Southeast Asian trainees on standby as Japan’s entry ban ends
Of the 350,000 trainees in Japan as of the end of June, most came from Southeast Asian countries — about 200,000 hailed from Vietnam
Philippine president’s daughter withdraws from mayor re-election
Ms Sara Duterte-Carpio made the announcement in a statement on Facebook but declined to give reasons for her decision
Melaka state election to see multi-cornered fights in all 28 seats
Umno, Bersatu and PAS govern Malaysia together at the federal level, but they failed to unite for the Melaka polls
Presidential contenders target voters in their 20s and 30s
They're both aware that lack of support from this demographic presents major challenges for their campaigns
Vietnam sends first satellite into space
NanoDragon, the first satellite made entirely by Vietnamese engineers, lifted off from the Uchinoura Space Center in Japan on Tuesday
Singer Namewee made S$1.1m in virtual currency from selling song as NFTs
Riding on the success of Fragile, Namewee, 38, on Sunday (Nov 7) released 100 NFTs of a song, Go NFT, which included 20 photos of banking corporations and large firms
Key resolution to be passed at CPC meet will chart nation’s path for decades
The resolution, a touchstone document, will be only the third of its kind in the Party's 100-year history
Man arrested after setting fire on Kyushu Shinkansen Train
The 69-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly throwing liquid on the floor and setting fire to it with a lighter on a Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train
Floods hit several regions, killing seven in East Java
Areas in West Kalimantan and several parts of archipelago were hit by heavy rainfall and flooding in recent days because of the La Nina weather phenomenon
Singapore Court dismisses claim by drug trafficker facing execution that he had ‘mental age of below 18’
However, Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam was granted a stay of execution pending a hearing before the Court of Appeal at 2.30pm on Tuesday