The stories shaping Malaysia, in focus.
A Sri Lankan court has sentenced former police chief Pujith Jayasundara to death for negligence in preventing the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 279 people, including 45 foreigners. Jayasundara can appeal to the Supreme Court.
Japan has launched its National Intelligence Bureau on Friday as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government moves to strengthen intelligence gathering and pursue counterespionage laws amid rising overseas security threats.
India's civil aviation ministry has found no defects in the fuel control switch of Air India Flight AI-171, which crashed near Ahmedabad last year, killing 241 of 242 people aboard. Final investigation report expected soon.
Major Asia-Pacific nations gathered in Manila to strengthen ties with ASEAN, focusing on technological innovation, supply chain resilience, and regional stability amid intensifying geopolitical competition.
ASEAN must transition from passively adapting to global fragmentation towards actively shaping regional futures through stronger agency and collective action, according to ISIS Malaysia.
Japan's parliament has enacted legislation to reorganise its Air Self-Defence Force, adding space to its official mandate. The move aims to strengthen space defence capabilities and satellite surveillance as security pressures mount.