Japan's Amane Yanagimoto (L) attempts a shot during the 2023 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championship between Japan and Thailand, in Dubai, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. - AFP
Malaysia:
* Malaysia will not compromise on its rights, sovereignty, says PM
* Cops seeking Interpols help to track down comedian Jocelyn Chia, says IGP
* Woman without valid licence loses control of car, crashes into pillar at Johor hospital
* Stats dept to release salary report quarterly to address wage gap issue, says Rafizi
* Boost surveillance, don’t make Malaysia a transit hub for drugs, Ahmad Maslan tells Customs Dept
* Govt to review fees at all public hospitals, clinics
* Opposition MP unperturbed by Malaysia's second-worst ranking for transgender rights protection
* No attempt to mislead Parliament over use of the word 'Allah' issue, says Anwar
* Zambry suggests digital resilience initiative to prevent, counter violent extremism
* MPs concerned over decision to allow refineries to sell both conventional and non-price controlled sugar
* Ketereh MP claims foreign nationals targeting elderly local widows for marriage to set up business
* Old data suggested oversupply, says Health Minister on initial decision to halt scholarships
Potential presidential candidate George Goh and his wife Lysa Sumali greet supporters outside the Elections Department in Singapore, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. - Reuters
Singapore:
* Survey: People who use AI at work more likely to be lonely insomniacs
* Recalcitrant offender in Singapore gets 12 years’ preventive detention after knife attack in lift
* Chinese student in Singapore rescued from kidnappers in Cambodia after falling for scam
* More than 10 months’ jail for teacher in S’pore who took upskirt videos of colleagues and students
* Teen in SG gets probation for having over 1,200 sexually explicit images and videos of children
* Jocelyn Chia defends comedy routine, says needs to be taken in context
* George Goh confident he would qualify for Singapore presidential election
* Cops seeking Interpol's help to track down comedian Jocelyn Chia, says IGP
* Singaporean dies after motorcycle accident in southern Thailand
* Asia shares track Wall Street rally with US inflation data, Fed in focus
Indonesia:
* Indonesia further relaxes Covid-19 restrictions; travel now free for all and wearing mask no longer mandatory
* Indonesia urges people to use public transport to protect environment
* Siti Nurhaliza responds to visually impaired America's Got Talent star Putri Ariani's wish to duet with her
* Indonesia to bring in Chinese staff in rush to launch high speed rail link
* Ministry to honour Baduy people's demand for internet blackout
* Pacts inked show interest in Nusantara, more investments likely only after Indonesia polls: Experts
An Indonesian migrant worker, Ari Rohman, pushes a cart as he collects bunches of palm oil fresh fruit during harvest at a plantation in Banting, Selangor, Malaysia. - Reuters
Thailand:
* No special orders to police about Thaksin’s plan to return, says outgoing Thai PM
* Thailand records 11.4 million foreign tourists from January to June 11; Malaysians top group visiting the country in May
* Prayut pushes ambitious Land Bridge project in South to create trade hub in SE Asia
* Plan to relocate Thai factories to industrial estates on track
* Thailand issues dengue warning as cases soar to three-year high
* New inland route for Thai durians
Philippines:
* Philippines experts warns health concerns as Mayon volcano continues to spew ash
* Mayon volcano unrest may last for a few months: Phivolcs
* More Filipino millennials, Gen Zs get side jobs: Survey
* Residents in for months-long displacement as Philippine volcano spews lava, gases
* Philippins: Keeping a close watch on Mayon
* Philippine president Marcos tells Filipinos to uphold freedom
A man places water on a construction equipment near the restive Mayon Volcano in Daraga, Albay province, northeastern Philippines. The Philippines' most active volcano was gently spewing lava down its slopes Monday, alerting tens of thousands of people they may have to quickly flee a violent and life-threatening explosion. - AP
Vietnam:
* Vietnam’s factories boost operations as power shortages ease
* South Korea's Yoon to hold summits with leaders of France, Vietnam from June 19-24
* Oil prices tick up on bargain hunting as demand worries weigh
* HCM City Central Post Office among world’s 11 most beautiful post offices
* Vietnam, Malaysia set trade target of US$18bil by 2025
* A voice for the victims in Vietnam
Myanmar:
* 6,000 Myanmar civilians killed in 20 months post coup: report
* LMC-funded Peace Boat cruising programme involving Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand and China concludes
* China-donated relief supplies for cyclone-hit regions arrive in Myanmar
* Asia swelters amid climate change
A man transports containers of water on his motorbike in Hanoi. Scientists say global warming is exacerbating adverse weather, with many countries experiencing deadly heatwaves and temperatures hitting records across Southeast and South Asia in recent weeks. - AFP
Cambodia:
* Cambodia govt confident 5.6% economic growth in 2023
* Cambodia to bar politicians not voting from elections
* Hun Sen urges troops to protect peace ahead of polls
Laos:
* Lao government to utilize hydrogen ammonia as clean source of energy
* Laos to benefit from reduced tariffs through RCEP
* New management plans to further push tourism approved for popular Luang Prabang cave in Laos
Brunei:
* Brunei's CPI down by 0.5 per cent in April
* Philippine vice president Sarah Duterte visits Brunei schools
* Oil traders are defying market kingpin
Children cool off in a pond on a hot summer day in New Delhi on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. - AFP
AseanPlus:
* Chinese yuan hits six-month low; US CPI data, Fed rate decision in focus
* Hong Kong to recruit 27,000 foreign workers amid shortage
* South Korean actress Park Soo-ryun dies at 29 after falling down the stairs
* HK to unveil plan to recruit foreign labour amid shortage
* Japan's Kishida to unveil new child care plan amid election rumours
* Alibaba reveals progress with large language model research as Chinese Big Tech firms continue to push for ChatGPT rival
* India investigates reports of Covid portal breach, data leak
* ‘He is sunshine’: Chinese father changes mind on lecturing son for average school marks when seeing him give classmates sweets
* Asian markets struggle to match Wall St as inflation data looms
* ‘Blind boxes’ of discounted unsold food becoming popular in China
* Briton held while climbing Seoul skyscraper
* NATO to set up liaison office in Tokyo, strengthen links in region - Nikkei
* UN chief proposes code to tackle 'grave' misinformation
* 'Outright lie': India denies Dorsey's claims it threatened to shut down Twitter
* China says US eagerness to engage is an 'illusion'
* World Bank must drive private investment in climate transition
* North Korea offers ‘full support’ to Putin
* China cuts short-term borrowing costs as economy slows
* China's well-preserved ancient cities are becoming top tourist attractions
* China hopes India can meet it halfway in media row and dispute over journalists
* Chinese aircraft monitored US, France, Canada, Japan naval drill - Global Times
* Fewer than half of Australians back Indigenous panel, poll shows
* South Korea's Yoon to visit Paris next week to promote hosting of 2030 expo
