Japan's Emperor Naruhito posing with the king of Yogyakarta Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X and his wife GKR Hemas at the sultan's palace in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on June 21, 2023. Naruhito is currently on a week-long visit in the country in his first official foreign trip since ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne in 2019. - AP
Malaysia
* 1MDB: 'It sounds like Najib', says witness on MACC recordings
* Najib paid nearly RM23mil for international media team services, says witness
* Over 100 victims of investment scams provide further statements to CCM
* 'Customer' runs away with loot from Tawau jewellery store
* Dewan Negara approves third and final Bill on decriminalising suicide attempts
* 136 misconduct, crime cases involving Immigration officers, Dewan Negara told
* Setting up Malaysian Media Council does not contradict press freedom principles
* No compromise on intrusions of country's borders, says Deputy Defence Minister
* Clare Rewcastle-Brown fails to transfer criminal defamation case to KL High Court
* Razarudin Husain named new IGP effective June 23
* Upcoming state polls set to be 'vengeance-charged' in Selangor, say political veterans
Singapore
* High risk of severe transboundary haze in 2023: S'pore think-tank
* Singapore central bank fines DBS, Citibank, OCBC, Swiss Life over breaches
* Odette reclaims Best Restaurant in Asia title
* S’pore, Qatar ink MoUs in areas from energy, food and cyber security
* S’porean shocked to see over S$7,000 he did not spend charged to card during Bali trip
* Singapore auction is part of Sotheby's 50 years in Asia celebrations
* 13,000 parents to receive S$3,000 Baby Support Grant payout by July
* Two arrested, more than 2,000 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes seized by Customs
* Jail for man who sexually exploited girls he met on WhatsApp chat groups
Thailand
* Thai Sang Thai Party warns of coalition unravelling amid tussle for speaker post
* Charter flights from China to Trang scheduled to take off on Oct 1
* Prawit’s UK visit revives rumours about secret coalition with Pheu Thai
* How Thai chickens might be heading for space exploration
* Thai coalition close to clinching Senate nod to form govt
* Coalition meeting postponed as ‘unlucky’ Pita contracts Covid for third time
Indonesia
* Jokowi lifts Indonesia's Covid-19 emergency status
* Hospital chain Hermina to invest in Indonesia's planned new capital
* People-to-people ties crucial to strengthen Malaysia-Indonesia relations, says ambassador Hermono
Philippines
* BSP launches coin deposit machines
* Philippines and China make headway on ‘fishing ban’: Marcos
* Cebu Pacific sorry for ‘disruptions’, vows to resolve ‘challenges’
* PhilHealth to test new payment scheme for primary care providers
Vietnam
* Armed attacks in Dak Lak: 74 arrested, local situation stabilised
* Japan’s destroyers make port call in Vietnam
* Vietnam's garment industry struggles as global demand wanes
Cambodia
* Siem Reap vendor champions healthy habits for students
* US$95mil cement plant planned for Battambang
Myanmar
* U.S. to slap new sanctions on Myanmar state-owned banks - sources
* Reassess fundamental approach to Myanmar: UN expert
Laos
* Railway bringing more Chinese to Laos, say business operators
* Lao PM instructs Bokeo SEZ to use kip in financial dealings
Brunei
* Brunei committed to social justice, fairness in workplace: minister
* Foreign woman arrested for alleged immoral activities
Aseanplus
* Taiwan says Chinese aircraft carrier group sailed through strait
* Biden says Xi was unaware of wayward balloon, wants relationship
* China unveils US$72bil tax break for green cars to spur demand
* Malaysians shine at short film contest award event held in Beijing
* China slams Biden for equating Xi to 'dictators'
* S.Korea's Yoon to expand defence industry ties with Vietnam: Yonhap
* Chinese scientists use quantum computing to simulate black hole
* Time for US to build on goodwill: Experts
* HK singer Aaron Kwok says he's excited to perform in Malaysia after 8 years
* Bitter punisher: Critics round on Chinese company which makes underperforming workers eat pungent raw melon
* YouTube to launch its first official shopping channel in South Korea -Yonhap
* Japan PM pledges to fix problems with ID card rollout
* After inquest into Taiwan millionaire teen’s death, husband charged with forging gay marriage, not murder
* Taiwanese singer Aaron Yan apologises for leaked sex tape with his then 16YO partner
* Asian markets drop as traders await Fed boss testimony
