A veterinarian gives water to "Sak Surin," an ailing elephant that had allegedly not been well cared-for in Sri Lanka, which had received it as a gift from the Thai government, but was returned to its home country and taken to the Thai Elephant Conservation Center in Lampang province in northern Thailand on Sunday, July 2, 2023. - AP
Malaysia:
* Anwar, Zahid expected at Pakatan mega-ceramah on July 7
* Anwar makes surprise visit to KLIA
* Apologise immediately, PM tells social media user over rude tweet
* Malaysian Govt mulling lower road tax for EVs after 2025
* Pakatan prioritises equal attention for non-Malay voters
* Hadi's condition improves, moved to regular ward
* Probe into ex-US Navy Seal complete, says Selangor's top cop
* Policeman found dead with gunshot wound to head in Rembau
* Set up new syllabus on dangers of vape, nicotine to save children's lives, says CAP
* Federal govt has more than RM1 trillion in assets, says Ahmad Maslan
* Umno should stop responding to Khairy's statements, says Khaled
* Tourists trapped for 30 mins in 110m-tall revolving tower in Melaka
Passengers are seen on a crowded ferry headed to Sabang island, a popular destination for tourists, during celebrations for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in Banda Aceh on Sunday, July 2, 2023. - AFP
Singapore:
* Passenger trapped after huge tree pins car on Singapore's PIE, another tree falls on shophouse in Tiong Bahru
* Ultra-processed food may be linked to poorer mental, physical health: Study
* A US$7.5bil derivative trade shifts to India as SGX feud ends
* Suicides in Singapore rise to 22-year high
Indonesia:
* New draft law in Indonesia may be putting people’s health data at risk, say experts
* Indonesia needs RM7 billion to terminate coal in production
* What’s in a date? - It's everything to Indonesians
* Celebrating without the plastic bags - Time to find alternative ways to package sacrificial meat
Rainclouds gather above the top stupa of Thailand’s Parliament building (right) in Bangkok on Sunday, July 2, 2023. - AFP
Thailand:
* Thailand's Airports Authority investing billions to improve its six airports to prepare as number of passengers are surging in country
* Jumbo is now home - Neglected elephant touches down in Thai homeland after flight
* Neglected elephant boards jumbo flight home to Thailand
* Abused elephant to be returned to Thailand
Philippines:
* Philippine economy remains on high-growth track, says top economic expert
* Philippines left red-faced after its tourism video used images from other countries, says ad agency
* Philippines gets US$1bil ADB loan for low-carbon bus programme
* Looming showdown in the Philippines?
An empty beach on the Philippine island of Boracay. Philippine tourism officials were left red-faced after the creators of a video promoting the archipelago nation as a holiday destination said on Sunday, July 2, 2023 they had used stock shots from other countries. - AFP
Vietnam:
* Vietnam welcomes 5.6 million foreign visitors in first half of 2023
* Vietnam remains biggest rice provider of Philippines
* South Korean electric giant LG Innotek to increase investment in Vietnam to US$2bil, says govt
* Vietnam: A resilient model of economic growth in a challenging global landscape
Myanmar:
* Myanmar's border trade up 11.87 per cent in nearly three months
* Myanmar extends Covid-19 restrictions until end of July
* New air route launched linking China and Myanmar
* Aid cuts teeter on savagery
Supporters of the Royalist party 'FUNCINPEC' take part in a campaign rally ahead of the upcoming election in Phnom Penh on Sunday, July 2, 2023. Cambodians go to the polls on July 23. - AFP
Cambodia:
* Six dead in under-repair nightclub fire in Cambodian capital
* 9,034 drug suspects arrested in H1 in Cambodia with nearly one ton of narcotics seized
* Hun Sen kicks off polls campaign in Cambodia
Laos:
* Laos faces labour shortage as living costs skyrocket
* Laos reports new deaths as dengue fever cases keep growing in country
* Laos rejoices as foreign tourists increase
Brunei:
* Brunei nominates two villages for UNWTO's Best Tourism Villages
* Brunei welcomes first Chinese tourist group in three years
A general view shows the skyline of Tokyo (back) during the dusk as pictured from the I-link Town observatory in Ichikawa city, Chiba prefecture, east of Tokyo on Sunday, July 2, 2023. - AFP
AseanPlus:
* It's for real now - K-pop high school to open in Busan, South Korea
* China complains to France after Chinese tourists hurt in riots
* Basketball - China women's team pips Japan to claim Asia Cup title
* South Korea's Yoon tells unification ministry to be less soft on North
* Why is Hong Kong missing out on Taylor Swift, Coldplay and other stars? Industry blames lack of large venues, slow reopening
* University of Hong Kong plans to clamp down on behaviour that brings it into ‘disrepute’, sparking criticism by staff, students
* China becoming world’s go-to for shipbuilding after ‘boom of overseas orders’, but global de-risking threatens to rock the boat
* Chinese team finds key evidence for low-frequency gravitational waves with FAST telescope
* China reaches into Central Asia’s Silk Road past to build strategic ties of the future
* Regional countries pushing ahead with modern rail travel
* Lee warns of ‘resistance’ on handover anniversary in Hong Kong
* The next ‘monarch’ in Pakistan
* And now Putin decides which bugs to crush
* Korea's chaebol set to enter the twilight zone?
* The lasting changes of Japan’s post-war economic reforms
* Asian innovation rests with scaling up
* Thousands rally across Australia in support of Indigenous reform
* Toddler dies from injuries three years after abuse in South Korean nursery; organs donated to four recipients
* Injured Lyon inspires Australia by batting in second Ashes test at Lord's
* Formula 1 champion Verstappen wants more protection for drivers after van't Hoff death
* Google's new AI translator can speak foreign languages in your voice
* Muslim grouping OIC says measures needed to prevent Koran desecration
* China names Pan as new central bank party chief, sets stage for governor change
