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'Our officers were doing their duty. They were there as observers,' Shanmugam said in parliament in reply to a question from a lawmaker.

Malaysia exported RM58.9 billion (US$18.7 billion) of goods in May, compared to RM55.1 billion reported in May of last year.

An explosion at an oil refinery in an industrial area of Bangkok sparked a massive fire early today, sending a thick column of smoke into the air.

Defiant protestors targeted Hu Jintao who is in Hong Kong, to mark the appointment of a new leader for the territory.

A scandal linking Malaysia, a young woman's murder and alleged kickbacks in a French submarine deal has resurfaced.

Videos of Sun Ho’s song and dance numbers on YouTube - many featuring her in skimpy clothing - have become overnight sensations.

It agrees to buy Canada’s Progress Energy Resources for US$5.3 billion to secure stable supplies of LNG from North America.

Australia's lower house passes a bill, which sparked angry and emotional debate, to allow boatpeople to be sent offshore.

Two Indonesians were arrested over violent protests outside Malaysia’s diplomatic premises, police said today, in the latest dispute about cultural theft between the nations.

A prominent Singapore businessman today pleaded guilty to having sex with an underage prostitute in a scandal which has shaken the city-state's elite.

The founder of one of Singapore’s richest churches was arrested today on allegations of misusing at least US$18 million in donations from his congregation of more than 30,000, police said.

'The uncongested Don Mueang is sure to prove a benefit to AirAsia when it boosts its fleet of Airbus A320s,' says Thai AirAsia CEO Tassapon Bijleveld.

Malaysia today summons Indonesian envoy to register its concerns over violent protests at its diplomatic premises in Jakarta on Friday.

Foreign firms, including Malaysian plantation giant Sime Darby, are venturing into Africa, but the locals are unhappy with the scale and secrecy of the moves.

Prior to the appointment, Aireen Omar was AirAsia's regional head of corporate finance and treasury. She will assume her new post on July 1.

FGV will raise RM9.93 billion in the second-largest public offering this year, as it announced its final share prices yesterday.

Thousands of ethnic Rohingya Muslims protested in Kuala Lumpur today, calling for an end to the violence against their community in Burma.

'I was off blood pressure pills as soon as the swap was off. I’m serious,' Tony Fernandes tells The Edge business daily.

The Shenzhou-9 will take off at 6.37pm (1037 GMT) tomorrow with Liu Yang, 33, and two male astronauts on board, says Xinhua.

The carrier's cargo division was hit with the fine after it admitted in court that it colluded with other airlines on various fuel, security and customs fees.

Budget carrier AirAsia is moving its strategic planning centre to Indonesia from its Malaysian headquarters, it said today, as it looks to expand its regional operations.

The Chinese-born tycoon, whose Indonesian name was Soedono Salim, passed away in Singapore on Sunday.

The former head of the Singapore police’s drug enforcement unit was charged today with corruption for soliciting sexual favours in exchange for help with contracts, court documents showed.

The pandas will be kept in special enclosures in a wetland park in Putrajaya, just south of the capital Kuala Lumpur.