Ethnic Rohingya people rest on Lampanah Leungah beach after landing in Aceh Besar, Aceh province, Indonesia, on Feb 16, 2023. A boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslims fleeing from refugee camps in Bangladesh landed Thursday in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh, local officials said. - AP
Malaysia
* Langkawi MP recounts woman's gory tale of drug-addled son slashing off her breast
* US trade envoy meets PM Anwar in Putrajaya
* Works Ministry expediting negotiations to open up digital toll payment systems
* KTMB's MyRailLife pass for students, OKU launched
* Malaysia will assist Turkiye in more capacities, says PM
* Businesswoman blocked from using MBPG lift, guard says long dress was too short
* Home Minister: Local job agencies involved in scams abroad, eight arrested
* Lynas files appeal to review conditions in operating licence
* Anwar proposes medal, allowances for SMART team carrying out SAR in Turkiye
* Children do not belong in Immigration depots, says Saifuddin
* PM’s order to ministers to look into AG’s report sends strong message
* No more EPF withdrawals, RM145bil taken out since 2020, says Deputy Finance Minister
* Govt mulls new cyber crime law, expects Bill to be tabled in July sitting, says Saifuddin
Singapore
* Second round of jail, caning for man who molested stepdaughter again
* Man in SG linked to phishing scams involving OCBC customers admits to role in money laundering
* Telegram group circulating obscene images allegedly of Singaporean women
* Prawns are out and chicken is in to help cut airline meal costs
* Hawker reunites man with misplaced bag containing S$13,000 meant for brother’s funeral
Thailand
* Football manager says ex-Wild Boar 'Dom', who died in Britain, dreamt of playing for Thailand
* Thai tycoon Chuwit drops another Chinese triad bombshell
* Thailand cuts the use of plastic bags by over 148,000 tonnes in three years
* Bangkok emergency services on standby as thunderstorms hit city
Indonesia
* Indonesia’s anti-terrorism squad defused bomb ahead of Bali G-20 summit: Sources
* Rohingya refugees land on Indonesia's west coast
* Survey team discovers undersea mountain off southern coast of East Java
* Indonesia’s Asean chairmanship is a moment of truth: Jakarta Post contributor
* Jokowi reunited with Esemka car at auto show
* Ex-Inter Milan owner Thohir named head of Indonesian FA
* Indonesian court jails army soldiers over brutal Papua killings
* Indonesian air traffic set to recover faster than expected
Philippines
* Getting ready for the ‘Big One’: Inquirer
* Philippines sustains half-point rate hike as inflation stays hot
* Chinese Coast Guard ‘did not direct lasers’ at Philippine crew: Wang Wenbin
* 6.1 magnitude quake rocks central Philippines
Vietnam
* Vietnam jails S. Koreans for people smuggling during pandemic
* Minister asks India to open market for farm produce
* Vietnamese authorities seize 57 kg cannabis trafficked from abroad
* Binh Duong province attracts second most FDI in Vietnam
* Vietnam to send US$200,000 to Turkiye and Syria as earthquake aid
Cambodia
* Cambodia, Germany pledge to further promote bilateral ties
* No new Covid cases in Cambodia
* Cambodian, Singapore conglomerates to develop modern logistics hub in Phnom Penh
Laos
* Almost 300 booths display goods for sale ahead of Elephant Festival
* Cambodia to repatriate Lao, Thai prisoners by Lao New Year
Myanmar
* Myanmar plans to sell gold to Japan
* China, Myanmar to promote economic cooperation in post-pandemic era
Brunei
* Brunei man gets jail, whipping for molesting colleague
* No report lodged on alleged ‘kidnapping’ news: Brunei police
Aseanplus
* China warns US that rising tensions could jeopardise talks
* Number of Japanese islands doubles after re-count with digital map
* Hong Kong population declines for third year, but at slower rate, as financial hub reopens
* China's Xi to make state visit to Iran: foreign ministry
* Japan to invite Ukraine to G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Germany - Kyodo
* China's solar exports to accelerate this year
* South Korean prosecutors seek to arrest opposition leader in graft probe
* Air passenger traffic returns to 70% of full strength in China
* Asian markets rise as traders evaluate strong US economy
* Japan to pave way for military to shoot down intruding balloons
* South Korea defence paper calls North 'enemy', estimates plutonium stockpile at 70 kg
* China's new home prices rise in Jan for first time in a year
