According to the MHIT White Paper released yesterday, there are two plans, with the monthly premiums for the Standard Plan for those aged between 31 and 35 set at RM80 to RM120 per month, while for Standard Plus, it is from RM50 to RM70.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the uniform requirement across Malaysia’s education system aims to bolster the status of Bahasa Melayu as the national language and to provide students with a common understanding of national history.
Thailand’s National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) has released the outline of the 14th National Economic and Social Development Plan, aiming to drive growth by advancing smart agriculture, healthcare services, and future-oriented industries.
The pilot is a local adaptation of a discussion model first used in Denmark, known as a consensus conference. IPS and REACH ran the project in Singapore in November and its results were released at a panel on Tuesday.
Delays in climate action are increasingly costing lives and livelihoods, causing millions of deaths every year, according to Lancet Countdown executive director Dr Marina Romanello.
Indonesia plans to establish a new state-owned enterprise (SOE) focused on the textile and garment sector, a move aimed at strengthening the industry against external shocks, including US tariff risks and the flood of Chinese textile imports in recent years.
The participation of nongovernmental organisations should comply with relevant UN procedural rules and customary practices, and must not be used as a pretext to interfere in countries' internal affairs or undermine national sovereignty, Chinese envoy said.
North Korea claimed early this month that South Korea infringed on its sovereignty with drone incursions in September last year and on January 4.
The memo directs US embassies to refuse visas under existing law while the department reassesses its procedures. No time frame was provided.
Experts warn this could leave parts of the city underwater and cause massive economic losses if aggressive mitigation measures are not implemented.
The meeting marked the second time the two leaders had met since their previous session on the sidelines of an international conference in the Republic of Korea last October.
Once fully operational, the new classrooms are expected to directly benefit up to 800,000 learners annually, while millions more indirectly through the decongestion of over 1,000 public schools.
Thai Defence Minister Nattaphon Narkphanit said all the bombing scenes were quickly secured and an investigation was underway.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines is scheduled to fly its first Dhaka-Karachi flight on January 29 and will be operated twice weekly, the first regular flights since 2012.
The Philippines will host a total of 208 cluster meetings, or over 650 meetings this year, 104 of which are working group level while 24 are ministerial. Security will be tightened at all ASEAN meetings, especially the leaders’ summits in May and November.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said on January 8 that about 963 families with 3,516 people from 13 villages at the volcano's foot are currently staying in government-run evacuation centres across the province.
The first plenary meeting of the 12th Party Central Committee elected key leadership positions of the Party. Thongloun Sisoulith was re-elected as General Secretary of the LPRP Central Committee for the 2026–30 term.
President Lee Jae-myung confirmed that the request was made during extensive discussions in Beijing focused on regional stability and ways to ease enduring tensions over North Korea’s nuclear and missile programmes.
