Members of the Ban Yakang community take part in a sea boxing match as part of activities to promote tourism in the province in Ban Yakang in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat. - AFP
Malaysia:
* All SPM students with 10As to get matriculation spots, says PM
* Sg Bakap polls: Government targets 65% voter turnout in by-election, says Rafizi
* Six Opposition MPs supporting PM Anwar submit explanation letter to Speaker
* Govt gives assurances of no hike in sugar prices, says Fuziah
* BN will cooperate with Pakatan in GE16 but use own logo, says Zahid
* Tourism Ministry to suspend licence of travel agency linked to Genting crash
* Supercar driver dies after car crashes, bursts into flames on Karak Highway
* KLIA shooting: Kelantan court sets Aug 11 for next mention of firearms case
* Bus driver in Genting Highlands crash arrested/ Two Chinese tourists killed in Genting crash
* Cops investigating post on political Facebook page implicating Johor Regent
* Ringgit likely to trade in tight range this week and stay at RM4.70 and RM4.71 range
* Bursa Malaysia likely to trade higher this week; expected to hover around range of 1,610 to 1,650
Local officials hang a public service announcement banner discouraging people from taking part in online gambling, outside a government building in Bogor, West Java, on Sunday, June 30, 2024. - AFPOfficers put up a banner calling on the public to stop online gambling in Bogor, West Java, on June 30, 2024. (Photo by ADITYA AJI / AFP)
Singapore:
* Teenager arrested for drink driving following accident on TPE highway in Singapore
* Singapore oil spill: Johor coastline clean up almost complete, says govt
* Gas and electricity prices in Singapore to increase from July to September
* Higher fees at Seletar Airport for passengers, aircraft operators from July
* China, Singapore to strengthen bilateral digital cooperation
* Company director and jobless ex-husband in Singapore argue over assets worth S$7.8m in divorce
* Hong Kong enjoys ‘competitive advantages’ over Singapore in global talent race, says top official
* MM2H Google searches surge from Singapore, Hong Kong and China
Indonesia:
* An all out effort - Indonesia stage war against online gambling epidemic in country
* Indonesia's Bali beefs up serveillance on foreign tourist after criminal incidents in island
* Indonesia’s creative industry making waves as artists, musicians and developers shine globally
* Can Indonesia rely less on rice? Culture and agriculture would have to change
* ‘Audit govt data centres’, Indonesian President Joko Widodo orders probe
People attend the Pink Dot rally in Singapore. - Reuters
Thailand:
* One dead and 18 more injured in bomb explosion in Thailand's Yala
* Heavy overnight rains leave many areas in Phuket flooded
* China’s growing love of durians turns Thai farmers into millionaires
* India grants visa fee exemption for ordinary Thai passport holder
* Vienna tops rankings of world’s most livable cities for third consecutive year; Japan's Osaka only Asian city in Top 10
Philippines:
* Philippines reduces rice import tax to 15%; more countries expected to make sales to South-East Asian country
* Five dead including four-year-old child and another 38 injured in deadly Philippines firecracker depot blast
* China Coast Guard blocks, then allows Philippine rescue vessel in West Philippine Sea
* Senate to study Bagong Pilipinas hymn, pledge inclusion in flag ceremony
* Philippines Senator seeks ouster of mayor probed over citizenship
F1 Academy driver and member of McLaren Driver Development Programme, Philippines' Bianca Bustamante walks at the paddock ahead of the Formula One Austrian Grand Prix on the Red Bull Ring race track in Spielberg, Austria, on Sunday, June 30, 2024. - AFP
Vietnam:
* Singaporean man suspected of drug trafficking arrested in Vietnam
* WEF leadership accused of discriminating against women and people of colour, say reports
* PM Pham's trip expected to open up trade cooperation opportunities for Vietnam, South Korea
* Vietnamese PM Pham Minh Chinh leaves for official visit to South Korea
* Vietnam's agro-forestry-fishery sector enjoys trade surplus of over US$8bil in H1
Myanmar:
* Myanmar central bank denies UN report on weapons transactions
* Chinese foreign minister meets Myanmar's former president U Thein Sein
* Chinese solar, milling products popular at trade expo in Myanmar
* Violence escalating - Fighters battle junta in gem-mining hub
Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (second left) and his wife Le Thi Bich Tran (left) are welcomed upon arrival at the Seoul airport in Seongnam, South Korea, Sunday, June 30, 2024. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, arrived Sunday for a four-day visit and will meet with South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo. - AP
Cambodia:
* Two women sold to Cambodia scam company for US$300 each; cops arrest man suspected of tricking them
* Taking ownership of the forests: One man’s mission to end illegal logging in Cambodia
* Cambodia records 40 per cent jump in foreign arrivals
Laos:
* Laos builds new museum to boost tourist
* Laos seeks to improve education for disabled children
* Lao capital steps up efforts to become low-carbon city
Brunei:
* Royal Brunei Land Force, US Army Pacific hold Pahlawan Warrior exercise
* Brunei Red Crescent Society celebrates 76th anniversary milestone
Team India celebrates after winning the ICC men's Twenty20 World Cup 2024 final cricket match between India and South Africa at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Saturday night, June 29, 2024. - AFP
AseanPlus:
* Malaysia picks up pace in tourism, thanks to China tourists
* Starvation forces Gazan women to sell their jewellery for food
* Chinese internet platforms to fight extremist remarks after knife attack on Japanese mum, child
* Sabah to implement elephant corridor project in Kinabatangan by year-end, says Liew
* China's latest mega cross-sea link - the Shenzhen-Zhongshan passage - opens to traffic
* For India's garbage pickers, a miserable and dangerous job made worse by extreme heat
* Hong Kong launches series of activities to mark 27th anniversary of return to motherland
* Prices of over 10,000 F&B items in Japan to rise this year; figure down from over 30,000 last year
* Australia Treasurer confident July 1 tax cuts won't stoke inflation
* North Korea calls South Korea, US and Japan 'Asian version of NATO'
* S. Korea marks 22nd anniversary of victorious inter-Korean naval skirmish
* Two giant pandas set off from China to the US – for first time in over 20 years
* Canada's second-largest airline, the WestJet Group, cancels 150 flights amid strike
* Academic paper by top China actress triggers ability debate, bribery claims debunked
* Beijing raises duty-free limit for mainland Chinese tourists in Hong Kong to HK$16,100
* Smooth test flight proves ‘new concept’ human-drone design for China’s next-gen fighter
* Mainland China says it is still holding former Taiwanese soldier who was picked up while fishing
* China court employs quirky arcade claw machine animation in bid to snare fugitive debtors
* Japanese PM Kishida marks 1,000 days in office; plagued by low approval ratings despite policy achievements
* Major airline companies in Japan join forces to tackle staff harassment; JAL, ANA launch guidelines to protect employees
* Finally - India, the Brazil of world cricket, lands a biggie and in thrilling fashion too as they snatch the T20 world Cup title
* Cricket - India edge South Africa in thriller to win T20 World Cup title/ Indian joy and host US make mark at biggest T20 World Cup
