Asia Malaysia The country is set to assume the presidency of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2025, with the aim of promoting a more inclusive and sustainable regional economy
Asia Malaysia The budget for 2025 will include changes to subsidies for sugar, domestically produced white rice and RON95 petrol, and will likely introduce further cuts in subsidies and new taxes to strengthen the fiscal position ahead of declining government revenues
Asia Malaysia Over 500.000 women entrepreneurs are being empowered through microfinance programmes that provide capital and training to start and grow their businesses
Asia Malaysia A dozen prehistoric human skeletons, believed to be up to 16.000 years old, have been discovered in the Nenggiri Valley, in caves that are expected to be flooded for the construction of a hydroelectric reservoir by mid-2027, reports Live Science
Asia Malaysia In the mangrove forest near global player Port Klang, a group of employees from China Communications Construction Company and Malaysia Rail Link worked to remove debris and plant mangrove saplings