Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (right) and Indonesia's President Joko Widodo give a joint news conference at the Istana in Singapore on Thursday, March 16, 2023. - AFP
Malaysia:
* Every patient must be treated regardless of attire, says Health Minister
* Cabinet committee on public transport to be set up in April, says Transport Minister
* LCS probe still ongoing with statements being taken locally and abroad, says MACC
* New Putrajaya MRT Line free until March 31, says PM
* Barber, goldsmith and textile shops can no longer hire foreign workers
* Datuk Roy' released on bail, expected to be remanded again in Putrajaya on March 17
* Maintain the natural topography of hilly areas, Johor Ruler tells developers
* SC: Malaysian capital market remains robust amidst uncertain global markets
* 5.6 million school-going kids in the country face double-burden malnutrition, says DPM
* Making death threats over 'Mentega Terbang' overboard and criminal, says Fahmi
* Amendments to law to include 'tracking' as a form of stalking, says Azalina
* Pakatan and BN not forming another coalition, electoral pact suffices, says Saifuddin
Mount Merapi emits smoke from its crater as seen from Suwanting, on the slopes of Mount Merbabu in Magelang on Thursday, March 16, 2023. - AFP
Singapore:
* Singapore to get 1GW of renewable energy from Cambodia in largest electricity import to date
* Singapore to match Malaysia's revised Second Link toll rate from March 31
* Singapore and Indonesia to cooperate on renewables, new Indonesia capital
* Changi Airport regains crown, named world’s best airport for 12th time
* Jail for scammer in S’pore who cheated her victims of over S$12,000
* Woman linked to fatal Tanjong Pagar crash charged with dangerous driving, expected to plead guilty
* Oil regains a bit of ground as Credit Suisse handed a lifeline
Indonesia:
* Indonesia watchful of banking risks after holding key rate
* Police officer jailed over Kanjuruhan stadium crush / Indonesia court jails policeman over deadly soccer stampede, clears 2 officers
* Jokowi to reward buying local as US$50bil budget spurs growth
* Singapore, Indonesia apply to ICAO for approval on airspace realignment
* Jokowi plans to focus on family, and sustainability, after term ends
* Sulu claimants' bid to enforce US$14.9bil final award dismissed by Paris court
An egret catches a fish as it flies along a canal in Bangkok. - AFP
Thailand:
* Thailand wants all firearms registered after 2022 mass shooting
* Thai authorities seize mammoth amount of drugs worth over RM261mil at three roadblocks in Pattani
* ‘Historic day’ as Thailand kick-starts stalled FTA talks with EU
* Hunt for missing radioactive Caesium intensifies in Thailand as health worries grow
* Rogue cop in Bangkok shot after 24-hour standoff dies of wounds
* Prayut clears multi-billion spending plan as polls loom
Philippines:
* Benchmark Philippine stock index hits 4-month low as Asia FX mixed as global bank fears mount
* Philippine social media users face barrage of bogus medical posts
* Drug tipsters rewarded with drugs, Philippine Congress told
* Prosecutors to charge ex-prisons chief with murder
* Philippines and US to hold largest ever joint war games
* South-East Asian nation including Malaysia must step up to Philippines geopolitical lead
Rheumatologist Geraldine Zamora showing one of her TikTok videos on her smartphone during an interview with AFP at a hospital in Manila. Philippine doctors worried about the explosion of medical misinformation during the pandemic began posting videos providing free information about common health conditions, but the move backfired as promoters of spurious treatments used clips from those videos and inserted them into their own posts for credibility. - AFP
Vietnam:
* Vietnam looks to offshore wind power in transition to renewable energy
* Vietnamese businesses seeing profits in going green
* Vietnam stock market up after surprise central bank rate cut targeting property risks
* Vietnam's central bank cuts key rate by 100 basis points
* Vietnam looks to ease visa requirements to woo more tourists
* Harrison Ford and Ke Huy Quan's 'Indiana Jones' reunion is everything and everywhere
Myanmar:
* Myanmar team in Bangladesh for Rohingya return plan
* Singapore to work with Indonesia, Asean, UN to push Myanmar peace plan - PM
* Myanmar exports over 1,500 tonnes of honey in 11 months
A motorist rides a motorbike past wind turbines in Dak Lak province. - AFP
Cambodia:
* Cambodia presents power development masterplan, national energy efficiency policy
* Mango tango: Demand up but production stumbles
* The battle to save river dolphins from extinction
* Hun Sen hints at stepping down
* Cambodia implements national cooling action plan
Laos:
* Laos and Cambodia agree to promote bilateral tourism
* Lao households cut spending on education to counter rampant inflation
Brunei:
* Brunei govt working on increasing food security
* Malaysian trio charged with supplying expired flour to Istana
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hold a joint news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, March 16, 2023. - Reuters
AseanPlus:
* China disputes Japan's territorial claims over disputed waters in East China Sea
* Factbox-What Japan, South Korea leaders achieved at first working meeting in 12 years
* S. Korea's Yoon arrives in Tokyo hours after North's missile launch
* Panic over bank turmoil sparks flight to safe haven currencies
* Banks feel impact as Asian markets are hit by contagion fears
* Computer glitch causes check-in delays at Hong Kong airport
* S. Korean marriages slump to record low in blow to world’s lowest birth rate
* Tokyo coffee shop made famous on Tiktok draws tourists hungry for pudding
* Baidu showcases China’s answer to ChatGPT in high-stakes debut
* South Koreans sceptical as president offers olive branch to Japan
* Dengue treatment advances in animal trials in Japan
* Rescuers free elephant from precarious pit in China
* TikTok confirms US urged parting ways with ByteDance to dodge ban
* Apple supplier Foxconn wins AirPod order, plans US$200mil factory in India - source
* N. Korea fires 'long-range' missile as S. Korea president heads to Japan
* Japan expels YouTuber MP who never came to work
* HYBE: BTS hiatus hurts growth of K-pop worldwide
* Didi to expand services in China after regulators end probe
* Starlink's satellite-to-cell phone service gets a step closer
* Nearly 50,000 New Zealand teachers strike over pay, conditions
* Didi to expand services in China after regulators end probe
