Malaysia is pushing to fast track the ASEAN Power Grid, designed to facilitate greater cross-border electricity trade. This comes amid the growing need to decarbonise and ensure sustainable energy supply. As ASEAN chair, Malaysia is eager to have all the bloc's members endorse a single road map to realise a fully interconnected grid system by 2045. Melissa Goh reports from the Energy Asia conference in Kuala Lumpur.

Dozens of flights to and from Indonesia's tourist hotspot of Bali have been cancelled or delayed, after a nearby volcanic eruption. Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, located in the province of East Nusa Tenggara, erupted yesterday, spewing ash several kilometres high. Last November, the volcano erupted multiple times, leaving nine people dead and forcing thousands more to evacuate. Chandni Vatvani reports.

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Mannheim, Germany — A major police operation is underway in Mannheim’s city center after a vehicle reportedly drove into a crowd in the Planken...