Indonesian police officers escorting civilians in the town Wamena in the breakaway eastern region of Papua after 10 people were killed during a riot sparked by rumours of a child abduction on Feb 23. - AFP
Malaysia
* Budget 2023: Income tax rate down for those earning below RM100,000
* Budget 2023: Civil servants to get RM700 in Hari Raya Aidilfitri aid
* Budget 2023: Health Ministry gets RM36.3bil, second highest after Education
* Budget 2023: Mandatory kill-switch to curb online fraud, RM10mil allocated to bust scams
* Budget 2023: Govt to introduce luxury goods tax
* Travel agency director claims trial to cheating senior citizen over haj package
* Korea Aerospace secures deal to sell 18 fighter jets to Malaysia for RM4.1bil
* Mayday, mayday: MMEA to the rescue of 511 stranded ferry passengers near Kuala Kedah
Singapore
* Singapore ties with Japan as best place for motorists: Study
* SIA to stop direct flights to Vancouver, Scoot to end services to Gold Coast in Australia
* Teen linked to River Valley High School slashing has murder charge reduced to culpable homicide
* Singapore manufacturing gloom continues in January as output shrinks for 4th straight month
* Influencer Xiaxue called as prosecution’s witness in ‘Badge Lady’ trial
* Singapore to take new approach to illicit drugs under proposed legislative framework
* Nearly four years’ jail for scammer in SG linked to cheating cases involving more than S$436,000
Thailand
* No real-time vote count reporting of general election to avoid mistakes: EC
* Aussie defence minister aims to reassure Thailand over nuclear subs
* Democrats cast wide net for rural votes, Pheu Thai promises better healthcare
* Move Forward Party heals rift as ‘critical’ election looms
* Thailand expected to get US$2.8bil foreign investment this year
* Thai Airways 2022 operating loss narrows amid boom in air travel
Indonesia
* Finance ministry removes 'rich' Indonesian tax official following son’s assault case
* Papua separatists want guns in exchange for pilot: Police
* Indonesia tightens security in Papua after nine killed in riot
* Medan court sends YouTuber to jail for blasphemy
* Indonesian baby weighs the same as 8-year-old at 27kg, wears dad’s clothes
Philippines
* China’s BYD has Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia vying for EV plant
* Leila de Lima marks six long years in detention: ‘I will soldier on’, ‘my vindication is at hand’
* Cessna crash on Mayon volcano: Bodies of four yet to be recovered
Vietnam
* Vietnam Communist Party to nominate new president next week
* Man gets 13 years jail for trading endangered animal products
* Vietnam People’s Army rescue team wins praise for efforts in Turkiye
Cambodia
* Cambodian king and queen mother meet Xi and wife
* ‘Visit Cambodia Year 2023’ tourism campaign kicks off
* Cambodia probes possible bird flu infections in humans
* Cambodia's insurance industry grows 10.6 per cent in 2022
* Rice sector targets EU at key public-private meet
Laos
* Xepon Mining kickstarts gold ore excavation project in Savannakhet
* Bond between Lao people and elephants on display at festival
Myanmar
* Myanmar issues new rules for online passport applications
* Primary school headmistress shot dead in Kyaikto
Brunei
* Attention seeking girlfriend jailed four months for trespassing
Aseanplus
* China prepares to police AI as ChatGPT frenzy spreads
* South-East Asia lags in electric vehicles. Can it catch up?
* Soybean paste, tofu linked to lower gastric cancer risk
* Google offers world a peek into off-limits area near Korean Demilitarised Zone
* India PM Modi urges focus on world's 'most vulnerable citizens' as G20 meet kicks off
* China urges Russia, Ukraine to hold talks, warns against using nuclear weapons
* Mysterious ‘Dragon Ball’ removed from Japanese beach
* Asian markets mixed, Tokyo boosted by BoJ nominee
* Hong Kong's rich are ready to party again as VIP events multiply
