Aliff Sor Dechapan already knows what a world title fight on home soil would mean to him and Malaysia—and losing isn't part of the picture at all.

Rising crude oil prices will benefit Malaysia's government fiscally but also force it to accelerate subsidies of RON95, making the conflict a "double-edged sword" for the country.

Thailand and neighboring Cambodia have agreed to an immediate ceasefire to end the worst fighting between the countries in the past 14 years. The agreement was made during talks in Malaysia on Monday.

U.S.-backed talks to end the border war, in which militaries have killed dozens of people and displaced hundreds of thousands, began on Monday in Malaysia. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia, ...