PUTRAJAYA, Nov 22 — Wisma Putra in a statement today confirmed that so far, no Malaysians have been reportedly affected by the 5.6 magnitude earthquake in the Cianjur district, West Java in Indonesia yesterday.

NEW YORK, Nov 22 — The United Nations (UN) General Assembly on Monday adopted by consensus a resolution on the UN-Asean cooperation, on the occasion of the 55th founding anniversary of the Asean and the 11-year comprehensive partnership between the two organisations.

JAKARTA, Nov 22 — The death toll from a deadly 5.6-magnitude earthquake in Cianjur district, West Java, has increased to 103 – mostly due to falling objects caused by the shaking ground.

JAKARTA, Nov 22 — Talks on the upgrade of Asean’s free trade area with China have been launched while negotiations on upgrading the one with Australia and New Zealand wrapped up recently.

DOHA, Nov 22 — Three-time World Cup finalists Netherlands returned to the biggest international stage after an eight-year absence, beating Senegal 2-0 on Monday in their Group A match with late goals from Cody Gakpo and substitute Davy Klaassen.

DOHA, Nov 22 — England hammered Iran 6-2 on Monday in an emphatic World Cup opener thanks to two goals from Bukayo Saka and strikes by Jude Bellingham and Raheem Sterling, before substitutes Marcus Rashford and Jack Grealish rounded off the rout.

PHNOM PENH, Nov 21 — Parliament leaders in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) met here on Monday to discuss ways to help promote a sustainable, inclusive and resilient region.

TOKYO, Nov 21 — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday appointed former foreign minister Takeaki Matsumoto as the new Internal Affairs Minister.

PHNOM PENH, Nov 21 — Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam (CLV) on Sunday (November 20) signed a joint statement on the establishment of the CLV parliamentary summit, according to a press release issued by the Cambodian National Assembly.

JAKARTA, Nov 21 — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted East Nusa Tenggara province in central Indonesia on Sunday evening, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.

DOHA, Nov 20 — The World Cup kicks off in Qatar on Sunday in a high-stakes event for the nation which has faced a barrage of criticism and staked its reputation on delivering a smooth tournament, the first held in the Middle East and most expensive in history.

BANGKOK, Nov 18 — For Malaysian citizen Chan Tze Weng working in Pathum Thani, Thailand, he hopes to vote in the 15th General Election on Saturday however, due to distance and time constraints, he decided to ‘fly’ his ballots home with the help from volunteers.

BEIJING, Nov 18 — Thinking smart about how to aid Malaysian students in Beijing get their postal ballots back to the Election Commission of Malaysia (SPR) before the 15th General Election (GE15) 5pm deadline on November 19, Chua Guat Hong, 29, rallied her friends to help.

BANGKOK, Nov 18 — Thai police on Friday fired rubber bullets to disperse a protest against the APEC Summit in Bangkok, a police official in charge of the event's security taskforce said.

HOUSTON (United States), Nov 18 — Hundreds of Twitter employees resigned Thursday ahead of Elon Musk's 5 pm ET (10 pm GMT) deadline in which the social media company's new Chief Executive Officer demanded an "extremely hardcore" cultural reset with more work and longer hours.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 — The Hague District Court has today found two Russians and a Ukrainian guilty on charges of causing the downing of MH17 in 2014 and killing all 298 people on board.

BANGKOK, Nov 17 — World leaders have started arriving in Thailand on Thursday, ahead of the 29th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM) in Bangkok where leaders will discuss how to advance the region towards a sustainable and inclusive economic recovery from Covid-19.

BANGKOK, Nov 17 — The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies should rise above differences to give hope amid increasing inflation, rising food and energy prices, inequality and climate change.

BANGKOK, Nov 16 — The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) member economies are ramping up efforts to revitalise cross-border travel by tackling the lingering uncertainties faced by travellers as the Covid-19 pandemic enters its third year.

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 15 — The world population surged past 8 billion people on Tuesday, the United Nations (UN) said, warning that more hardship is in store for regions already facing resource scarcity due to climate change.