Visitors inspect China's BYD electric vehicles during its launch ceremony in Jakarta on Jan 18, 2024. - Reuters
Malaysia
* MACC confirms Mirzan Mahathir questioned, given 30 days to declare assets
* MACC nabs company owner, two individuals over graft probe
* Queen kept her cool but I was a nervous wreck, says King on his news-reading experience
* Start implementing Budget 2024 projects now, Anwar tells Cabinet
* Door part that blew off Boeing plane was made in Malaysia, says US federal agency chief
* Second brother missing since Jan 1 found safe in Hulu Bernam
* Teenager was sexually assaulted but not sodomised, say KL cops
* Syed Saddiq appoints new lawyers for CBT, money laundering case appeal
* Cops nab 'gigolo' who starred in, produced own porn videos in Pahang
* Teen fakes arrest to con mom into paying for his 'release'
* Customs Dept seizes 12 million cigarettes in Port Klang
* Over 13kg of drugs seized, one suspect arrested in Gopeng
* Jakim developing AI system to simplify halal certification approval
* Three million tourist target for Sabah achievable, says organisation chairman
Singapore
* Singapore Transport minister Iswaran charged with corruption in rare case
* Singapore transport minister resigns over corruption charges
* Tickets to F1, Harry Potter shows and football matches: What are the 27 charges Iswaran faces?
* Jail, caning for man who tried but failed to rape drunken female friend
* S’pore-born giant panda cub Le Le arrives safely in China, begins quarantine
Thailand
* Thai online vendor faces record 50 years in jail for royal insult
* Safety measures at Bangkok fireworks factories to be reviewed after blast that killed 23
* Thai govt may reconsider land bridge project if investment not worth it
* Medical use of cannabis may require doctor’s note: Thai minister
* Students advertise a ghost-free certifying service in Chiang Mai
* Thailand asks Red Cross to help free last eight Thai hostages held by Hamas
* Thai court finds ex-transport minister guilty of violating law, handing govt projects to own company
Indonesia
* Indonesia presidential hopefuls pledge to boost troubled anti-graft agency
* Economists favour Jokowi critic Anies as top choice to lead Indonesia
* Anies promises to reinstate civil servants demoted for being neutral
* Indonesia's biomass consumption target in 2024 nearly triples
* Prabowo keeps strong lead in election poll but runoff looms
* Bali tourism operators oppose higher tax for spas, nightclubs
* China's BYD launches 3 EV models in Indonesia
Philippines
* China, Philippines seek better communication, management of conflicts in South China Sea
* Philippines to propose Asean AI regulatory framework: House speaker
* Landslide in southern Philippines kills seven, 10 more missing
* Philippine defence chief dismisses coup rumours against Marcos
* Philippines bans poultry imports from Japan due to avian flu outbreak
Vietnam
* Vietnam tightens limits on investors' stakes in banks
* Pope meets Vietnam political delegation, wants to visit the country
* Vietnam's tourism sector looking to improve global ranking
* Vietnamese EV maker VinFast misses 2023 deliveries goal, but Q4 up
Cambodia
* Manet welcomes Trip.com efforts to attract international tourists
* Cambodia-Vietnam trade surges to nearly US$6.6bil 2023
* Road accidents kill 1,590 people in Cambodia in 2023, down 7%
Myanmar
* Head-on collision - 32 Myanmar factory workers injured
* Myanmar to hold coconut-based products expo in delta region
Laos
* Laos named one of world’s best destinations for Aussies to visit
* Artists from Laos, China and Thailand display works at exhibition
Brunei
* Man charged for New Year’s Day drug trafficking
* Online application for Brunei higher education institutions opens
Aseanplus
* IMF chief says China's GDP growth 'good news' for world
* Shanghai's elderly seek romance at Ikea lonely hearts club
* Japan counts down to precision 'moon sniper' landing mission
* China's economy set to pick up pace in 2024
* Taiwan Cabinet submits customary post-election resignation
* S.Korea, US and Japan nuclear envoys condemn North Korea over arms trade with Russia
* Woman in China refuses to pay ride-hail driver agreed RM13 for return of left-behind phone, suffers instant karma
* TVB stars Kenneth Ma and Roxanne Tong hold separate wedding banquet in HK
* Coco Lee’s fans turn up at memorial park to mark late singer’s ‘birthday’
* Asian markets fluctuate as traders recalibrate rate outlook
