Saifuddin points to UNHCR 'online registration' as 'root cause' of refugee issue

Malaysia Kini - Oct 13, 2026

PARLIAMENT | Minister says applicants may come here first as tourists on social visit pass.

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YOURSAY | Transparency must cover how contracts are awarded
Oct 13, 2026

YOURSAY | Transparency must cover how contracts are awarded

'The lie is in what is not disclosed.'

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Investor Ben Lindsay relocated from Sydney to Singapore in March, with wife and dog in tow – his sights set on growing venture capital firm Investible from an Australian outfit into an Asia-Pacific one. Lindsay is among a growing number of investors, businessmen and tech founders from down under who are setting up bases and relocating to Singapore, Dubai and San Francisco to expand their company’s reach. For example, Australian billionaire Adrian Portelli, founder of savings and rewards platform...

Vietnam could lose winter by 2100 as major cities face 100 more hot days, scientists warn
Oct 12, 2026

Vietnam could lose winter by 2100 as major cities face 100 more hot days, scientists warn

Inner Ho Chi Minh City could see 90-100 more days a year above 35 degrees Celsius by the end of the century under a high-emissions scenario, and inner Hanoi 50-90 more, Vietnam's updated climate projections show.

Which Southeast Asian country has the cheapest household electricity?
Oct 12, 2026

Which Southeast Asian country has the cheapest household electricity?

Electricity in this country costs 2.5 cents per kilowatt-hour, making it the cheapest in Southeast Asia.

Victims of Apax Leaders English school boss's $327M fraud rise to 10,123
Oct 12, 2026

Victims of Apax Leaders English school boss's $327M fraud rise to 10,123

Nguyen Ngoc Thuy, who ran English language school Apax Leaders, has been indicted for a second time, accused of fraudulently appropriating VND8.459 trillion (US$327 million) from 10,123 people, 60 more than in his first indictment.

Don’t leave Asia’s ageing debate until it’s too late
Oct 12, 2026

Don’t leave Asia’s ageing debate until it’s too late

Last month, Japan’s internal affairs ministry released its yearly data ahead of Respect for the Aged Day. People aged 65 and over now make up a record 29.6 per cent of the population. But the figure I keep coming back to was this: 9.43 million Japanese workers were 65 or older last year, about 13.8 per cent of everyone with a job. Members of Japan’s older population are not simply retired. A large part are still at work and some of those people are the ones businesses depend on. The Asia-Pacific...

Riyadh attack: Pilgrims determined to perform umrah despite security concerns
Oct 12, 2026

Riyadh attack: Pilgrims determined to perform umrah despite security concerns

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How a M'sian engineer's suicide haunts India's election chief amid voter roll protests
Oct 12, 2026

How a M'sian engineer's suicide haunts India's election chief amid voter roll protests

2006 suicide case resurfaces, with state govt exploring legal action against senior bureaucrat over abetment claims.

No free pass: Rayer calls out govt for 'double standards' over Zahid's 47 charges
Oct 12, 2026

No free pass: Rayer calls out govt for 'double standards' over Zahid's 47 charges

PARLIAMENT | No exception when it comes to corruption, even for political allies, DAP MP stresses.

Group demands femicide recognition, stronger protection after spate of killings
Oct 12, 2026

Group demands femicide recognition, stronger protection after spate of killings

We lack specific legal or statistical category for femicide, WAO says.

AI fuelling growth while putting Asia’s young workers at risk, IMF meeting hears
Oct 12, 2026

AI fuelling growth while putting Asia’s young workers at risk, IMF meeting hears

An investment surge into artificial intelligence may be helping prop up a global economy battered by energy supply shocks, but the technology’s potential to cull jobs requires swift mitigation if Asia’s youth are to secure a place in the future workforce, delegates were warned at the IMF–World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok on Monday. Soaring energy prices, persistent inflation and mounting debt framed the opening of the week-long summit, which was last hosted in the Thai capital in...

'Wedding bells, same roll call': Syed Saddiq's Parliament attendance record holds
Oct 12, 2026

'Wedding bells, same roll call': Syed Saddiq's Parliament attendance record holds

Muar MP attends Dewan Rakyat sitting 2 days after getting married.

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