Gibran Rakabuming Rakam, vice-presidential candidate and son of President Joko Widodo arrives for a medical check-up, required for candidacy in the upcoming election, with his wife Selvi Ananda at Gatoto Subroto Army Hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2023. Gibran pledged to uphold his fathers existing policies as he runs alongside Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia's defense minister. - Bloomberg
Malaysia:
* ‘Strange and amusing’, says PAS on Anwar’s claim of being threatened over Palestine stance
* Anwar’s meetings with Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Egypt leaders unprecedented amid Gaza conflict, says Zambry
* Rabies situation in Sarawak critical, owners should vaccinate their pets, says Lukanisman
* 1MDB: Nov 6 for decision on prosecution’s bid to amend three charges against Najib
* Msia’s security, intelligence must be tightened in light of Gaza and Syria, says Hishammudin
* Gaza conflict: Keep our schools neutral, says Henrynus
* Another individual linked to 1MDB assets identified, say police
* Bukit Aman mulls action against owners, real estate agents renting premises to scam rackets
* Zahid: Malaysia explores sending lecturers for TVET training in South Korea, Turkiye
* TikTok is removing content about Palestine-Isreal conflict from Malaysia, says Communications and Digital Minister
* All gantries in public transport stations under Prasarana to be equipped with open payment system by Aug 2025, says Loke
* Over a million sacks of 10kg local white rice distributed following govt intervention, says Mat Sabu
A Porsche 911 Targa vehicle seized by police at a residence of Su Jiafeng, one of the suspects in the S$2.8 billion money-laundering case, in Singapore. Allegations have erupted that wealthy Chinese have been pouring ill-gotten gains into the Asian financial hub, in what the government itself describes as potentially one of the world's largest money-laundering cases. - Bloomberg
Singapore:
* Singapore: 800 students, including primary school pupils, prosecuted for vaping offences in 2022
* Malaysia to discuss with Singapore on continuing KTMB Shuttle Tebrau service, says Loke
* Porsche, two Rolls-Royces among four cars seized from Singapore's Bukit Timah bungalow in RM9.77bil money laundering case
* Telegram channels offer explicit sex videos, photos for a fee in similar vein to SG Nasi Lemak
* Ex-president gets honoured - Halimah conferred island state’s highest civilian award
* Asian stocks slump to 11-mth lows as higher-for-longer rate fears persist
* Oil falls after US stockpiles climb, Middle East tensions in focus
Indonesia:
* Exclusive-TikTok, YouTube, Meta eye Indonesia e-commerce licenses- sources
* Weakening economy casts shadow on Indonesia’s election season
* 6.1 magnitude quake jolts East Indonesia
* Emerging markets - Indonesia rupiah lead losses as Asia Forex slip as risk-off sentiment prevails
* Prabowo registers for presidential race with strategy to woo young voters
* Indonesian tech unicorns to go public with eyes wide open
Prima Pramac Racing’s Spanish rider Jorge Martin speaks during a press conference before the MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix at the Buriram International Circuit in Buriram on Thursday, October 26, 2023. - AFP
Thailand:
* Thailand renews efforts to guarantee rights of same-sex couples
* Thai Airways International unveils new uniforms for cabin crew
* Thais workers remaining in Israel for higher pay a major concern, says PM Srettha
* Sticky rice and mango named world’s fourth-best pudding
* Five new Thai airlines to start flying in 2024
Philippines:
* Biden warns China after incidents involving Philippine ships
* Philippines landslide at remote village leaves four dead; buries five houses
* China says US has no right to get involved in its problems with Philippines
* Philippine central bank hikes benchmark rate by 25 bps in off-cycle move
* Weighing risks from geopolitical turmoil
TOPSHOT - This photo taken shows a farmer fishing at sunset in Vietnam's Hau Giang province. - AFP
Vietnam:
* Vietnam fugitive businesswoman sentenced to 10 years in jail
* Standard Chartered Bank maintains Vietnam's 2024 GDP growth forecast at an impressive 6.7 per cent
* Oil refiners struggle for financing as banks shun fossil fuels
* Vietnam airline industry’s recovery hurt by declining demand
* Vietnam PM Pham calls for better access to credit for firms
Myanmar:
* Record 114 million people now displaced worldwide; Myanmar people among worst hit, says UN
* Two killed, nearly 275,000 Myanmar Rohingya flee Bangladesh cyclone in Cox's Bazar
* Myanmar police has seized norcotics drugs worth a whopping RM1.825bil thus far in 2023
A fisherman casts his net into the lake of O-Andoeuk village outside Phnom Penh, Cambodia.O-Andoeuk is a village where farmers use their small fishing nets to catch fish for their daily meals. - AP
Cambodia:
* Cambodian PM Hun Manet urges pursuit of safety for all citizens
* Cambodia's export to other RCEP members up 23.6 per cent in nine months
* American and Asian nations including Cambodia to prevent river dolphin extinction
Laos:
* Laos govt vows to achieve zero preventable maternal deaths
* Hong Kong eases visa policies to attract talents from Laos, Vietnam and Nepal
Brunei:
* Brunei reveals initial investigation results of recent power outage; mainly due to disruption of transmission system
* Brunei records 41.7 per cent total trade drop in June 2023
Itaewon disaster survivor Lee Ju-hyun speaks during a press conference by the Itaewon disaster bereaved families and survivors at the Seoul Foreign Corespondents' Club in Seoul on Thursday, October 26, 2023. Nearly 160 people were crushed to death in a narrow alleyway in Seoul's Itaewon district on Halloween weekend 2022, after the country's first post-pandemic holiday celebrations descended into chaos. - AFP
AseanPlus:
* Provide assistance and early intervention to the stateless to receive citizenship, says Muar MP
* Having already lost parents, Seoul’s famed runaway zebra now loses his partner
* ‘This is humiliation’: China bride apron-wearing custom promoting fertility sparks fierce online debate
* Anticipation builds for Xi Jinping-Joe Biden summit as Chinese, US officials meet
* China's youngest-ever crew of astronauts heads to space station
* China’s next Tiangong space station residents will be its youngest crew ever
* New hack: Young women in China hide pomelo peel beneath hair for more volume
* South Korea - Seoul creates memorial at site of deadly 2022 crowd crush
* A year after deadly South Korean crush, families fight for accountability
* Japan show provides glimpse of robots as future of rescue efforts
* South Korea court rejects temple's claim to looted statue
* South Korean court upholds ban on gay sex within armed forces
* China needs deep reform, not temporary fixes, to reanimate economy, former official says
* From South Asia to Hong Kong via mainland China popular route for people who want to enter city illegally, ethnic minority community leader says
* China’s human rights: US must improve seafood supply chain monitoring to spot Chinese violations, panel told
* EU includes companies linked to Beijing on board of Global Gateway, its alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative
* ‘The bear bit down on my head’: Japanese man recalls horrifying bear attack in his backyard
* Police rescue over 1,000 cats from being slaughtered in Suzhou, China
* WWF warns of "devastating" increase in global deforestation, calls for global actions
* A year after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, X remains mired in turmoil
* Australia police arrest seven in money laundering bust linked to Chinese organised crime
* Chinese director Zhang Yimou receives lifetime award at Tokyo International Film Festival
* Swimming-First Australian named for Paris Games shrugs off Seine pollution concerns
