Asean news headlines as at 9pm on Monday (Oct 9)


Sarah Jumaat, 36, whose brother Masoud-Rahimi is currently on death row, gives a statement along with other family members of death row inmates against the use of the death penalty ahead of the World Day Against the Death Penalty in Singapore on Oct 9, 2023. - Reuters

Malaysia

* King gives consent to 17 laws passed by Parliament from May 22 to June 15

* Malaysia's 5G adoption rate among world's fastest, Fahmi tells Dewan Rakyat

* Nik Nazmi: Poor air quality causing low visibility in West coast, Southern peninsula

* Cops begin probe into Roger Ng's 1MDB connection, says IGP

* Haze: Air quality in 10 locations at unhealthy levels as at 9am on Oct 9

* PM: Madani Economy Framework replaced SPV after taking into account local context

* No second 5G contract awarded so far, says Fahmi

* Watch CNN interview in full, not just 'cut and paste' version before criticising me, says Anwar

* Man's attempt to rape student in Kudat foiled

* Fahmi: 5G coverage in populated areas at 70.2% as of Sept 30, adoption now at 7.4%

* Malaysian Govt channels RM1mil to Palestinian humanitarian fund

* 10 Penang cocktail bars to visit at the first ever Penang Cocktail Week

* Man caught on camera stealing donation box from JB restaurant

* Klang cop falls 6m, still manages to apprehend suspect

* No power abuse in Kudat land deal, I’m ready to cooperate on any probe, says Hajiji

* Stop spreading video of 'plastic rice' claims as probe is ongoing, public told

* Ministry probes claim 'plastic rice' was sold at Sandakan supermarket

* Johor records 218% increase in dengue cases up to ME40 over last year

* Revised NS programme to include 45 days of army boot camp, says Tok Mat

Singapore

* Favourable winds and showers to cut haze risk in Singapore for next 24 hours

* Singaporeans’ plans to visit Israel on hold after conflict

* Singapore banks sharpen scrutiny after $2 bln money laundering scandal -sources

* Unvaccinated people who recover from Covid-19 at higher risk of heart complications: Study

* Three taken to hospital after fire in Hougang coffee shop

* Under one roof: Vegetable farm and vehicles share a carpark in Hougang

* Single mum in SG who lost over RM307,000 to a job scam thought she could earn RM62,000 in a week

* Escalator at Clementi MRT station found to be safe after three fall while using it

Thailand

* Ex-Thai minister back from Cambodia to face graft charges over Pattaya condo

* Mother, sister pray for safe release of Thai couple among 11 captured by Hamas militants

* Thailand working with other countries for release of hostages taken in Israel

* Thai police launch crackdown on illegal firearms

* Thailand’s Theos-2 satellite successfully shoots into space

* Former Thai envoy to Denmark murdered by foreign national: police

* 12 Thais killed in Israel-Gaza violence: govt

Indonesia

* Jokowi to reshuffle cabinet ahead of 2024 election

* Indonesia expects to finalise US$560mil railway loan from China next week

* Indonesia calls for end to Israeli-Palestinian violence

* Indonesia to import additional 1.5 million tonnes of rice for 2023: minister

Philippines

* Hacked Philippine health insurer didn’t have cyber protection software

* Philippines health insurer hacked: What we know

* Two Filipinos injured amid Israel-Hamas conflict

* Philippines has 'done enough' policy tightening, finance secretary says

* Promise of more support for Philippine sports following Asiad showing

Vietnam

* 40,000 victims seek justice in billion-dollar Van Thinh Phat bond fraud case

* Three dead, one missing in northern Vietnam due to landslides, floods

* Vietnam linked to spy campaign using EU-made malware

* HCM City tightens monkeypox prevention after four more cases

* Vietnam's rice exports revenue surges to new record

Cambodia

* Cambodian govt working to repatriate dead student as Israel fighting intensifies

* Cambodia records second death from bird flu this year

* Cambodia attracts record foreign investment growth

Myanmar

* Heavy rain displaces thousands in southern Myanmar

* Tale of Burmese barmaid who nabbed a N. Korean assassin

Laos

* Attapeu, Huaphan governors replaced

* Lao labour ministry calls for support to end child labour

Brunei

* Belait employers found violating labour laws

* Brunei reiterates solidarity with Palestinians

Aseanplus

* Hong Kong halts trading, closes schools post-typhoon

* Death toll from flash floods in Indian Himalayas climbs to 74, rescue gathers pace

* US approves equipment exports to S. Korean chip factories in China

* Remnants of Typhoon Koinu bring floods to Hong Kong

* In Beijing, Schumer calls on Xi to support Israel after Hamas attacks

* Japan lifts tsunami advisory for coastal areas

* Seoul to use AI to enhance public safety on subways

* India watching military conflict in the Middle East closely: oil minister

* MYAirline secures extension of air operator certificate

* Citigroup to sell China consumer wealth business to HSBC

* N. Korean sports broadcast labels S. Korea ‘puppets’ during Hangzhou Asian Games

* Singer-actor Wu Chun: ‘At 45, I hope to be like a fit 25-year-old’

* Malaysian singer Jeryl Lee resembles Blackpink's Lisa, says netizens

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