Firefighters battle flames after a fire broke out at a residential area in Manila on March 28, 2023. - AFP
Malaysia
* Parliament passes Budget 2023 with voice vote
* Anwar agrees on need for independent body to study complaints against enforcement agencies
* National energy transition roadmap to be launched by June 30 - Rafizi
* Najib’s suit against Thomas had 'no chance of success', says High Court
* PM: Nearly 125,000 hardcore poor households identified under e-Kasih database
* Dr M sends letter of demand to Anwar, wants apology for PKR congress remarks
* Anwar to set foot on Chinese soil for first time as PM
* Group threatens ‘strike’, mass resignations of contract doctors if demands not met by Health Ministry
* Govt to return RM2.1mil allegedly linked to 1MDB to two political parties, family
* Senior citizen dies after eating pufferfish
* Five more highways to implement open toll payment system
* I will continue to be involved in politics as my services still needed, says Dr M
* Govt leaders also probed for corruption, says PM
* Salesman jailed two years, fined RM50,000 for starving cats to death
* Separating powers of AG and Public Prosecutor needs careful study, says Anwar
* Perikatan MP files emergency motion to have PM's Saudi trip discussed in Parliament
udi d* Saiplomatic notes on PM's trip included meeting with King Salman and Crown Prince, says Zambry
* Decision to stop issuing PLKS in three sub-sectors due to economic reasons
* Return of flights from China to Senai airport to boost tourism industry recovery
* RTS Link, Double-Tracking Project still priority projects, says Johor MB
Singapore
* Kamal Adli's attacker remanded another week for psychiatric evaluation
* Singapore firm and UK partners build cheaper, greener satellite engine that runs on water
* Two years’ jail for man in SG who downloaded over 13,600 child abuse images, some involving babies
* Five planets to light the sky in astronomical alignment on Tuesday
* TransitLink, EZ-Link to merge to allow one-stop access to bus, MRT fare payment services
* Five arrested after woman found with injuries in Bugis hotel; two weapons found
Thailand
* Police arrest three Mongolians after Bangkok airport CCTV reveals clues to disappearing wallets
* Four Thai nationals nabbed by MMEA for fishing in unauthorised areas
* Choked by yellow smog, Chiang Rai locals demand Asean action on Myanmar fires
* Thai durian makes another Chinese conquest with THB500mil export deal
* Over 100 homes damaged by tropical storms in Isaan region
Indonesia
* Indonesia tax office eyes exit from Finance Ministry amid probe
* One teenager dead, two injured in vigilante beating in North Sumatra
* Indonesia's Anak Krakatoa volcano erupts, belches huge ash tower
* Surakarta ready to host U-20 World Cup draw: Mayor Gibran
* Indonesia’s apple-growing heartland feels the heat of global warming
Philippines
* 'We won't work with ICC', says Marcos after bid to defer ‘drug war’ probe fails
* Tagalog, Bahasa Indonesia and Thai to be taught at Harvard
* Japan, US, Philippines to launch security talks amid tensions over Taiwan
* Philippines eyes military pension fix to avert ‘fiscal collapse’
Vietnam
* Vietnam to raise cap domestic airfares
* Vietnam's cabinet approves three-month e-visas for foreign tourists
* Vietnam Airlines resumes Narita-Danang air route
Cambodia
* SEA Games torch passes through Philippines’ leg of relay journey
* Three alleged drug traffickers held in Cambodia, over 26kg of narcotics
* Cambodia Airways launches Phnom Penh-Beijing direct flight
Laos
* Alarm spreads over out of control forest fires in Laos
* Laos-China Railway to start cross-border passenger service on April 13
Myanmar
* Two electricity towers blown up in Thaton township
* One killed, 19 injured in Myanmar mine blast
Brunei
* Seria businesses found with unregistered weighing machine, overpricing
* Covid-19 cases up in Brunei last week
Aseanplus
* China ramping up bailout loans to 'Belt and Road' countries: report
* Chinese FM discusses stability in region with Asean sec-gen
* Konnyaku ‘diet-friendly superfood’ craze in Japan sees theme park, more exports
* N. Korea's Kim calls for ramping up production of 'weapon-grade nuclear material'
* Asian shares up as bank crisis fears ease
* UN urges North Korea to confirm fate of forcibly disappeared people
* US spy agency cyber chief warns TikTok is China’s ‘Trojan horse’
* Robotaxis ready for hire in Beijing
* Hong Kong to improve itineraries of mainland tour groups
* China arrests four over major anime piracy site, says lobby group
* New fabric by Japanese sports goods maker could end camera voyeurism targeting athletes
* ‘Don’t blame women’: Japan birth drive sparks online debate
* Japanese university grad stands out at convocation in Zelensky outfit
* Family of girl in Japan who committed suicide after bullying by classmates awarded US$2.5k
* ‘Once in a lifetime find’: Man finds rock containing 2.6kg of gold in Australia valued at US$160k
