Deer watch mounted honour guard escorting the vehicle carrying Australia's Governor-General David Hurley as it enter the Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java, on Friday, May 17, 2024, before his meeting with President Joko Widodo during his five-day visit. - AFP
Malaysia:
* Anwar calls for firm action following Ulu Tiram police station attack
* Ulu Tiram police station attack: Two cops and assailant dead / King expresses condolences to families of slain policemen
* Ulu Tiram police station attack: Slain officers joined force less than two years ago
* Ulu Tiram police station attack: Suspect believed to be Jemaah Islamiyah member, says IGP
* Ulu Tiram police station attack: Seven arrested, including two students, suspected Jemaah Islamiyah member
* Anwar arrives in Uzbekistan for three-day official visit / Anwar accorded official welcome in Uzbekistan
* Ahmad Zahid: Govt aims to provide each student with a device, implementation in phases
* AG’s Chambers rejects Sanusi’s representation to dismiss sedition charges
* Official HSR talks only after Cabinet approval, says Loke
* Anthony Loke: Proposed MAHB privatisation boosts efficiency
* Claim of pro-Israel firm owning MAHB shares just to incite hatred, says PM
* Malaysia, Kazakhstan ready to strengthen ties, explore new cooperation opportunities
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (right) and Australia's Governor-General David Hurley (left) chat during their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java, on Friday, May 17, 2024, during Hurley's five-day visit to Indonesia. - AFP
Singapore:
* Private-hire driver who raped drunk passenger and bragged he was ‘lucky’ gets jail, caning
* Visitors to Singapore can use automated lanes to speed up travel
* Anwar congratulates Wong on appointment as Singapore's PM
* Businessmen in Singapore placed on China’s wanted list weeks after money laundering raid in 2023
* SG firefighter stole Apple Watch worth RM1,100 while responding to a possible fire in flat
* Singapore Air staff get eight months' salary bonus after record profits
* 35 promising young individuals from Singapore on Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list
* Asian Stocks drift on uncertainty over timing of US rate cuts
* Oil set for weekly gain on signs of improving demand
Indonesia:
* Indonesia's president-elect and former army hardman Probowo promises not to implement military-style leadership
* Indonesia relaxes import rules for electronic products, footwear and textiles; move to clear piling stock at ports
* Indonesia evacuates hundreds near erupting volcano
* Indonesia floods: Death toll rises to 67 from floods, 20 missing
* Garuda Indonesia flight makes emergency landing after engine fire
* Musk scheduled to launch Starlink in Indonesia
* Asian FX ease, stocks struggle for direction on US rate uncertainty
President of the Football Associated of Brazil Ednaldo Rodrigues, delivers his speech , after Brazil was chosen to host the 2027 Women's World Cup soccer at the FIFA Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 17, 2024.- AP
Thailand:
* At Thailand dive expo, fears for coral's future that threatens many livelihood
* Thailand to work with Malaysia on Asean drive tourism project
* Forty Thai senators seek PM's dismissal over cabinet appointment
* Thai PM 'deeply saddened' by deaths of two Thais in October 7 attack
* Thai PM orders probe into death of activist in pre-trial detention
* Thailand: Trackers boost conservation hopes for turtles
* ‘Capital may be relocated’- says Thai senior officials
Philippines:
* Philippine central bank says less hawkish stance may put pressure on peso
* China warns Philippines against acts of infringement, provocation in South China Sea
* Philippines to buy five Japan-made coast guard ships in US$400mil deal and shore up defence in South China Sea
* Three killed, one hurt in clashes in Philippines
* Apec economies expected to grow at moderate pace
An employee uses a smartphone to take a photograph of jewelry inside a Pandora A/S jewelry store in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Pandora is building a new US$150 million manufacturing facility in Vietnam, its largest capital expenditure ever, chief executive officer Alexander Lacik said in an interview with Bloomberg TV. - Bloomberg
Vietnam:
* Vietnam forfeits billions of dollars in foreign aid amid anti-graft freeze, document says
* Apartment rental prices in Vietnamese megacities Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh among highest in Asia: research
* Foreigners sell Vietnam securities amid political turbulence, according to official data
* Political upheaval in Vietnam - Politburo member now resigns over party rule violations
* Vietnam forfeits billions of dollars in foreign aid amid anti-graft freeze, document says
Myanmar:
* Asean countries discuss measures to enhance early childhood care, education
* Myanmar set new highest temperature record; several provinces hit above 43 degrees Celsius, highest seen in 45 years
* Myanmar's national security adviser engages in high-level security talks with global partners in Russia
* Asean meet with junta chief - top officials hold table talk
A Cambodian deminer searching for landmines in the forest in northwestern Banteay Meanchey Province. Cambodian deminers have discovered three anti-personnel landmines from the country's civil war in a tree trunk, an official said on Friday, May 17, 2024. - AP
Cambodia:
* Cambodian deminers find three landmines on tree
* Rights group urges Thailand to stop forcing dissidents to return to countries they fled for safety; many Cambodians at risk
* After Cambodia crypto scam, Indians demand more jobs at home
* Campaign begins for provincial, municipal, town, district council elections in Cambodia
Laos:
* Crypto boom, erratic rain spark outages in Laos, Asia's clean power export hub
* New vaccination drive aims to protect Laos children from measles and rubella
* Inadequate minimum wage deepens economic woes in Laos, fuelling labour shortages, school dropouts
Brunei:
* Local Brunei man fined RM119,000 for possessing contraband
* Security guard sentenced to jail and whippings for stealing from teachers' staff room
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he talks with students of the Harbin Institute of Technology in Harbin, northeastern China's Heilongjiang Province, on Friday, May 17, 2024. - AP
AseanPlus:
* Hong Kong uncovers new Covid strain in local sewage waters but officials say it’s unlikely to cause severe illness
* Malaysian illustrator makes waves on Forbes' '30 Under 30 Asia' list
* Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin pledge to develop even closer China-Russia ties in energy and finance
* Uber passengers in Hong Kong dupe drivers into stopping next to police in effort to report illegal ride services
* ‘Tip of the iceberg’: Spate of Hong Kong murder-suicide tragedies sparks calls for early detection of high-risk families
* Visa-free China entry approved at all cruise ports, tourists allowed to stay for up to 15 days
* Report: China building world’s first ‘dedicated’ drone carrier, satellite images suggest
* Safety warning over baby clothes after Hong Kong watchdog’s tests find more than half of items pose risks
* Weather bureau warns India faces another election heatwave
* Taiwanese naval drones won’t be able to sink our ships, mainland Chinese media says
* Japan police want return of diplomat who filmed boy in Tokyo bathhouse
* Top 10 cleanest airports in the world – guess who's not on the list?
* India's butter chicken battle heats up with new court evidence
* Taiwan lawmakers exchange blows in bitter dispute over parliament reforms
* Japan changes law to allow joint custody after divorce
* Beijing’s intervention in Chinese markets, including tech, could strangle ‘economic dynamism’, author says
* Hong Kong’s John Lee hits out at arrest of public officer over ‘unwarranted’ spying allegations by UK
* Three Hong Kong judges deny Jimmy Lai defence team’s request to recall key prosecution witness to the stand
* How China’s EV overcapacity has come to a head after 15 years, and what’s in store for the industrial policy race with US and EU
* Soccer-Three players in Australia's A-League arrested for alleged illegal betting
* Badminton - Zii Jia beats Guangzu to reach Thai Open semis
* North Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles, Seoul says
* K-pop group NewJeans voices British Museum's official Korean audio guide
