Fire is seen onboard MV Diamond Highway in Punta Engno, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu province, central Philippines on Friday, April 28, 2023. Initial investigation by the Philippine Coast Guard said the fire started from the starboard bow while cutting the vessel's scrap metals. All personnel conducting scrap operations safely disembarked. The ship ran aground during Typhoon Rai in 2021 and is still undergoing salvage operations. - Philippine Coast Guard via AP
Malaysia
* Ops Sudan: 30 Malaysians arrive home at 2.54pm
* BN agrees to back unity govt
* Amanah appeals to King to reject pardon for Najib
* Unity govt is intact, Saifuddin says in dismissing conspiracy rumour
* Malaysia's total trade at RM232.7bil in March 2023
* Dalian in China now a friendship city with Ipoh
* BNM expected to maintain OPR at 2.75% in May MPC meeting
* PSI project: Govt ready to listen to fishermen's concerns, says PM
* Safeguard babies against whooping cough, Sabah families advised
* Hari Raya: Op Selamat, Op Lancar a sucess, says IGP
* Speak no more of Royal Pardon for Najib, it's up to the King now, says Zahid
* Malaysian evacuees faced gruelling 1,300km drive to exit Sudan, says envoy
* Heatstroke: Be alert for early symptoms, say health specialists
Singapore
* Police probing 359 people for scams involving over S$7mil in losses
* Video of cyclist colliding with visually impaired pedestrian with guide dog in S’pore goes viral
* Carousell purchase of pre-WWII items leads Singaporean to original owners’ family 6,000km away
* Eight-year-old girl in Singapore overjoyed after getting signed card from King Charles
* Amex apologises for mistakenly telling members in S’pore their cards had been suspended
* Singapore General Hospital warns of WhatsApp messages impersonating senior management in ‘gift card purchase’ scam
* Road accident victim who lost kidney after crash gets more than S$356k in damages
* Two children taken to hospital after second-hand air-con unit in flat catches fire and explodes
* 10 Singaporeans arrested in CNB raids; drugs worth S$239k seized
Thailand
* ‘Cyanide killer’: Traces of lethal poison found in suspect’s car
* Pheu Thai asks EC to explain why it printed 7.3 million extra ballots
* Bangkok arranges free Covid-19 booster shots for people in risky groups
* First group of Thai nationals evacuated from Sudan land in Bangkok
* Bangkok experiences zero-shadow phenomenon
* Thai March factory output falls 4.56% y/y, worse than forecast
* Warning: Summer storms to sweep across Thailand from Friday to Monday
Indonesia
* Eleven dead after Indonesia boat capsizes
* First group of Indonesian evacuees from Sudan return home
* Indonesia to allow Freeport, Amman Mineral to ship copper concentrate until 2024
Philippines
* China says Philippine boat's 'provocative action' caused near-crash
* After ‘Balikatan’ military exercise comes ‘Cope Thunder’ revival
* Philippines deposits RCEP instrument to Asean
* Sizzling Friday: Heat index in Philippines may exceed 40°C
* Muntinlupa court reopens De Lima drug case to receive rebuttal evidence
* Philippine inflation likely eased below 7% in April: BSP
Vietnam
* Drug seizures from air cargo rise significantly in Vietnam: police
* Vietnam seeks first LNG cargo to commission import terminal: sources
* Student's death raises alarm over school violence in Vietnam
* Businesses in Vietnam invest US$9bil in green growth
Cambodia
* WWII airplane wrecks featured at new Ta Kieu seabed diving war museum
* Hun Sen urges best behaviour at SEA Games starting next week
* Villagers hand over captured Siamese croc to ministry rangers
Myanmar
* UN expert urges Japan to sanction Myanmar junta
* Over 13kg of heroin seized in northeastern Myanmar
Laos
* Fourteen Buddha images unearthed in Borikhamxay cave
* Hungary pledges 150 annual scholarships for Lao students
Brunei
* Brunei unaffected by instant noodle recalls
* No escape from climate change
Aseanplus
* Japan to restore preferred trade status for South Korea
* India pushes for trade in rupees to boost exports amid global trade slowdown
* S.Korea's Yoon hails US ties at joint meeting of Congress
* Piracy in Asian waters likely to rise due to global economic uncertainty: Experts
* Asian stocks rise after big gains on Wall Street
* China flies combat drone around Taiwan; US Navy plane transits strait
* EXCLUSIVE: HK singer Jacky Cheung on embarking another world tour in his 60s and why he calls himself a ‘lonely old man’
* Fully booked! China braces for record May Day holiday rush
* K-pop group Astro’s MJ posts heartfelt message to late bandmate Moonbin
* Taiwan slips into recession as Q1 GDP contracts worse than expected
* HK actor Jason Wong says attacker who slashed his face mistook him for his movie role
