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Australia warns of cascading climate risks ahead of emissions target announcement

CANBERRA: Australia will suffer more frequent and extreme climate events, often happening simultaneously, which will strain industry, services and infrastructure, a government report said on Monday (Sept 15), ahead of the announcement of a new emissions target.

North Korea

North Korean hackers used ChatGPT to help forge deepfake ID

SEOUL: A suspected North Korean state-sponsored hacking group used ChatGPT to create a deepfake of a military ID document to attack a target in South Korea, according to cybersecurity researchers.

China

Macau's first 'patriots' election sees low turnout

MACAU: Macau's first "patriots only" legislative polls on Sunday (Sept 14) saw one of the worst turnout rates in recent years, preliminary results showed, after authorities disqualified a dozen candidates and arrested a former opposition lawmaker.

Thailand

In Thailand’s rural heartland, former Thaksin loyalists count cost of nation’s ‘lost decades’

KHON KAEN/UDON THANI – For the past two decades, Thailand's north-east rural heartland has been an electoral stronghold for Thaksin Shinawatra, delivering staunch support for the billionaire businessman's brand of populist politics – even in his absence.

North Korea

Joint US, Japan, S. Korea exercises a ‘reckless show of strength’

THE country's leader Kim Jong-un's powerful sister condemned upcoming joint ­military drills by South Korea, the United States and Japan as a "reckless show of strength" that would bring "bad results", state media said.

Sri Lanka

Anger at elites drives upheaval from Colombo to Kathmandu

The swelling wave of public anger first swept through the island nation of Sri Lanka in 2022 and ousted the president.

AseanPlus News

PM pledges clean break from past

The country's new leader vowed to follow protesters' demands to "end corruption" as she began work as interim prime minister, after Gen Z youth demonstrations ousted her predecessor.

Indonesia

Prabowo in damage control

In removing the country's finance minister and U-turning on protester demands, the leader of South-East Asia's biggest economy is scrambling to restore public trust while seizing a chance to install loyalists after deadly riots last month, experts say.

Philippines

Task force to probe flood project scandal

The country has named the first members of an indepen­dent commission tasked with investigating a spiralling scandal into bogus flood control projects that has already seen numerous lawmakers implicated.

Pakistan

Nineteen soldiers killed fighting insurgents

Nineteen Pakistani soldiers were killed in two separate clashes with fighters in the country's northwest, where insurgents have ramped up attacks on security forces since the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, the army said.

Japan

City eases tourist surge at ‘Slam Dunk’ hotspot

THE city of Kama­kura in Kanagawa prefecture is trialling measures to ease crowding at a railway crossing near Kamakura-koko-mae Station on the Enoshima Electric Railway Line.

Nation

Bukit Mertajam Hospital to be upgraded to ease congestion, says HR Minister

BUKIT MERTAJAM: The 135-year-old Bukit Mertajam Hospital (HBM) is slated for an upgrade to ease congestion, says Steven Sim.

Nation

GOF seized Thai rice worth RM1.36mil at Malaysia-Thailand border so far this year

KOTA BARU: The General Operations Force (GOF) Southeast Brigade has seized 338,303kg of Thai rice, worth about RM1.36mil, in 108 rice-smuggling cases detected along the Malaysia-Thailand border from Jan 1 to Sept 12 this year.

Nation

Extra ferry trips to Langkawi for Malaysia Day holiday

ALOR SETAR: About 100,000 visitors are expected to travel to Langkawi Island using passenger ferry services in conjunction with the Malaysia Day public holiday and the school break.

Nation

Wisma Putra, Interpol assistance sought in Simpang Pulai murder, cop-shooting probe

IPOH: Police will seek assistance from Wisma Putra and Interpol to locate suspects believed to be involved in the shooting of a police officer and the discovery of a woman's body inside a car on Sept 7.

Athletics

Athletics-Davis-Woodhall adds world long jump title to Olympic crown

TOKYO (Reuters) -American Tara Davis-Woodhall leaped 7.13 metres for a dominant victory in the long jump final at the world championships on Sunday, adding the world title to the Olympic crown she won last year.

AseanPlus News

Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Sunday (Sept 14, 2025)

Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Sunday (Sept 14, 2025)

China

Tesla continues its skid in China as August sales and market share fall

US carmaker hands 57,152 Shanghai-made Model 3 and Model Y vehicles over to customers on the mainland last month

Philippines

The Philippines, Japan, and the US hold naval exercises in South China Sea

The Philippines, Japa,n and the US deployed vessels and aircraft during a joint exercise in the South China Sea, the Philippine military said on Sunday.

China

EU to tighten sanctions as von der Leyen warns on China, defends US ties

Embattled chief urges bloc to put 'more pressure on Russia' and keep making bilateral deals amid 'crumbling' global trading system