Asean news headlines as at 9pm on Friday (July 21)


Activists rescue dogs in cages at a slaughterhouse in Tomohon on July 21, 2023, as the Humane Society International and Animal Friend Manado Indonesia freed 21 dogs and three cats from slaughterhouses before they were sold as meat. - AFP

Malaysia

* Anwar: Malaysia can learn from Vietnam's experience to rise again as a great nation

* Cops believe object found under Siti Kasim's car is a bomb

* Siti Kasim says she hopes perpetrators will be caught soon

* Woman who had to give birth in jail acquitted in drug case

* Several options proposed to tackle 3R issues, says Azalina

* Muhyiddin agreed to waive Felda settlers debt, but Anwar signed off on it, says Fahmi

* Johor govt plans to turn Simpang Renggam into a logistics hub

* Pakatan likely to contest 44 seats in Selangor, Barisan 12

* Diver Bertrand becomes first Malaysian to qualify for Olympics on merit

* LGE trial: RM2mil payment meant for Najib, witness tells court

* Search ops continue for missing nine crew members off Pulau Burung

* Arul Kanda sends representation to AGC to drop appeal in 1MDB audit tampering case

* Sarawak granted authority to directly issue permits for fishing vessels, says Uggah

* Maxis users could get 5G as early as next month

* 87-year-old daredevil creates buzz online for paragliding in Ranau

Singapore

* Fatal maid abuse case: Doctor says her limbs were ‘like skin wrapping bone’

* Two charged over theft of diamond ring worth more than S$132k

* Shell heist: Charges abated for ex-bunker clerk following his death

* Singaporean passport may be most powerful in the world but still need visa for some places

* One taken to hospital after Bedok Reservoir flat fire; third electrical fire in a week

* Preparations for F1 to continue amid probe into Iswaran, Ong Beng Seng

* Two men suspected of stealing S$132,000 diamond ring in Lucky Plaza nabbed in KL airport

Thailand

* Move Forward steps aside to let coalition partner Pheu Thai have shot at premiership

* Thai caretaker govt dismisses rumours it is depleting emergency budget

* Call for visa fee waiver, campaigns to woo more Chinese tourists to Thailand

* Over-zealous policing at Thai airport lands 9 officers in hot water

Indonesia

* Indonesian city bans dog and cat meat trade after activists' campaign

* Gerindra, Democratic Party meet as coalition talks deepen

* Asean needs strong leadership to stay relevant: Indonesia’s ex-foreign minister Marty Natalegawa

Philippines

* Philippines will not cooperate with ICC in drugs war probe - Marcos

* Promise of better services for overseas Filipino workers via new DMW Mobile App

* Palawan court issues arrest warrant against ex-governor Reyes

Vietnam

* HCM City struggles with labour shortage in hotel and restaurant sector

* Apartment prices in Vietnam's capital surge despite market gloom: report

* PM Anwar visits Hanoi's popular Book Street

* Malaysia-Vietnam to leverage RCEP, CPTPP - Tengku Zafrul

* Vietnam passport 82nd in the world, up six places: Index

* Gamuda shares up on property arm's acquisition in Vietnam

Cambodia

* Thousands rally for Cambodia's ruling party on election campaign finale

* Light-rail line to new Siem Reap airport under study

* Hun Sen looks to hand over to son as Cambodia heads to polls

Myanmar

* Four killed after boat capsizes in Myanmar

* Kawthaung region records highest rainfall in 76 years, triggers landslides and flood

Laos

* Laos records US$126mil in trade deficit in June

* Lao govt mulls pay rise for low-income civil servants, private employees

* Lao, Russian foreign ministers hold talks on bilateral ties

Brunei

* Thousands join royal birthday celebration

* Brunei a popular hub for birdwatchers

Aseanplus

* S. Korean President's mum-in-law gets one year in prison for forging bank account

* Popular Taiwan mayor stumbles in bid to lead in US-China hotspot

* India aims to trade electricity with South-East Asia: sources

* Chinese hackers breach US ambassador's emails: Wall Street Journal

* Donnie Yen and wife Cissy Wang mark 20th anniversary with grand ceremony in Italy

* HK actor Tony Leung cameos in K-pop band NewJeans' music video 'Cool With You'

* One dead, three injured in Seoul stabbing rampage: police

* Woman, 21, killed by falling air-con unit while waiting at Taipei bus stop, video purportedly shows

* India bans non-basmati rice exports to check local prices

* Deals on wheels: Housing prices drive young Chinese into RV living

* Travis King disappeared into a North Korea more isolated than ever

* Simu Liu's parents ordered 20 of his 'Barbie' Ken dolls to gift friends: 'They can’t believe it'

* ‘Magic water’: Superstitious mother-in-law tricks unsuspecting Hong Kong woman into drinking ashes of burned Taoist talisman to ‘make a baby’, triggers outrage online

* Markets fluctuate as US jobs data knocks rate hopes

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