Australia

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong is currently in Malaysia to attend the 6th Malaysia-Australia Annual Foreign Ministers' Meeting.

The proposed social media ban held the door open for teens over 14 to keep using social media with parental permission.

The consultation process is scheduled to end on Feb. 14 and more discussions will be done to prepare the draft legislation.

Anthony Albanese says he is open to talk to Elon Musk about the social media ban, legislated last week.

Here is what Australia, European countries, and tech companies have been doing to regulate children's access to social media.

The study, will likely set course for lawmakers and tech platforms around the world as they navigate a push to age-restrict social media.

A trial of methods to enforce it will start in January with the ban to take effect by Nov. 2025.

Children, meanwhile, says they would try to find a way around the ban.

Platforms now have a social responsibility to ensure the safety of our kids is a priority for them, says Australian PM Anthony Albanese.

The law forces tech giants from Instagram and Facebook owner Meta to TikTok to stop minors logging in or face fines of up to A$49.5 million.

Australian parliament's lower house passes the bill, even as Google and Meta press the government to delay the legislation

Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.

Anthony Albanese says social media firms would be required to destroy personal data used to verify ages of users.

Several countries have already vowed to curb social media use by children through legislation, but Australia's policy could become one of the most stringent.

Spurious liquor is a problem in Laos, with the govts of Australia and Britain warning citizens to be cautious when taking drinks there.

As Malaysia prepares to roll out a targeted RON95 subsidy scheme next year, experts are raising concerns about implementation challenges.

China's trade restrictions on strategic minerals are starting to hit Western companies where it hurts.

French President Emmanuel Macron says he would name a successor to Barnier "in the coming days."

According to the superiority theory of humour, jokes originate when a person perceives himself as superior to others.

Upon inspection bloodstains were found on the floor and on the mattress belonging to the victim.

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says the country must defend every inch of its land to the fullest.

Singapore finished ahead of Norway, Canada and Denmark in the inaugural Blavatnik Index of Public Administration.

Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli says all the relevant documents are accessible via the MyJPJ application.

Bill Nelson announces delays in NASA's Artemis program, postponing the return of astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972.

The court also ordered Lim Guan Eng to pay RM30,000 to Datuk Tan Teik Cheng and RM40,000 to The Star Media Group Berhad in legal costs.