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The Singapore skyline is shrouded in smog due to wildfires raging in Indonesia on Oct. 15.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2026
El Nino fires test limits of Southeast Asia’s cloud-seeding bet
As countries spend more trying to alter erratic rainfall patterns with few lasting results, the question of the payoff rises for such investments.
Masayoshi Son, chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group, has reportedly picked regions in Malaysia for data centers and other projects.
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2026
SoftBank’s Son plans $50 billion Malaysia tech outlay, PM Anwar Ibrahim says
A push in Malaysia would expand SoftBank’s reach in Southeast Asia, a region that is emerging as a key hub for AI infrastructure such as data centers.
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change / OUR PLANET
Oct 25, 2026
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
At a global conference in smog-hit Malaysia, scientists outlined how the Earth’s natural systems are buckling due to warming.
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (right) shakes hands with Malaysian Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin at a signing ceremony at the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2026
Japan to provide Malaysia with counterdrone system
The government will spend ?1.65 billion on the system, marking its third provision of official security assistance to Malaysia.
A newborn green turtle crawls across a sandy beach towards the sea after being released from a wildlife protected area on Mataking Island in Malaysia's Sabah region on Sept. 25. Green turtles have made the rare jump from endangered to "least concern," a remarkable conservation success at a time when many species are declining globally.
ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife
Oct 14, 2026
Green turtles buck trend of species decline, offering hope for conservationists
Populations of the species have become more stable thanks to decades of efforts including egg relocation, marine protection and trade bans.
People try to extinguish a wildfire in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province on Saturday.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2026
Singapore can fix Southeast Asia’s haze, if it wants to
The way this is talked about in Singapore, the region’s wealthiest country, the whole situation is an act of God and no one knows who is responsible.
Rescuers evacuating a mother orangutan and her baby trapped by smoke from forest and land fires in a palm oil plantation area in Pelang village, Ketapang, West Kalimantan, on Sept. 18.
ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife
Oct 9, 2026
Walking through flames: Orangutan rescued in Indonesia fires
Dozens of orangutan have been rescued from wildfires burning across parts of Sumatra and Borneo in recent months.
Migrants returning from Malaysia look out from a bus upon their arrival at the Myanmar naval base in Thanlyin, Myanmar, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 4, 2026
Myanmar migrants returned to war-torn nation from Malaysia
The U.N. warns that conditions in Myanmar, consumed by civil war since 2021, mean safe homecomings cannot be guaranteed as required under international law.
The KL Tower and other buildings shrouded by haze in Kuala Lumpur on Sept. 21. Schools in neighboring Singapore have been closed and respiratory complaints have been skyrocketing, but existing legal frameworks offer little recourse to tackles transboundary air pollution.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 1, 2026
Indonesia’s neighbors powerless as smoke from monthlong wildfires shuts schools
Respiratory complaints have been skyrocketing, but existing legal frameworks offer little recourse to tackles transboundary air pollution.
Rohingya Muslims in Selangor, Malaysia
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 30, 2026
Malaysia to return thousands to Myanmar, prompting U.N. concerns
The move sparked criticism given the large Myanmar population in Malaysia, including 126,000 Rohingya refugees and asylum-seekers.
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak speaks to journalists outside the Federal Court in Putrajaya, Malaysia, in August 2022.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 18, 2026
Najib wins house arrest in Malaysia’s 1MDB corruption case
The pardon, however, is conditional upon former Prime Minister Najib Razak paying a 50 million ringgit ($12.3 million) fine.
AirAsia, Southeast Asia's largest low-cost airline, has been hit by soaring jet fuel costs stemming from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 17, 2026
Amid concerns over AirAsia’s financial health, Malaysia talks to rival airlines
AirAsia, Southeast Asia’s largest low-cost airline, has been hit by soaring jet fuel costs stemming from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
A participant attends the annual Pride Festival in Hanoi in September 2019. States seeking to stifle work that challenges imposed norms are clearly trying to suppress LGBTQ activism and the community's artistic expression.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2026
Art, surveillance and the politics of memory in Southeast Asia
Moral policing and repression across SE Asia increasingly target artists, especially queer and trans creators, threatening cultural expression.
AirAsia planes stand on the tarmac at Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 2 on Jan. 21.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 25, 2026
Southeast Asia’s budget airlines eye recovery but fuel scars linger
Results from Malaysia’s AirAsia, Singapore Airlines’ budget arm Scoot and the Philippines’ Cebu Pacific showed efforts to recoup soaring fuel costs through higher fares fell short.
Juvenile wild Bornean orangutans swing from tree to tree searching for food in Sepilok, Malaysia, on Aug.17, 2024.
ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife
Aug 17, 2026
AI-generated wildlife images are endangering animals and people, experts warn
Hyper-realistic visuals of wild animals behaving like pets can distort public perceptions of wildlife and harm conservation efforts.
Rohingya refugees hold a rally inside a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on Aug. 25 last year, marking the eighth anniversary of their forced exodus from Myanmar.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2026
The Rohingya drown while ASEAN debates oil
People do not board unseaworthy boats because they misjudge the tides. They board because remaining has become its own form of drowning.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's Pakatan Harapan coalition has lost another key state election, raising fresh doubts about his political standing.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 3, 2026
Anwar’s bloc loses control of another Malaysian state
Pakatan Harapan’s loss to the once-dominant Barisan Nasional coalition raises fresh doubts about the prime minister’s standing ahead of the country’s next general election.
An Alibaba Cloud AI Tech Day event in Kuala Lumpur in February 2025. Malaysia has emerged as an unlikely winner in the race to build AI infrastructure.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 3, 2026
AI and chips are turning Malaysia into Asia’s growth standout
Malaysia’s emergence as an artificial-intelligence manufacturing hub marks a striking turnaround for the country.
In a statement Friday, Malaysia Airlines said it took the allegations seriously and had launched an internal review.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 31, 2026
Drugged Malaysian pilot risks death penalty for smuggling in Indonesia
Customs officials found 14 bags of ecstasy — more than 70,000 pills — in the pilot’s suitcase and 4 grams of meth, thought to be for personal use, in his hand luggage.
Rohingya refugees gather in front of the office of the U.N. refugee agency after being evicted from their homes, in Kuala Lumpur on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 30, 2026
Malaysian PM says Myanmar agrees to take 5,000 Rohingya refugees from Malaysia
?There has recently been tension between the refugees and local Malaysian communities.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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