Fast, factual wire coverage from across Malaysia and the region.
Police in Selangor have arrested two men in connection with a podcast episode alleged to contain material offensive to religious sensibilities. The detentions underscore ongoing tensions around digital speech and religious sensitivity in Malaysia.
Malaysia's highest court has rejected former Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan's attempt to appeal a defamation case involving Hannah Yeoh, clearing the path for proceedings to advance.
Lam Wing-kee, the Hong Kong bookseller who became an icon of resistance after his 2015 detention by Chinese authorities, has died in Taiwan at 70 following a cancer relapse. His ordeal highlighted Beijing's expanding control over Hong Kong.