Alpine's French driver Pierre Gasly drives during the first practice session for the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix night race at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore on Friday, September 15, 2023. - AFP
Malaysia:
* Dr M poised to be Perikatan's de facto leader, says Salleh Keruak
* Malaysia Airlines gets new hi-lift trucks, hot meal services on affected routes reinstated
* Finance Ministry to extend Budget 2024 feedback to Sept 22
* Domestic trade portfolio to be filled soon, says Anwar
* Hearing of RM6.6bil CBT case against Najib, Irwan in June-July next year
* Dengue cases rose almost 19% in early September, says Health Ministry
* Air crash not survivable due to magnitude deceleration force, says preliminary report
* Plane crash: Further analysis of wreckage needed before final report can be ready
* Proposed KL-Selangor merger challenging and impractical, say MPs
* HIV preventive drugs first to be approved by DCA under joint Asean evaluation system
* Umno will ensure Malay culture and traditions are kept alive, says Ahmad Maslan
* Two cosmetic products found to contain scheduled poisons, says Malaysian Health Ministry
Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland steers his car during the first practice session of the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore,Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. - AP
Singapore:
* Six men arrested for rioting armed with weapon at Ang Mo Kio coffee shop in Singapore
* 15-year-old among 58 suspected drug offenders arrested in islandwide drug operation in Singapore
* Malaysian King congratulates Singapore's ninth president
* Motor racing-Ferrari on top in Singapore practice with lizards on track
* Emerging Markets: Singapore stocks hit one-month high as Asian equities rise as China data lifts sentiment, FX mixed
* Singapore’s first electric cargo vessel set to launch in fourth quarter
* New Singapore President Tharman vows to strengthen multiracialism, nurture more inclusive society
* Asia stocks rally as China data buoys mood; dollar stays strong
* Oil set to rise for a third week on strong China economic data
* All major economies set to miss their 2030 emissions reduction goals, with China, India on course to increase emissions: report
Indonesia:
* Indonesia reports massive rise in rice imports to replenish stockpiles
* Firefighters battle peatland blazes as thick haze shrouds Indonesian city of Palembang
* Indonesia deploys riot police over protests against China-backed project
* Indonesia Aug trade surplus spikes to twice forecast as imports sink
* Green groups slam World Bank for backing Indonesian coal plants
* New industrial park on Borneo, feted as ‘green’, report says
Protesters hold slogans as they join the global march to end fossil fuel on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Quezon city, Philippines. Tens of thousands of climate activists around the world are set to march, chant and protest Friday to call for an end to the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels as the globe continues to suffer dramatic weather extremes and topple heat records. - AP
Thailand:
* New challenges emerge as Thailand’s population continues to age; almost 20.5 million senior citizens in country now
* Thailand's opposition Move Forward party to pick new leader after its embattled chief steps down
* Blocked Thai PM challenger Pita resigns as Move Forward party leader
* Thai PM: 'I don't agree with recreational use' of cannabis
* Politician suspected of sex with teenage girl
* Thailand's rising politician Pita named in TIME100 Next list
Philippines:
* 'I will win', Boxing legend and Filipino politician Manny Pacquiao aims to fight in 2024 Paris Olympics
* US and Philippines plan upgrades in airport and navy base near Taiwan
* Philippine central bank revises down 2023, 2024 c/a deficit forecasts
* Surging and soaring rice prices raise specter of Asian food scare, HSBC says
* US considering seeking access to more Philippine bases, admiral says
* Extreme weather is forcing redesign of world’s busiest airports
Indonesian activists hold a banner during a protest in front of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources office in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Tens of thousands of climate activists around the world are set to march, chant and protest Friday to call for an end to the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels as the globe suffers dramatic weather extremes and record-breaking heat. (- AP
Vietnam:
* Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City looks to boost partnership with World Economic Forum
* Vietnamese EV maker VinFast plans RM5.62bil Indonesian investment
* Vietnam govt orders apartment block checks after deadly blaze
* Vietnam: Witnesses say victims of a Hanoi high-rise fire jumped from upper stories to escape the blaze; 10 children among dead
* Apartment owner arrested after late-night fire kills 56
* Vietnam aims for global production hub
Myanmar:
* Cybercrime crackdown reveals warming ties between China and Myanmar
* Myanmar to offer visa on arrival to Chinese and Indian tourists
* Beauty from Eastern Myanmar, Amara Bo, wins Miss Universe Myanmar 2023
* UN rights expert urges US to go further with sanctions against Myanmar junta
People pray in front of a make shift shrine set up in front of a building that was caught on fire in Hanoi, Vietnam Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. A fire broke just before midnight Tuesday in the apartment building that killed scores of people. - AP
Cambodia:
* As the sea warms, struggling Cambodian fishermen seek to preserve precious crab stocks
* Cambodian PM Hun Manet meets China's Xi in Beijing as China aims to strengthen ties in South-East Asia
* Cambodian President Hun Manet visits Xi in Beijing
* Overfishing shows need to ratify ocean treaty
Laos:
* Laos deports human rights lawyer who was fleeing state pressure back to China
* Lao President meets with Cuban leaders to deepen bilateral ties, attends G77-China Summit
* Laos govt sound highest alert and warns people of possible flooding as heavy rain continues
* Asia bears the brunt of air pollution
Brunei:
* High commissioner hails warm, cordial Brunei-Malaysia ties; future relationships to reach higher level in coming years
* Runaway Bangladeshi worker gets jail and whipping for overstaying in Brunei
* Climate protesters around the world are calling for an end to fossils fuels as Earth heats up
Pedestrians use umbrellas to shelter from the heavy rain while crossing the main intersection in the Ginza shopping area of Tokyo on Friday, September 15, 2023. - AFP
AseanPlus:
* China’s hi-tech ambitions under threat with scientific literacy inadequate to support innovation-driven economy
* China’s public debt could stymie Asian economies while US’s debt could ‘tear apart’ society: analysts
* Survey of 30 years of Chinese students in US reflects pressures as well as satisfaction
* US believes 'missing' China defence chief under investigation by Beijing: report
* US Treasury official visits Hong Kong in bid to deepen ties with China
* China defence minister under investigation, being removed from post, reports western media
* Teacher in China hits school girl, 9, in head with set square; five-hour surgery to mend cracked skull
* India plans crucial test in crewed space mission by October
* Hong Kong crane truck topples at construction site, 26-metre arm strikes podium of nearby residential block
* 100-metre-tall watchtower to survey ocean in East China Sea and help protect Beijing’s ‘maritime rights’: state media
* Aussie regulator moves to block Qantas-China Eastern Airlines cooperation
* Robot wingman takes flight - It is powered into flight by a rocket engine
* Stronger ties between Putin and Kim could see a ‘Cold War-like coalition’ form in northeast Asia / * Putin agrees to visit North Korea
* Hong Kong’s Shek O isolated from city for second time in a week after heavy rain shuts down main road into rural community
* Pentagon says cyberattacks are part of China’s armory for any conflict with US
* Senior South Korea, US officials agree North Korea-Russia arms cooperation violates UN sanctions
* Mum in South Korea found guilty of stalking daughter, sentenced to six months’ jail
* China to manage monkeypox as disease on par with Covid-19
* Bullock takes over at Australia centralbank with soft landing in sight
* Hot pink pooch: Video guide of man’s hilarious fail in copying China’s dragon fruit dog dye craze amuses mainland social media
* Electricity demand to rise faster in China in the next three years
* Soccer-South Korea coach Klinsmann wants fans, media to help build 'positive spirit'
* Hong Kong’s history of illegal building works: From unapproved home modifications at Redhill Peninsula to ‘underground palace’ in Kowloon
