Rescuers remove the body of a train crash victim in Cicalengka, West Java, Indonesia on Jan 5, 2024. Two trains collided on Indonesia's main island of Java on Friday, causing several carriages to buckle and overturn, officials said. - AP
Malaysia
* Dr M takes a dig at Anwar in wake of 'Dubai Move' claims
* Over half a million Padu registrations in three days, says chief statistician
* Dengue cases down 6.8 percent in ME52. Four deaths reported, says Health DG
* Tawau murder case: Witness denies tampering with car found at crime scene
* Cops rescue three trafficked Myanmar teens from Sg Buloh factory
* 'Fat Leonard' seeks new attorneys ahead of sentencing in US Navy bribery case, causing another delay
* 'Look after your health': Anwar deflects Dr M's Dubai Move dig
* 1MDB trial: We can't control the press, says DPP
* Najib's 1MDB trial: G2G meeting on yacht did not follow proper channels, court told
* Close monitoring makes it tough to manipulate subsidised air tickets, says Anthony Loke
* Thai inflation outside c.bank's target for eight straight months
* Bukit Aman: Man arrested for hacking, selling data of gov’t agency
* Let's rebuild the country instead of playing politics, Zahid tells 'Dubai Move' plotters
* Magnum 4D celebrates two lucky pick ticket millionaires
Singapore
* Tuition teacher admits to molesting three students, one of whom was just eight
* ‘Bomb’ found at industrial building in Ang Mo Kio a dud, police investigating
* About S$8mil in CDC vouchers spent since launch on Jan 3
* Jail for man who paid 15-year-old for sex, filmed her and two women secretly
* Covid-19 wave ending in S'pore, with sharp fall in patients admitted to hospitals and ICUs
* Man pulled open doors of MRT trains for two weeks after suffering bipolar disorder relapse
Thailand
* Thai rice exports seen dropping as scramble for supply eases
* Chanthaburi prepares to celebrate Buddha’s footprint festival
* Historic Buakaw-Pacquiao clash to be held on April 20 at Impact Arena
* White whale spotted near Phi Phi islands, possibly for the first time
* Bid to use student to smuggle heroin from Thailand to Australia foiled
Indonesia
* Train collision in Indonesia kills four, injures 42
* Indonesia election: Front runner Prabowo’s rivals meeting in secret to erode his lead
* Transportation Ministry issues apology for West Java train collision
* Trains collide on Indonesia's main island of Java, killing at least three people
Philippines
* Bomb joke at Philippine church: Police arrest 42-year-old man
* Philippines says rate settings to stay tight as rice spikes
* Two Chinese vessels shadowed Philippine, US ship: Philippine military
* Philippines remains open to diplomacy with China: national security adviser
Vietnam
* Vietnam aims at US$3.5bil revenue from exporting durian in 2024
* Young people find start-up success with coffee grounds
* Vietnam's sex ratio at birth remains high
Cambodia
* Lightning strikes killed 84 people in Cambodia last year: official
* Vietnamese TikToker fined for ‘defaming’ Angkor
* Indonesia-Cambodia trade sees a milestone
Myanmar
* Over 40,000 scam suspects in Myanmar handed over to China in 2023: state media
* Myanmar to hold film awards presentation ceremony in early 2024
Laos
* Railway turns Laos from landlocked to land-linked
* Laos sees increase in dengue cases in 2023
Brunei
* Temporary closure of Brunei fuel stations for inspections
* Brunei team wins third place in global food challenge
Aseanplus
* Taiwan election poses early 2024 test of US aim to steady China ties
* Plane wreckage being cleared from Tokyo airport after collision
* North Korea fires 200 rounds at sea border; South islanders take shelter
* Crews begin clearing plane wreckage from Japan runway collision
* Clever or con? Young China merchant sells 70,000 virtual ‘Einstein brains’ online to university students seeking advice, ‘spiritual nourishment’
* S. Korean President vetoes bill that wants to investigate his wife
* Cathay Pacific’s flight cancellations hint at bigger problem, says pilot union chief
* 'I had to do something': Turkish volunteer feeds Japan earthquake victims
* Comic book on K-pop group BTS charts their rise to stardom, military service
* HK actor Eric Tsang's daughter buys RM2.9mil apartment unit for mum after 5 mins of viewing it
* Asian equities attract largest inflows in 7 years as cenbanks shift monetary policy
* HK artiste Leo Ku to perform two shows in Genting Highlands
* Markets swing ahead of US jobs as rate cut hopes fade
