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BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH, June 9 — Thai Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nikorndej Balankura said on Monday that Thailand has adjusted its policy, setting a limit of seven days for Cambodian nationals to stay in Thailand, Xinhua reported.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Management and drivers of public transport companies must implement Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) measures to ensure the safety of both workers and passengers.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Investment, Trade, and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz has clarified that he never considered contesting in any by-election, either at the Parliament or state level, following his exit from Umno and his announcement of intent to join Parti Keadilan Rakyat on May 30.

IPOH, June 9 — The Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Shah has decreed that preventive measures must be implemented due to the recent frequency of fatal road accidents.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — The ringgit traded in a narrow range against the United States (US) dollar on Monday amid cautious sentiment in the currency market ahead of US-China trade talks set to take place later today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Malaysian agencies have entered into five memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with Japanese companies in conjunction with the Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK) Week, held at the Malaysia Pavilion of Expo 2025 Osaka, to advance sustainability, innovation, and market access across key commodities sectors.

BEIJING, June 9 — China’s trade with Asean and Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) partner countries continued to gain traction in the first five months of 2025, with trade between China and Asean rising 9.1 per cent year-on-year to CN¥3.02 trillion (US$415.5 billion).

KOTA BHARU, June 9 — The owner of the company that operated the bus involved in this morning's fatal accident on the East-West Highway near Tasik Banding in Gerik, Perak, has denied allegations that his firm used a lorry driver as a back-up driver.

PUTRAJAYA, June 9 — The government will implement a revision of the Sales Tax rates and an expansion of the Service Tax’s scope, effective from July 1, 2025, to strengthen the country’s fiscal position by increasing revenue and broadening the tax base.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — The chartered bus tragedy that claimed the lives of 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students has elicited an outpouring of grief on social media from Cabinet members and people from all walks of life.

JAKARTA, June 9 — Indonesia plans to develop an oil palm plantation in the Boven Digoel regency of the South Papua province, to strengthen economic resilience and energy independence, according to its Defence Ministry.

JERUSALEM/ASHDOD, June 9 — Israeli naval forces boarded and seized a charity vessel that had tried to break a naval blockade of the war-torn Gaza Strip on Monday, and the boat with its crew of 12, including activist Greta Thunberg, is now heading to a port in Israel.

SHANGHAI, June 9 — United States (US) and Chinese officials traded barbs at a celebration held by a US business chamber in Shanghai on Friday (June 6), as the chamber appealed to both countries to provide more certainty to American businesses operating in China.

GERIK, June 9 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) will establish a special task force to probe the fatal crash involving a chartered bus carrying Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students, which tragically claimed 15 lives along the East–West Highway early this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Malaysia’s international reserves grew marginally to US$119.60 billion as at May 30, 2025, from US$119.10 billion recorded as at May 15, 2025, according to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).

SHAH ALAM, June 9 — Six entrepreneurs under the guidance of the Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) have made history as their products officially break into the Japanese market through its Export Acceleration Programme (EAP).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim and Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, the King and Queen of Malaysia, have expressed their heartfelt condolences to the families of the 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students who perished in a tragic bus accident in Perak early this morning.

IPOH, June 9 — The Higher Education Ministry (MOHE) will provide an initial aid of RM2,000 and disaster relief of RM1,000 to the families of victims involved in the tragic bus accident that claimed 15 lives at KM53, East-West Highway (JRTB) near Gerik early this morning.

GERIK, June 9 — Initial investigations by the police have revealed that the fatal bus accident, which claimed the lives of 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students, occurred when the bus hit the rear of the multi-purpose vehicle (MPV), believed to be a Perodua Alza, before overturning.

GEORGE TOWN, June 9 — The Federation of Peninsular Malay Students (GPMS) has proposed a National Student Emergency Fund for Higher Education Institutions students to provide immediate aid to families affected by tragedies.