Move Forward Party supporters and pro-democracy activists protest against the Thai Election Commission's decision to ask the Constitutional Court to suspend Move Forward Party Leader and prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat over allegations that he broke campaign rules as an MP, on the eve of the parliamentary vote for the premiership in Bangkok on July 12, 2023. - AFP
Malaysia
* Former 1MDB lawyer arrested, says Home Minister
* Airlines to handle Not to Land travellers, no more third parties
* Tourist incident: Woman involved returned to China on July 4, says Saifuddin
* Show proof of race-based corruption claim or apologise, Loke tells Sanusi
* Man arrested after setting wife on fire near Manjung
* Water surge tragedy: Search operation has covered over 59km downriver
* Elderly man pleads guilty to shooting, killing cows
* Transport Ministry checking feasibility of public-private partnership for KL-S'pore HSR project
* Flash floods hit several areas in Sabah’s west coast after downpour
* Two single mothers fined RM2,000 each for offering sex to policeman
* M'sian High Commission in Dehli seeking update on 12 tourists stuck in India floods
* Trader jailed 15 months for cheating elderly man over ‘enchanted’ gemstone
* Over 56,000 public uni students to benefit from flight vouchers for local travel, says Transport Minister
* Ex-special officer to minister arrested over RM25,000 bribe request for citizenship application
* State polls: Penang Umno to contest six seats
* Zuraida files appeal against court order to pay RM10mil to PKR
* Public invited to name elephant calves born at Lok Kawi Wildlife Park
* Over 26,000 summonses issued within a week in special KL traffic op
Singapore
* S'pore Transport Minister faces graft probe, instructed by PM to take leave of absence
* Boy, 16, among six accused of money laundering-related offences linked to scams
* ‘We will not sweep anything under the carpet’ even if damaging: DPM Wong on Iswaran’s case
* Man charged over cameras found in toilet of Changi building to film women
* TMJ visits Singapore commando HQ as part of three-day visit
* Kings Of Leon, Culture Club, Bibi, Groove Armada join F1 Singapore concert line-up
* 9 years’ jail for ex-employee in SG who took over 25,000 iPhones, causing RM23.24mil loss to repair firm
Thailand
* Charter court accepts petition challenging Pita's stance on lese-majeste law
* Three arrested over murder of German businessman in Thailand
* Thaksin postpones return until Thai political situation settles down
* EC failed to follow its own rules in Pita investigation: Move Forward
* EC files petition in Constitutional Court seeking Pita's disqualification in shareholding case
* Blow for Thailand's Pita as poll body urges disqualification on eve of PM vote
* Ice cream inspired by Thai temple tiles cools admiring tourists
Indonesia
* Asean foreign ministers start annual meetings in Jakarta; Timor-Leste joins for the first time
* Jokowi plays down billboards in PDI-P stronghold featuring him and Prabowo
* Indonesia to urge G20 to label coal power plant retirement funding as green
* Missing Indonesian pilgrim found dead in Mecca, search continues for two others
* Indonesia considers soybean, meat imports from South Africa
Philippines
* China says it does not accept Philippines' 2016 South China Sea arbitration win
* Philippines greenlights Barbie film screening, to blur dashes in South China Sea map
* Marcos unveils Agusan del Norte hydro plant, hails it as energy game-changer
* Enjoying video calls? A Filipino made it possible
Vietnam
* Hanoi could be a hotspot for dengue fever, warns expert
* US state governor leads trade delegation to Vietnam
* Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line to be finished by year-end
* Smuggler sentenced to prison for deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants who suffocated in truck in UK
Cambodia
* Cambodia, Singapore roll out SME-support fintech plan
* Migrant workers in Phnom Penh to get free ride to hometowns for upcoming polls
* Cambodia's tiny opposition fighting for democracy in one-sided vote
Myanmar
* Thai foreign minister says he met with Myanmar's jailed leader Suu Kyi
* Asean chair Indonesia urges political solution to Myanmar crisis
* Myanmar earns over US$115mil from fishery exports in Q1
Laos
* Laos’ scenic beauty and traditional way of life are top tourists draws
* Lao govt struggling to rein in rampant inflation
Brunei
* Public Service Department launches guide book and code of ethics
* Brunei sees active weather due to southwest monsoon
Aseanplus
* China warplanes make biggest Taiwan incursion in three months
* Jack Ma’s wealth drops RM19.06bil as Ant’s valuation slashed
* High tomato prices in India trigger thefts, fears of inflation spike
* China shares plans for lunar mission with public
* HK will ban seafood imports if Japan releases nuclear water
* Restaurant in China probed for violating anti-waste law after holding dumpling-eating contest
* Australia, NZ press China to reveal Solomons policing deal
* South Korea, Japan leaders to meet; Fukushima radioactive water, North Korea missile launch focus
* HK actor Andy Lau shares tips for coping with self-doubt and how he deals with anxiety
* Beijing now home to half of China-developed AI models as more tech talent and investments head to the nation’s capital
* China's export slide to steepen in June, imports seen down
* ‘Hope you can be happy every day’: Chinese boy, 6, bids fond farewell to bus driver on last day of kindergarten, warming hearts online
* Asian markets fluctuate as US inflation data looms
