over Argentina.

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AL KHOR, Qatar — Croatia, runners-up at the last World Cup, were held to a 0-0 draw by Morocco at the Al Bayt Stadium on Wednesday in their opening Group F match at the tournament in Qatar.

REUTERS, Nov 23 — The World Health Organization is planning to rename monkeypox, designating it as "MPOX" in an effort to destigmatize the virus that gained a foothold in the United States earlier this year, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

REUTERS, Nov 23 — Manchester United said on Tuesday it was commencing a process to explore strategic alternatives, including a new investment or a potential sale, 17 years after the American Glazer family bought the English Premier League soccer club.

SINGAPORE, Nov 23 — Singapore's economy expanded less than initially estimated in the third quarter, official data showed on Wednesday.

CIANJUR, Indonesia, Nov 23 — An earthquake that struck Indonesia's West Java killed at least 268 people, many of them children, with 151 still missing, disaster relief officials said on Tuesday, as rescuers searched the rubble of destroyed buildings for survivors.

DOHA, Qatar, Nov 23 — Poland and Mexico played out an entertaining 0-0 draw in their opening Word Cup Group C game on Tuesday, with Polish skipper Robert Lewandowski failing to break his tournament duck when his second-half penalty was saved at Stadium 974.

AL WAKRAH, Qatar, Nov 23 — France started their World Cup title defence in style with a 4-1 comeback win against Australia as Olivier Giroud became Les Bleus' joint all-time top scorer with two goals on Tuesday.

AL RAYYAN, Qatar, Nov 23 — Substitute Andreas Cornelius hit the post and Denmark had a late penalty appeal turned down, while Tunisia wasted two clear chances in a 0-0 draw in their World Cup Group D opener at Education City Stadium on Tuesday.

LUSAIL, Qatar, Nov 23 — Unheralded Saudi Arabia notched one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Lionel Messi's Argentina thanks to a scintillating second half comeback.

SINGAPORE, Nov 22 — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has conveyed his condolences to Indonesian President Joko Widodo on the earthquake that took place in West Java, Indonesia, on Monday (November 21) that killed 268 people.

JAKARTA, Nov 22 — Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tuesday visited Cugenang town in Cianjur district, the epicentre of a magnitude-5.6 quake that killed 268 people.

LUSAIL, Qatar, Nov 22 — Unheralded Saudi Arabia notched one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Lionel Messi's Argentina thanks to a scintillating second half comeback.