Lay ministers place ash on the forehead of devotees during Ash Wednesday rites on Feb 22, 2023 outside a church in downtown Manila, Philippines. Filipinos trooped to churches and had their forehead marked with an ash cross in observance of Ash Wednesday after a ban on the lenten tradition the past years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. - AP
Malaysia
* Businessman pleads not guilty to two more Jana Wibawa-linked graft charges
* New drug law to prioritise treatment of addicts instead of punishing, says Saifuddin
* Six states expected to dissolve assemblies in June
* Cabinet to decide fate of LCS project soon, says Tok Mat
* 'I am working on it,' Anwar says on Budget 2023
* Company and director fined RM1.6mil total in 'meat cartel' case
* Govt mulling 10-year driving licence renewals, says Loke
* Jana Wibawa probe: MACC questioning researcher over bribery claim
* Najib's application to recuse Tengku Maimun was a desperate attempt to scuttle SRC trial, court told
* Apple finally adds 5G support for Unifi Mobile, Yes and Yoodo with iOS 16.4
* Legislation being drafted to cap govt debt, says Ahmad Maslan
* Cops escape harm after patrol boat catches fire off Sandakan
* Bersatu accepts Wan Saiful’s resignation as info chief, says Muhyiddin
* Labuan-Sabah bridge will help big firms and SMEs alike, says biz group
* Najib complicit with lawyers in trying to get SRC appeal adjourned, says prosecutor
Singapore
* Inland Revenue warns of scam e-mail involving outstanding stamp duty payment
* Jail for money mule who worked with member of Nigerian love scam group and had child with him
* Singapore maker of lab-grown diamonds wins seven-year court battle against De Beers firm
* Train service resumes after third disruption on North-South MRT Line in three weeks
Thailand
* Thai politicians banned from using TikTok to woo voters
* Next Thai govt to decide fate of cannabis Bill
* Thaksin attacks Prayut for linking Chinese mafia boss to Yingluck govt
* Thai delivery driver makes off with US$1,530 cash bouquet woman bought for boyfriend
* Young Thais urged to eat more rice as records show slump in demand
* Thai Airways suspends cabin crew over complaint on TikTok about uncleared food trays
* Thai farmers tap into sustainable rubber industry
* Thai car exports surge 25% as semiconductor supply situation improves
Indonesia
* Indonesia launches carbon trading mechanism for coal power plants
* China promises to work with Asean for peace and stability in South China Sea
* Bali eyes US$2mil from tourist donations
* Working together for the future of the news industry: Jakarta Post contributor
* No income tax for banks as Indonesia seeks new capital investors
Philippines
* Inflation-hit Philippines joins world’s largest free trade pact RCEP
* Philippines, Australia eye joint patrols in South China Sea as tensions rise
* Wetter storms, deforestation: Manila faces worsening floods
* Philippine police hunting killers of New Zealand tourist
Vietnam
* Vietnam’s dragon fruit, banana, durian exports target US$2 billion in 2023
* Anti-graft crackdown pushes Vietnam’s fearful bureaucrats to 'do nothing’
* Vietnam steps up efforts to counter illegal fishing
* Touching stories from Vietnam's 'humanitarian ambassadors' in Turkiye
Cambodia
* Monkeys at Cambodia's famed Angkor site pose risk to tourists, temples
* First woman-led Cambodian unit troops off to UN mission
* Main Siem Reap airport work expected to be done by March
Laos
* Laos doubles efforts to stamp out malnutrition
* Luang Prabang hotels see surge in Chinese visitors
Myanmar
* Myanmar landmine casualties surge two years after coup: UN
* 6.5 million stimulant tablets seized in eastern Myanmar
Brunei
* Don’t treat Brunei Vision 2035 as an empty dream: Sultan
* Woman jailed six years for abuse of four-year-old nephew leading to his death
Aseanplus
* North Korea may fire ICBM at normal angle, conduct nuclear test - S. Korean lawmakers
* Tape used on plane armrests ‘commonly used for cosmetic cabin repairs’: AirAsia X
* China's Xi calls for tech self-reliance amid US tension
* She got an iPhone as a gift; 15 years later, it sells for nearly US$63,000
* Hong Kong revokes visa of scientist who gene-edited babies
* Two dead, more than 50 missing in China mine collapse
* China, Russia to cement ties within multilateral frameworks
* ‘Please go home’: Indian firm deploys software for work-life balance
* S. Korea to scrap Covid test on arrival rule for travellers from China
* China blasts Pentagon official's Taiwan visit, military ties
* S. Korea again smashes own record for world’s lowest fertility rate in 2022
* China expects sharp rebound in tourism this year
* Analysis-How North Korea could use a Pacific 'firing range' to perfe
