Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is visiting Malaysia and Indonesia as part of an effort to strengthen defense and ...

Three self-radicalised Singaporean men detained under the country's Internal Security Act were honing their combat skills to fight for militants in the Middle East. The trio, aged between 21 and 44, ...

For over a month, Palestinian security forces have conducted a large-scale campaign in Jenin to restore law and order and ...

The leaders of Singapore and Malaysia formally agreed to construct a special economic zone that would connect their border regions. This is to attract over 50 projects within the first five years of ...

ST’s foreign bureaus outline how these power players will approach the new year. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Palestinian Authority has suspended Al Jazeera from broadcasting and operating in the occupied West Bank. It accused the ...

A Times investigation shows how extensively Israel penetrated the Lebanese militia, closely tracking the group’s commanders ...

On January 1, Malaysia will assume the chairmanship of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean), a 10-member bloc ...

Israel and Hamas have accused each other of complicating ceasefire efforts as the two sides get closer to reaching an agreement that could potentially end the 14-month-old war in Gaza. Despite ...

HOBART, Australia: During his new Thai counterpart Paetongtarn Shinawatra's first formal visit to Malaysia, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced that he is assembling a team of informal advisers ...

Malaysia delayed the project, then ultimately terminated it in 2021. But current prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, who took office in 2022, is interested in resuming the project. In July, transport ...