A Thai official sprinkles holy water in preparation for a royal plowing ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 10, 2024. The annual event marks the beginning of the rice growing season. - AP
Malaysia:
* RM1.25mil extortion case: Seven cops remanded under Sosma
* 1MDB and subsidiaries file lawsuit against Rosmah Mansor for US$364mil
* Accelerate pace for AI use in the country, says Anwar
* Higher Education Ministry to meet with Australia regarding new policy on student visa
* Bursa Malaysia all-time high indicates Madani framework is building investor confidence
* Jay Chou's KL concert tickets to go on sale June 4
* Malaysian EC chairman Abdul Ghani retires
* M’sia ceased distributing AstraZeneca vaccine ‘long ago’, says doctor
* KL Sentral Station redevelopment project to commence year-end - Loke
* Shotguns in Sarawak can only be passed down from parent to child
* Malaysia's March manufacturing sales value grows 1.4% to RM158.4bil
* Embark on a journey of discovery and exploration with Malaysia Airlines and Firefly
Sunda scops owl chicks look out from a tree hollow in Singapore, - AFP
Singapore:
* ‘Singapore will be in good hands under the 4G team’: PM Lee Lee Hsien Loong, after chairing final Cabinet meeting
* RM45.85 million: May 9 Toto prize money largest ever won on a single ticket in Singapore
* Armed Certis cop arrested in Singapore's Victoria Street; officer did not return gun and 10 bullets after duty
* Singapore ranked eighth in world for low gender inequality; new report charts women’s development
* Singapore Air Force temporarily suspends F-16 training after crash incident
* Singapore Air’s budget brand Scoot axed flights on parts shortage, Straits Times report
* OCBC posts record Q1 profit, makes US$1bil bid to take Great Eastern private
* SGX receives proposal to boost trading amid rise in overseas listings
* Asia stocks rally on renewed global rate cut optimism
* Oil set for weekly gain as demand signs, geopolitics seen as positives
Indonesia:
* Japan to provide flood risk maps for four South-East Asian countries - Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia
* Peugeot halts sales in Indonesia; punging sales sees French brand ends its presence in the country after 52 years
* Indonesia says Musk's Starlink granted licences to operate
* Another volcano erupts, raising alert level in Indonesia
* Best of Bali hits the city
* Asian currencies set for weekly fall; stocks firm on US rate cut bets
A ragpicker looks for recyclable items in a pile of garbage at a landfill in Depok on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia. Friday, May 10, 2024. - AP
Thailand:
* Thailand shuts 12 national marine parks amid coral bleaching crisis
* Huge fire at a chemical storage tank in Thailand kills one and injures four people
* Thailand’s shock cannabis policy U-turn risks protests and lawsuits
* Famed Thai holiday isles suffer water shortages after heatwave
* Govt makes ganja U-turn - Thai PM orders U-turn on cannabis ruling
Philippines:
* Philippines says Iranian forces free one of four Filipino hostages caught last month
* China military says it 'drove away' US destroyer in disputed South China Sea
* Three Filipinos nabbed for using fake MyKads in Klang
* Philippines calls for Chinese diplomats to be expelled for disinformation
* Philippines: The hottest April in over four decades
Windmills are seen at Ilocos Norte province, northern Philippines. Ilocos Norte province is home to most of the wind farms in the country. - AP
Vietnam:
* Vietnam's VinFast EVs to debut in Philippines at end of May
* Vietnam irks EU by delaying meeting ahead of possible Putin visit
* Vietnam arrests official engaged in UN talks on labour reform
* DSA NATSEC Asia2024: Viettel's cutting-edge defence solutions from Vietnam garner international attention
* Cops arrest official involved in labour reform in Vietnam
Myanmar:
* Myanmar junta rebuffs Cambodia ex-leader's request to meet Suu Kyi
* Military in Myanmar attacks monastery - many dead after airstrikes
* Monsoon make-or-break for junta in Myanmar
* Junta reiterates move as Hun Sen seeks Suu Kyi access
A woman walks in a rice field, once a battlefield, in Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam. Vietnam is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the battle of Dien Bien Phu, where the French army was defeated by Vietnamese troops, ending the French colonial rule in Vietnam. - AP
Cambodia:
* Cambodian govt issues warning for people to be on alert as wet season approaches; lightning storms likely to jump in 2024
* Three additional suspects arrested and charged in Siem Reap gang rape case; total involved now rising to 14 teenagers
* Cambodia and Indonesia aim to modernise, digitalize, and enhance the capacity of the civil service
Laos:
* Laos seeks to solve acute labour shortage in country, many business operations badly affected
* Asean regional forum meeting on preventive diplomacy held in Laos capital
Brunei:
* Bunei govt alerts people to avoid unregistered child centres; only 74 are registered in the country
* Two Brunei men jailed for violating Passport Act
Buddhists monks clean Buddha statues ahead of the upcoming birthday of Buddha on May 15, at the Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea.- AP
AseanPlus:
* Syed Saddiq applies for temporary release of passport to go to Singapore and Taiwan
* Labuan teenager Brittany Goh to represent Malaysia in China's 'The Voice 2024'
* Seoul turns to foreign doctors as medical strike drags on
* Australian regulator says Musk's X should not set limits of internet law
* Japan ex-minister says drone video of carrier a serious problem
* Olympics - Australian Institute of Sport to get $165 million upgrade
* Hong Kong puts Google in hot seat with ban on protest song
* Baidu executive quits after reviving toxic work culture debate
* Pandemic treaty talks to the wire, likely to miss first deadline, sources say
* PR executive at Chinese tech firm Baidu apologises for comments seen as glorifying overwork
* Incoming Taiwan leader is open to Beijing dialogue ‘on equal footing’ with ‘mutual respect’: envoy
* Xi Jinping banking on Hungary and Serbia in face of growing China-Europe tensions
* Cathay Pacific’s HK Express to charge fliers for carry-on suitcase option under new baggage policy
* Former Chinese defence minister Wei Fenghe emerges after months of speculation
* China’s overcapacity dilemma solvable with ‘painful’ industrial revamp, scholars say
* China tech giant Baidu VP apologises after backlash over tough style
* Opposition leaders in India's Kashmir accuse government of sabotaging their campaigns
* Beijing to help Hong Kong rake in talent from mainland China and overseas, nation’s labour chief says
* Taiwan rattled by 5.8 magnitude quake, buildings shook in the capital but no immediate reports of damage
* Hong Kong businesses embrace potential of silver economy with more services, tech for rising number of elderly
* Meituan’s KeeTa app leads Hong Kong’s food delivery market by order volume in March quarter, surpassing rival Foodpanda
* Hong Kong worker falls from 2-metre-high stage while dismantling Taiwanese band Mayday’s concert site, loses consciousness
* Struggling Hong Kong bars hope lucky draw will provide shot in arm but Lan Kwai Fong’s Allan Zeman urges them to look beyond ‘desperate’ measures
