Nation

King extends birthday greetings to Sultan of Kedah

KUALA LUMPUR: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, extended birthday greetings to the Sultan of Kedah, Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah, on the occasion of His Royal Highness' 84th birthday.

Nation

Local issues demand state-level solutions: Chua Lee Huat speaks out for Bentayan

BENTAYAN: After serving more than three years as the village chief of Kampung Enam Lorong, Barisan Nasional candidate Chua Lee Huat believes that many issues affecting residents need to be addressed at the state level.

China

China frees jailed pastor Ezra Jin

BEIJING: China has released the founder of an underground church who has been detained since October, his church and family confirmed to AFP on Sunday, after US President Donald Trump raised his case with counterpart Xi Jinping.

Nation

PH candidate predicts 60% voter turnout in Johor State Elections

KULAI: Based on the analysis of previous elections, the upcoming Johor state election will see at least 60% voter turnout, says Pakatan Harapan candidate for Bukit Batu Arthur Chiong Sen Sern.

AseanPlus News

Third Australian state confirms case of deadly H5 avian flu

SYDNEY: The major Australian state of New South Wales confirmed a case of the H5 avian influenza in a wild bird, bringing the total number of cases nationwide to six just two weeks after it was first detected on the mainland.

India

India eyes oil exploration expansion after Middle East conflict shortages

NEW DELHI: Hit by the biggest energy supply shock in decades during the Middle East conflict, import-dependent India is expanding domestic crude exploration, its oil minister says.

Nation

Old trick to link MCA with PAS. It was DAP that worked with PAS in the past, says Chua

LABIS: DAP is once again trying to link MCA with PAS to win Chinese votes, says former MCA president Tan Sri Dr Chua Soi Lek.

China

Xi says ready to work with Kim for 'stable' China-North Korea ties: KCNA

SEOUL: China's President Xi Jinping said he was ready to work with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to steer their bilateral relationship toward "long-term, sound and stable" development, Pyongyang's state media reported Sunday (July 5).

Football

In soccer-crazy Brazil, streaming upstart pulls World Cup viewers from TV to YouTube

BRASILIA, July 5 (Reuters) - For decades, watching the ⁠World Cup in soccer-obsessed Brazil usually meant turning on the TV, but this year, for the first time, only half the ⁠games are being broadcast the usual way.

Books

HK bookseller, seized by Chinese authorities in 2015, dies in Taiwan at 70

Lam Wing-kee, who was the manager of Causeway Bay Books in Hong Kong, moved to Taipei in 2019 over fears of legal troubles

Entertainment

Singaporean actress Eswari Gunasagar speaks out after AI-generated images of her and man appear online

She was wearing a bikini in that image, even though she has never uploaded pictures of herself wearing one before.

Nation

Eight Malaysian cultural arts recognised by Unesco since 2014

PASIR PUTEH: Eight Malaysian cultural arts have received recognition from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) since 2014.

Nation

Anwar joins Layang-Layang residents, PH candidates for breakfast

KLUANG: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim joined hundreds of residents for breakfast in Simpang Renggam on Sunday (July 5), giving Pakatan Harapan's campaign machinery a morale boost on the ninth day of campaigning for the Johor state election.

Cybersecurity

India takes down battery apps after stalled e-rickshaw rides

Indian officials said on July 3 they had taken down two smartphone apps following reports that some e-rickshaws could be remotely shut down, exploiting a security gap in the budget vehicles.

Living

Those World Cup tourists loving American food? They’re not all what they seem

Some visiting World Cup fans are charmed by the United States. The country is even more charmed by them.

Brunei

Scouts foster Brunei-Indonesia friendship

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The Brunei Darussalam Scouts Association (PPNBD) hosted a welcoming ceremony for a goodwill delegation from the Sambas Scout Branch (Kwartir Cabang Gerakan Pramuka Sambas) of West Kalimantan, Indonesia, at the Multi-Purpose Hall of the PPNBD Headquarters at the Scout Complex in Beribi, Gadong on Friday (July 3).

Cambodia

Cambodia busts almost 1,000 natural resource crimes in first half of year

PHNOM PENH: The Ministry of Environment has reported that authorities carried out 5,953 patrols nationwide during the first half of 2026, leading to the suppression of 967 natural resource-related offences.

Nation

SUV carrying six Indonesians crashes into surau, two dead

KOTA BHARU: Two Indonesian women died after the sports utility vehicle (SUV) they were travelling in with four other individuals is believed to have skidded before crashing into a surau at Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Jawa 2 on Jalan Selising-Bukit Merbau, Pasir Puteh, early Sunday morning (July 5).

Nation

Foreigner found hiding in container with two expired M'sian passports

PETALING JAYA: The Immigration Department has detained a Bangladeshi man after a viral social media post allegedly showed him holding both a Malaysian passport and a Bangladeshi passport.

Laos

Lao parliament to convene extraordinary session on key national issues

VIENTIANE: The first extraordinary session of Laos' National Assembly's 10th legislature will be held from July 6 to 10 to consider a range of urgent legislative and national policy issues.