Children in Halloween costumes pray before they open the horror house in Manila, Philippines, Oct 31, 2022. - Reuters
Malaysia:
* Wisma Putra and S. Korean authorities checking if Seoul stampede claimed M'sian victim
* GE15: Sabah DAP to challenge Kitingan in Keningau heartland seat
* GE15: Selangor electoral roll up by over 50%, says EC
* GE15: PKR ready to take on frogs, says Rafizi
* GE15: PKR to contest 'traditional seats' of Sembrong, Tapah and Sg Siput, says Rafizi
* GE15: Four-way tussle for Labuan will split Malay vote, says analyst
* GE15: Shafie has a chat with Kitingan after Ongkili rejects Warisan
* GE15: JB cops to beef up traffic control around CIQ area until polling day
* Foreign labour shortage needs to be resolved soon, says NRC
* Tony Fernandes steps down as group CEO of AirAsia X
* Covid-19: Bivalent vaccine effective against XBB, Omicron, says Khairy
* Malaysia experiencing small Covid-19 wave due to XBB subvariant, says Health Ministry
* Court dismisses defamation lawsuit by Terengganu Sultanah against Rewcastle-Brown
Singapore:
* ‘I miss seeing my grandson smile’: Domestic helper who became blind due to abuse by Singapore employer
* Eastern end of Johor Strait hot spot for endangered dugongs despite shipping traffic: Study
* S'pore must be prepared to mask up again in case of nasty Covid-19 variant: minister
* Singapore Polytechnic student who used his phone camera to peep at female victim jailed
* Four men in S’pore with wife-sharing fantasies plead guilty to conspiring to drug, rape wives
* Singapore to trial use of digital Singdollar for govt payouts and vouchers
* Richard Branson declines Singapore’s invitation to debate death penalty
* S’pore not likely to use AI in sentencing in foreseeable future: Chief Justice
* A virtual reality window to brain operations for aspiring neurosurgeons in S’pore
Thailand:
* Ex-finance minister slams Prayut govt for agreeing to sell land to rich foreigners
* Thai police bust ‘Tinder’ scam gang after trafficked call centre workers escape
* Russian tourists touch down in Phuket on first direct flight
* Move Forward's Pita thanks Bangkok for support, vows to work hard for votes
* Bangkok governor promises to keep partygoers safe on Halloween, Loy Krathong
Indonesia:
* Indonesia reaffirms Jakarta-Surabaya high speed railway, wants to involve China
* Indonesia revokes firms' fever syrup licences amid probe into 150 deaths
* Indonesian musicians voice their worst fears, nightmares and Halloween costumes
Philippines:
* Storm Nalgae kills 98 in the Philippines, with 63 missing
* Rescuers search for bodies as Philippines storm death toll goes past 100
* Storm Nalgae leaves over 400,000 in Luzon without power
Vietnam:
* An Giang province to hold caravan tour to introduce scenery, relic sites
* Danish Crown Prince’s Vietnam visit to beef up bilateral relations
Myanmar:
* Myanmar reports 91 new Covid-19 cases
Cambodia:
* Traditional Cambodian wooden houses attract architectural tourists
* Ancient drama Mahabharata to debut at Asean festival
Laos:
* Fifth Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge half complete
* Laos, Russia mull opening of direct flight link
Brunei:
* Four-day Sembilang Exercise by Brunei police ends
* Bruneian Nasir Latif wins Asia HRD award
Aseanplus:
* Death toll from India bridge collapse rises to 132, search on for missing
* China dismisses ‘fabricated’ Covid-19 leak theory revived by report
* S. Korea fears further economic cooling as concerts, festivals cancelled after Halloween crush
* China's manufacturing PMI down in October
* South Korea mourns Halloween crowd surge victims
* Hong Kong’s economy records worst contraction since 2020
* China launches space station lab module Mengtian
* This Japanese startup wants to become the moon’s very own FedEx
* US and South Korean warplanes begin largest ever air drills
* Michelle Yeoh, Kim Hye-soo mourn Itaewon tragedy; Korea's entertainment industry halts activity
* Blinken speaks with China’s top diplomat in latest sign of thaw ahead of G-20 summit
* Itaewon crush a ‘perfect storm’ that could have been prevented
* Korean actor Lee Ji-han, 24, killed in Itaewon Halloween tragedy
* Deadliest stampedes of the last decade
* S.Korea promises thorough probe into Halloween crush that killed over 150
* Hong Kong proposes allowing retail trade in cryptocurrencies
* China residents able to travel to Macau using e-visa from Nov 1
