Climate activists demanding climate reparations hold placards at a protest during the 18th meeting of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage, outside a hotel in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on Feb 28, 2023. - Reuters
Malaysia
* Australia committed to building strongest ties with Malaysia
* Accused in hospital stabbing case ordered to undergo psychiatric test
* ‘Pakej Perpaduan’ mobile data plans from telcos available for purchase now
* Youths behaving like gangsters behind most violent crimes in Kelantan, say cops
* Continuous heavy rain warning in several states until March 2, says MetMalaysia
* Sulu heirs may go after more of our commercial assets, warns Azalina
* UMS, China varsity to tap into Sabah's traditional and herbal medicine potential
Heartbreaking pulling body of mother, three children out of rubble in Turkiye, says fireman
* CJ's husband publicly declared hatred for Najib, lawyer tells Federal Court
* Federal anti-hopping law cannot be imposed on Sabah reps, says lawyer
* Shouting match erupts in Parliament as NIISe, Muhyiddin's son-in-law brought up during debates
* MBJB says it is first local authority to fully digitalise parking lot management
* Ex-Goldman banker Roger Ng says Malaysian jail was ‘absolute hell’
* DPM: Task force moving to reduce overcrowding in govt hospitals
* Adam Radlan charged with another Jana Wibawa graft case
Singapore
* Man admits causing death of stepdaughter he hit with exercise bar; wife did not intervene
* Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons is coming to Singapore
* Singapore vows to keep economy competitive despite global headwinds
* SBS Transit bus driver trapped in seat in Seletar Expressway crasht; NIne taken to hospital
* Jail for SG national serviceman who stole subordinate’s mobile phone, accessed and emptied victim’s bank account
* Man who allegedly strangled twin sons in Bukit Timah: Murder charges downgraded to culpable homicide
Thailand
* Thailand presents digital plan, telecom merger at world mobile congress
* Thai power broker Prawit calls for peace among warring forces as election nears
* Mega projects, tourism to propel Thailand’s growth this year: finance chief
* Thailand hosts war games with biggest US attendance in decade
* Thai government plans major push to Laos train service
Indonesia
* Woman allegedly cuts off boyfriend’s penis after he threatened to leak their sex videos
* Warning of heavy rains in Indonesia for next seven days
* East Nusa Tenggara governor proposes schools start at 5am
* Pricey Jeep spurs Twitter backlash against Indonesia tax office
Philippines
* Half-submerged ship spills diesel fuel into Philippine waters (update)
* Plight of 73-year-old vendor selling crocheted goods to raise funds for son's treatment goes viral
* Philippine inflation may stay at a 14-year high in February
* Proposed drug war resolutions prove ICC contention: Inquirer
* Anwar on official visit to the Philippines on March 1-2
Vietnam
* Vietnam to name new president this week: sources
* International arrivals to Vietnam surge in February on air traffic recovery
* Three men arrested in Vietnam for trafficking 22 heroin cakes
* Vietnam's factory output rises in February, exports up 11%
* Bid to hike special consumption tax on cigarettes, beer, and spirits
Cambodia
* Farmer floods fields with Aussie crayfish
* Cambodia launches project to promote financial literacy at local level
* Hun Sen calls for green development as major driver of tourism, economy
* SC, Cambodian securities regulator ink MoU on cooperation, capacity building
* Cambodia creates safe zones for rare Mekong River dolphins
Laos
* EU, ADB partner to improve nutrition in Huaphan, Xieng Khuang
* International school expands learning opportunities in Laos
Myanmar
* Nestle to close factory, head office in Myanmar
* 410,000 stimulant tablets seized in Yangon
Brunei
* Over 1,000 celebrate Lunar New Year
* BND108K worth of drugs seized in SAI-GONE operation
Aseanplus
* Four family members and a mistress: Who are the five linked to HK model Abby Choi’s grisly murder?
* Police continue search for rest of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi’s body
* HK to scrap one of the world’s longest Covid-19 mask mandates on March 1
* World’s idled container ships signal bet on China recovery
* Pokemon Sleep game coming this year: ‘The longer you sleep, the higher your score’
* Legislative steps being taken to protect elderly in China
* As China's birth rate slumps, political advisor urges egg freezing for single women
* What we know about the luxury apartment linked to Abby Choi’s murder probe
* Hong Kong top international school attended by Abby Choi’s child to limit use of electronic devices to keep classroom news exposure to model’s murder to minimum
* Surgeon, scientist named Japan's first new astronauts in 13 years
* Oil firms on China growth hopes
* Japan eyes accelerating fusion reactor construction: Report
* Blinken holds talks with Central Asian nations in wake of Ukraine anniversary
* Asian shares ease on prospects for higher U.S. rates
* Rhino charges after jeep in India, toppling vehicle
* ‘Ugly outside, funny inside’: Human face phone cases, brain hats, gaudy princess jackets make ugliest item list on Chinese shopping site, spurring buyer interest
* Tencent’s ChatGPT rival gets special task force of executives as it joins Baidu, Alibaba in AI gold rush
* Asian currencies weaken over rate-hike jitters; stocks subdued
* China considers ways to curb youths’ ‘excessive’ video use
