Two Maldivian men have been arrested by Thai authorities in Bangkok after police discovered 2.37 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and 10 kilograms of cannabis in large parcels being processed through a cargo service.
El Niño has continued to strengthen through September and into October, bringing growing concerns over extreme heat, drought, flooding and food insecurity around the world, while the Maldives prepares for potentially stronger effects later this year.
At the age of 80, the Sultan still rules Brunei, remaining its Supreme Executive Authority, Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Minister of Finance, nearly 59 years after he first became Sultan in 1967.
The United States has completed the withdrawal of its troops from Iraq, formally ending its Iraq-based military mission of 12 years.
An Egyptian national who was detained at Velana International Airport (VIA) after joking that there was a bomb in his luggage has been released following a request from the Egyptian government.
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been admitted to the National Heart Institute (IJN) in Kuala Lumpur for observation, two days after the death of his wife, Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali.
Malaysia’s passport has been ranked the second-strongest passport in the world in the Passport Index Global Ranking 2026, which measures the strength of passports based on international travel access.
Thousands of people attended the janazah of Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali at Masjid As-Syarif in Seri Kembangan today, following her death at the age of 100.
The Maldivian national women’s chess team secures a historic Category E Gold Medal at the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Uzbekistan, with two players earning WCM titles.
Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, the wife of Malaysia’s longest-serving former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, has died at the age of 100.
