SINGAPORE/MUMBAI -- Cash is rapidly disappearing in consumer transactions across Asia, replaced by QR codes and other smartphone-based technologies. Physical money is forecast to make up just 14% ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Is former Singapore foreign minister George Yeo part of Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's group of informal ASEAN advisers, alongside ex-Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra?

The holiday island of Bali in Indonesia, voted as the most beautiful in Asia, was named the world's second-best destination for honeymoon after Mauritius by Tripadvisor readers. "Bali is a living ...

China is Malaysia’s second-largest trading partner after Singapore ... University’s Jeffrey Cheah Institute on South-east Asia. “A critical strategy is for Malaysia to harness American ...

The first phase would involve 22 checkpoints nationwide, including Malaysia’s busiest checkpoints – the Johor Bahru Causeway and Second Link. Two other checkpoints in Johor involved are the ...

New Delhi: The global consumption pools are witnessing a significant shift from regions like North America and Western Europe to India and emerging Asia, according to a report by McKinsey Global ...

Indonesia’s government urged Malaysia to conduct a thorough investigation ... the boat involved in the incident could have carried up to 20 people and some might still be at large.

Miss Universe ... while the first runner-up spot was earned by Alessandrea Tan. Sophia Gella Catoc and Princilla Keith Cuevas were respectively named the competition’s second and third runners ...

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...

"The younger generations are stepping up," he said as he ... all-out push to develop Southeast Asia's version of Silicon Valley. The prime minister described Malaysia's new effort as "a clear ...