Officials fold ballot papers ahead of Indonesia's upcoming general election scheduled to be held on Feb 14, 2024, at a warehouse of the General Election Commission in Surabaya on Dec 21, 2023. - AFP
Malaysia
* Massive police dragnet around Kota Raya in KL nabs over 1,100
* Zim must remove 4,000 stranded containers soon, says Loke
* Toll-free travel for Christmas on Dec 23 and 26, says Ahmad Maslan
* MRT3: Land acquisition process to start in stages next year
* Transboundary Haze Act must be effective and not just symbolic, says Nik Nazmi
* JB cops nab three teens for aiding in kidnap bid on seven-year-old boy
* Gain knowledge or fall victim to backward narratives, PM tells students
* Twenty-fold increase in Covid-19 cases in Johor, says Health Exco
* Sabah to exceed 2023 tourism target by 300,000 arrivals
* Court orders Shafee to pay more than RM5.5mil in income tax arrears
* MMEA rescues six tourists in stormy seas off Mersing
* Thai national nabbed in Kelantan with RM650,000 worth of yaba pills
* All contra lanes at Johor land checkpoints open for Christmas and New Year
* The disabled can ride for free on Prasarana trains and buses from Feb 1
Singapore
* Man held over slashing at Pasir Ris shop charged with attempted murder
* SG police probing perfume subscription service I’vre after complaints of wrong charges, unfulfilled orders
* Teen duo in SG pretended to offer sexual services to scam victims of over RM5,000
* Man arrested for public nuisance after car in Lavender area found smeared with poop
* Visible progress of upcoming RTS Link draws S’porean, Malaysian buyers to JB properties
* Boy, 13, graduates from top Australian university with perfect GPA
Thailand
* Thaksin to continue treatment at police hospital, says justice minister
* Thailand further postpones unpopular tourist tax ‘until industry recovers’
* Don’t politicise Thaksin’s ailing health, insists Thai DPM
* Trang airport road sign in comical ‘language’ removed
* Thailand returns three smuggled orangutans to Indonesia
* Thai ministries to clamp down on crop burning as pollution levels rise
* Thailand edges closer to legalising same-sex marriage
Indonesia
* Jokowi breaks ground on US$10.6mil police station in Nusantara
* Indonesia offers five-year multiple-entry visas to attract more visitors
* Five more boats packed with refugees approach Indonesia's shores: air force
* Indonesia anti-graft agency arrests Harita Nickel director
* Indonesia c.bank keeps interest rates unchanged, as expected
* Indonesia's Constitutional Court finally forms permanent ethics council
Philippines
* Marcos vows Philippines will assert South China Sea rights after Beijing warning
* Ex-cop Valeroso to recant accusations against De Lima
* Philippines keeps inflation target at 2%-4% through 2026
* Beijing warns Manila to 'act with caution' after maritime clashes
Vietnam
* Trial over deadly apartment fire in Ho Chi Minh City resumes
* Vietnam police arrest deputy trade minister in bribery probe
* Vietnam to raise regional minimum salary by 6% next year
* Vietnam makes urgent call for ceasefire, protection of civilians in Gaza Strip
Cambodia
* Japan offers Cambodia US$170mil for projects, cooperative ties
* Cambodia records 11,506 new business establishments in first 11 months
Myanmar
* 'I'm a Mandalay girl': teenage soldier fights on Myanmar's front lines
* Myanmar junta accused of war crimes over response to rebel offensive
* China urges Myanmar junta, rebels to implement ceasefire deal
* China is using Myanmar civil war to destroy cyber scam networks
Laos
* Nam Pien Yorla Pa: Preserving forests, improving people’s well-being
* Vietnam Electricity proposes importing wind power from Laos
Brunei
* Award for Brunei film at Japan children’s festival
* Jump start the day with happy hormones, says mental health expert
Aseanplus
* China is world’s second-largest economy but its passport is ranked 63rd. Are things looking up?
* S. Korea #MeToo initiator's case dismissed by top court
* Bail denied to HK rights lawyer in landmark security case
* Explainer-How could North Korea use its nuclear weapons?
* China quake survivors recover in hospitals as toll rises to 135
* Neil, the ‘chaotic’ but cute seal from Tasmania, becomes TikTok’s newest obsession
* N. Korea's Kim warns of 'nuclear attack' if 'provoked' with nukes
* HK unionist jailed for taking sister's phone, laptop before search
* China's cold snap reaches Shanghai with chilliest year-end in 40 years
* Japan protests South Korean Supreme Court ruling on forced labour compensation
* Pakistan's Imran Khan still barred from vote after conviction appeal fails - lawyer
* Michelle Yeoh shares photos of family gathering in Ipoh
* China teacher orders girls caught eating in class slap themselves in face then asks boys to help with beating, going viral and triggering official probe
* Hong Kong actress Karena Ng marries tycoon’s son Brian Sze
* K-Pop star G-Dragon cleared of drug allegations
* ‘Gyeongseong Creature’ stars Park Seo-joon, Han So-hee on why they were drawn to the monster series
* Asian markets track Wall St losses as traders pause after rally
