Vietnam's Nguyen Tien Linh, 22, battles for the ball against Indonesia's Marc Anthony Klok, 23, and Rizky Ridho Ramadhani, 5, during their first leg of Asean Football Federation (AFF) Cup 2022 semifinal soccer match at Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. The match ended 0-0. - AP
Malaysia:
* Covid-19 Watch: 571 new cases, nationwide ICU bed usage at 66.3pc
* Kada allocated RM10mil under five-year agro-food assistance programme, says Mohamad Sabu
* AFF seat shortage: Hannah Yeoh says Jay Chou's team booked Bukit Jalil National Stadium in 2019
* Roaring support still assured for Harimau Malaya despite reduced crowd
* Health Ministry introduces Braille medicine labels for the visually impaired
* MACC arrests CEO over probe into RM92.5bil economic stimulus packages
* Rosmah's appeal against conviction for corruption in solar project rescheduled to July 11
* Health Ministry offering new permanent positions to MOs a step in the right direction, says MMA
* MyCEB secures 88 business events worth RM1.47bil in economic impact until 2030
* Pigs culled, farm sealed off in South Seberang Prai after African swine fever outbreak
* Situation calm in Sabah, no change in state government, says Anwar
* Possibility emerges of Bung becoming next Sabah CM
Rabbit-themed stuffed toys are displayed at a street stall ahead of the Lunar New Year in the Chinatown district of Singapore. - AFP
Singapore:
* Snack suspected of containing cannabis plant derivative pulled from vending machines in Singapore
* Singapore: Reformative training for 20-year-old who raped two underaged girls, including his sister
* Lone wolves still main terror threat to Singapore: Report
* Japan finance minister to visit Singapore and Vietnam next week
* With few entry tests, South-East Asia may gain most from China's travel revival
* Victim in Marsiling burning incident dies; suspect now faces murder charge
* Asian stocks rally before US jobs test; yen slides
* Oil prices edge up on optimism over China's reopening
This aerial picture shows Titik Nol Nusantara (ground zero Nusantara), the future capital city for Indonesia, in Sepaku, Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan. Located in eastern Borneo -- the world's third-largest island -- Nusantara is set to replace sinking and polluted Jakarta as Indonesia's political centre by late 2024. - AFP
Indonesia:
* Indonesia: Almost one million people lose their jobs in 2022
* Indonesia reduces palm oil exports to ensure supply at home
* World food prices hit record high in 2022 despite December fall
* Indonesia president eyes cabinet reshuffle within the next few days
* Court upholds death sentence for Java teacher who raped 13 students
* New Indonesia capital imperils ancient Eden with 'ecological disaster'
* Former trade official, company execs jailed for improper palm oil exports
People walk past tuk tuks along a street in Chinatown in Bangkok. - Travellers returning to China from January 8, 2023 will no longer have to quarantine, removing one of the main barriers to travel for the country's population, and sparking a frenzy of trip planning for thousands ready to return to top Asian tourist spots. - AFP
Thailand:
* Thailand publishes visitors' guideline for cannabis usage in the country
* Jack Ma seen ‘ready to spar’ with legendary Muay Thai fighter in Bangkok
* Thailand adopts new rules for foreign visitors
* Underground tunnels open portals to Bangkok’s historic attractions
* Tourists need at least two Covid-19 shots to enter Thailand: Health Minister
* Health experts: No need to panic over arrival of Chinese tourists
Philippines:
* Philippines and China agree to handle disputes peacefully and boost cooperation
* Holiday buzz drives Philippine jobless rate to 17-year low
* Emerging markets - Philippine peso firms bit Asian forex loses steam ahead of US jobs data
* Marcos should discuss smuggling by Chinese syndicates: Inquirer
* National police chief offers to quit
* China and Philippines: Mending a hurt relationship
A motorcyclist at a market in Pleiku, Vietnam. Vietnam’s economy grew at the fastest pace in Asia this year, signaling momentum just before risks from a global slowdown began to materialize. - Bloomberg
Vietnam:
* Asian tourists eager to travel internationally again; Vietnam now a major destinations now
* Photographer's work on Krong No volcano wins top prize at Viet Literature and Arts Awards
* Vietnamese shrimp exporters see profits in 2022 thanks to FTAs
* Boy trapped in hollow concrete pillar declared dead
* Vietnam DPMs removed amid anti-corruption drive
* Overcapacity contributes to Vietnam’s low inflation rate
* Combating inflation among key measures for Vietnam
Myanmar:
* Myanmar military holds election talks with ethnic rebels
* Myanmar army leader touts election plan and says it will be 'free and fair'
* Myanmar grants amnesty to 7,012 prisoners on 75th Independence Day
* Myanmar to reopen Myawaddy-Mae Sot Friendship Bridge No. 1 soon
* Ex-minister, writer among prisoners released in amnesty
Indonesian football fans arrive to support their team before the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022 football match between Indonesia and Vietnam at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on Friday, January 6, 2023. - AFP
Cambodia:
* Cambodia ready to welcome return of Chinese investors and tourists
* RCEP, BRI boost Cambodia's socioeconomic, trade development, say officials
* Cambodia unveils plans for ‘luxury’ agriculture produce
Laos:
* Inflation in Laos soars to its highest rate at 39.27 per cent in December
* Passenger volume exceeds nine million on Laos-China Railway since launch in 2021
* Laos one of 20 places you must visit in 2023: The Telegraph
Brunei:
* Several retail stores in Brunei found violating Price Control Act
* Fire guts Tutong workshop
* Brunei records daily average of 227 Covid-19 cases in past week
An ambush of Siberian tigers are seen at the Siberian Tiger Park in Harbin, in China's northeastern Heilongjiang province, on Friday, January 6, 2023. - AFP
AseanPlus:
* China expects surge in travel over Chinese New Year holidays
* China seeks to minimize Covid-19 risk during travel rush
* S. Korea vows stern punishment against Chinese tourist who escaped Covid quarantine
* Tesla slashes Model 3, Model Y prices in China for second time in 3 months
* Japan, United States to hold '2 plus 2' talks in Washington on Jan 11
* Asian markets fluctuate after healthy start to the new year
* Sino-US ties remain key mission, says new China FM
* US Navy warship transits through Taiwan Strait
* China Covid-19: Hospital runs out of beds
* Tuna price soars past US$270,000 at auction
* South Korea: Cops find traveller missing after positive test
* China Science: Synthetic tissue restores erections in pigs
* Average time spent online in 2022 shows biggest dip in a decade
* The influences of Chiang Kai-shek in Taipei
* Pandemic blows hole in Australia population goal but migration recovering
* More political storms for TikTok after US government ban
* Japan PM Kishida invited to visit Ukraine, spokesperson says
* Samsung estimates quarterly profit sank to 8-year low on demand slump
* China commodity bulls see big gains after near-term Covid pain
* China to remain key market for global companies
