Asean news headlines as at 9pm on Wednesday (Nov 22)


Philippine Coast Guard personnel evacuating a child from a flooded home due to heavy rains at a village in Catarman town, Northern Samar, central Philippines on Nov 21. - AFP

Malaysia

* PM still best person to hold Finance portfolio, Rafizi tells Dewan Rakyat

* Public can monitor issues highlighted in A-G's report via digital dashboard

* Bomb hoax: 37 police reports lodged nationwide, says IGP

* TRX tunnel to open Nov 29, expected to reduce traffic by 30%, says Nanta

* Unknown biker honks horn to warn Sg Petani house occupants of fire

* Malaysia has implemented 16 FTAs, 62 bilateral IGAs to date - Tengku Zafrul

* Too early to gauge impact of Thailand's proposed land bridge, says Tengku Zafrul

* Indonesia's Defence Minister, Johor MB among six awarded titles in conjunction with Johor Ruler's birthday

* Tourists to Penang more than double in first half of 2022, state assembly hears

Singapore

* Deaths of three in Bedok North fire, including 3-year-old girl, ruled a misadventure

* Singaporean guilty of fixing basketball matches in Thailand

* Male ex-teacher in SG who sent multiple victims sexually explicit material gets 20 weeks’ jail

* Malaysian jailed for helping ring record cards at casino, group won over S$433k

* Man held for allegedly swopping S$318k diamond ring with replica

* Singapore economy forecast to grow 1-3% in 2024

Thailand

* Bangkok police arrest 10 suspects over shooting incidents that claimed three lives

* Iguana invasion: Thailand rounds up rogue reptiles

* Thai exports expected to contract this year: shippers' council

* New coach for Thailand after muted World Cup campaign start

* Bangkok imam elected as Thailand’s 19th Chula Rajamontri

* PM2.5 pollution exceeds safe threshold in most of Bangkok

Indonesia

* Cianjur earthquake survivors remain homeless one year after disaster

* Rohingya refugees stranded on Indonesia beach to be moved after local rejection

* TikTok mulls investing in Indonesia’s GoTo to revive online shop

* Indonesian police arrest suspect in Coldplay ticket scam

* Hundreds of Rohingya come ashore in Indonesia, joining about 1,000 this week

Philippines

* Duterte says he may return to politics if daughter is impeached

* Philippines is Vietnam's largest rice importer in October

* Manila confirms 17 Filipino seafarers held hostage by Houthi rebels in Red Sea

Vietnam

* HCM City-Can Tho travel time to be cut by half when bridge, expressway is ready

* Vietnam's sugar prices forecast to surge by year end

* Sand mining in Vietnam's Mekong Delta sinks homes, livelihoods

* Vietnam's garment sector sees positive signs in Q4

Cambodia

* Cambodia and Japan seek to advance bilateral ties

* Cambodian economy advances amid external, domestic headwinds: World Bank

Myanmar

* Mounting Myanmar clashes displace nearly 300,000 people: UN

* Myanmar fireworks festival muted as clashes spread

* Myanmar anti-junta fighters battle military in state capital

Laos

* Laos records trade surplus of US$943mil in 9 months

* Laos to review progress in promoting children's rights

Brunei

* Sexual assault on nephew: Uncle gets jail, whipping

* Water disruption to affect nine Brunei districts

Aseanplus

* Xi urges 'immediate' ceasefire, release of detainees in Israel-Hamas war

* Load of rubbish: litter-hunters vie for unusual world title in Tokyo

* Indian rescuers drill halfway towards workers trapped in tunnel

* Qatar announces Israel-Hamas truce-for-hostages deal that would pause Gaza fighting, bring more aid

* India orders safety audit of tunnels after collapse in Himalayas

* S. Korean prosecutors seek 30-year jail term for cult leader charged with sexual assault

* Hamas, Israel agree to four-day ceasefire, prisoner swap deal

* China still awaiting inbound travel surge, but flight resumption should help oil the wheels

* HK’s ‘rude’ taxi drivers’ threat to strike casts spotlight on city’s ride-hailing policy

* South Korean president to meet UK PM Sunak for state visit talks

* It’s cheaper in Tokyo: Hong Kong’s Japanese restaurants shut as patrons take off for holidays, sushi and omakase feasts

* ‘Dancing woman’ on Seoul street arrested for meth use

* Explainer-What we know about North Korea's new satellite and claims of Russian aid

* Climate, energy experts more confident about China peaking carbon emissions earlier, CREA survey finds

Tencent eyes China’s multibillion dollar healthcare sector with social media and AI models

* Dog abandoned with written note sparks anger in South Korea

* ‘Fines are king’: County in China imposes ‘uncivilised behaviour’ penalty for squatting while eating and not making beds, divides opinions online

* Zii Jia beats Tze Yong to reach China Masters second round

* Actors Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio looking for next Karate Kid

* HK celebrity couple Benjamin Yuen and Bowie Cheung welcome first baby

* K-Pop supergroup BTS' Jung Kook to begin military service in December

* Former Category III actor Charlie Cho apologises for birthday wish to Myanmar scammer

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