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BN may win Johor easily, but a bigger political shake-up could be brewing

Flags of Barisan Nasional, Pakatan Harapan and Parti Bersama Malaysia seen in Stulang during Johor campaigning.

Tired of Causeway commute? Let’s find ways to work from Johor, election candidates urge voters

Commuters from Johor cross the border daily using public transport such as the Causeway Link bus service.

Indonesia says landfill fire near Jakarta extinguished

The fire – which burned an area at the landfill measuring around 15ha – had been completely extinguished by the evening of July 9.

Two women arrested at Phuket airport with 32kg of cannabis

The two arrests come amid stricter measures to prevent cannabis flowers from being illegally exported through airports.

Construction of Bali’s waste-to-energy plant officially starts

Indonesia generates more than 140,000 tonnes of waste every day.

ASEAN to discuss engagement with Myanmar at special meeting, Philippines says

As Asean chair, the Philippines will lead July 12’s gathering in Bangkok, the first in-person meeting with Myanmar’s top diplomat since a 2021 coup.

AI could affect millions in South-east Asia as ILO sees no big job cuts

While generative AI can boost productivity for individual tasks, these gains have not yet translated into measurable changes in productivity and employment.

Former Malaysian PM Mahathir relaunches official website ‘Chedet’ to mark 101st birthday

Born on July 10, 1925, Dr Mahathir Mohamad served as Malaysia’s fourth prime minister from 1981 to 2003 before returning as the country’s seventh prime minister from 2018 to 2020.

60 evacuated in Bangkok after water seepage causes sinkhole in subway work site

Approximately 60 residents were evacuated from three commercial buildings located within 30m of the damaged road surface.

Malaysian PM Anwar to debut an AI double that sounds just like him

PMX AI has been trained on Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s own writings, speeches and the record of his government’s policies.

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