A medical radiologist Mitree Chitinunda, 52, gets a haircut tattoo of the Spanish flag and EURO 2024 logo on his head, ahead of the EURO 2024 semi-final soccer match between France and Spain, at a barber shop in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday, July 6, 2024. - Reuters
Malaysia:
* Sg Bakap polls: Perikatan's Abidin wins seat / Sg Bakap polls: Pakatan accepts defeat
* Home Ministry hopes to improve country’s rank in Global Peace Index, says minister
* Malaysia to focus on repatriating assets bought using 1MDB funds
* PJ cops investigating sodomy claim by foreigner
* Immigration Department nabs 75 in prostitution den raid
* Govt has never neglected Islamic agenda, says Zahid
* IIUM refutes claims of financial incapacity, instability
* Mara Inc to ensure no recurrence of loss as pointed out in AG Report, says Zahid
* Public advised to stay away from Mersing waters due to the presence of dangerous gastropods
* Sultan Nazrin launches new book on globalisation impact on Perak development
* Oil spill detected in Port Klang, says Selangor Water Management Authority
* Exporting durians to China not affecting local prices, says Fama director
A BYD Co Dolphin compact hatchback, the company's eight millionth electric vehicle, displayed at the launch of the new BYD plant in Nikhom Phatthana, Rayong province, Thailand. BYD's shares have defied heavy losses in EV stocks around the world to gain more than 6% in Hong Kong this year thanks to the introduction of the fifth generation of its plug-in hybrid drive system in May. - Bloomberg
Singapore:
* 309 suspects linked to Singapore scams involving over RM35 million in losses under probe
* New rehabilitation centre brings robotics therapy to the elderly in Singapore's Bukit Batok community
* Doctors warn of health risks as people still enter sea at East Coast Park despite advisories after oil spill
* Pope Francis awaits busy schedule for September trip to Asia - Singapore and Indonesia main stopover
* S’pore to require app stores to verify age of users to safeguard children
* STB seeks proposals for waterfront wellness development in Marina South
* Shielding kids from harmful content in Singapore
Indonesia:
* Pope to preside over interfaith meeting in Indonesian mosque during longest, most challenging trip
* Asean digital economy to hit RM4.7 trillion by 2030; Indonesia has largest number of unicorn and decacorn firms, says minister
* Indonesia clarifies 200 per cent import tariff plan amid speculation; move not targetted against any country says minister
* Indonesia deports 13 Taiwanese suspected of serious crimes
* Satellite images show deforestation toll of mining in Indonesia
* Coral bleaching taints Bali reefs as heat rises
* Indonesia’s elusive quest for economic expansion
Rico Hoey of the Philippines hits his tee shot on the sixth hole during the second round of the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Runin Silvis, Illinois. - AFP
Thailand:
* Mobile data usage in Thailand surges on the back of ‘Rockstar’ Lisa’s superhit single; music video has hit above 78 million in less than a week
* Thai headline inflation misses forecast in June, below central bank target
* Thai cops seize assets worth RM46.6 million crackdown against illegal online gambling
* Thai PM congratulates Starmer on winning the election
* Thailand: Court jails man for anti-royal graffiti
Philippines:
* Philippine and many other developing countries in Asia-Pacific still report high TB incidence rate, says ADB
* Economy rising and easing energy costs sees Philippines' inflation decreases 3.7% in June
* China anchors 'monster ship' in South China Sea, Philippine coast guard says
* Go back to basics, Marcos tells DepEd
* Oil settles lower as supply disruption concerns ease
A farmer working in a rice paddy in Hoi An, Vietnam's Quang Nam province. - AFP
Vietnam:
* Vietnam allows factories to buy electricity directly from suppliers
* Vietnam PM orders cabinet to ensure 6.5 - 7% growth to be secured for Q3, 2024
* Foxconn gets licence to invest US$551mil more in Vietnam, media reports
* Vietnam’s accelerating economic growth could hit 7% this year
* Malaysia's Maybank to double assets in Vietnam by 2027
Myanmar:
* Fierce fighting breaks out as militias launch new attacks against regime in Myanmar's civil war
* Ethinc fighters battling way into key north Myanmar town; junta command centre surrounded
* 'Fashion power': Zarny, the Myanmar refugee turned Tokyo designer
* ‘Terrifying’ repeat of violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state
Myanmar-born fashion designer Shibuya Zarny speaking in an interview with AFP at his workshop in Tokyo. Having fled Myanmar for Japan with his parents as a child, Shibuya Zarny began his fashion career as a model in Tokyo and went on to make clothes for royalty. - AFP
Cambodia:
* Cambodia reminds people not to eat pufferfish after seven people fall ill
* Cambodia welcomes the Met's repatriation of centuries-old statues looted during past turmoil
* Govt sounds the alert as three-year-old boy in Cambodia contracts H5N1 bird flu; six cases confirmed so far
* Dry July: Takeo governor orders removal of all alcohol advertising
Laos:
* Issue easing up - Laos sees decline in dengue cases in first half of 2024
* Laos to implement key measures to tackle acute labour shortage in country
* Lao, Thai PMs plan crackdown on drug trade
Brunei:
* Brunei launches first special needs school; country to ensure child gets education
* Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah sends congratulatory message to new UK prime minister
China's Wang Xinyu serves the ball to Britain's Harriet Dart during their women's singles tennis match on the sixth day of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on Saturday, July 6, 2024. - AFP
AseanPlus:
* Sabah sea gypsies to be assisted under UN convention
* Durian diplomacy: King of fruit served at Asean-China ministerial roundtable
* Mount Everest's highest camp is littered with frozen garbage, cleanup likely to take years
* Dam breach triggers floods in central China as country now grappling with extreme weather
* Eight arrested after gruesome murder of Indian politician who championed the rights of lower-caste people
* Justin Bieber heads wedding gala thrown by Asia's richest man
* 15-year prison sentence for knife attack on South Korean politician
* China allocates funds for disaster relief, braces for storms
* Japan deploys humanoid robot for railway maintenance
* Hundreds storm Pakistan power station over long outages
* Six arrested in India over stampede that killed 121 people
* Iran's Pezeshkian brings hopes of moderation after routing hardline rival
* Tokyo Disney Resort sprays visitors with mist as Japan issues heatstroke alerts
* Hong Kong police take HK$4.5 million in fake HK$1,000 banknotes out of circulation
* US researchers identify new method to strengthen treatment of fentanyl overdoses
* Hong Kong police stop and search several people near scene of 2021 knife attack on officer
* Hong Kong firms ‘cautious’ to deploy AI amid challenges in data acquisition, survey says
* China to set annual salary cap on finance sector amid common prosperity push, sources say
* Study: Teenagers are aware of the effects of social media and are crafting their own exit paths
* India cricketers feted in victory parade in Mumbai after winning Twenty20 World Cup
* Hong Kong animal shelter applications may be paving way for brownfield sites, NGO warns
* Indian preacher at centre of stampede disaster ‘deeply distressed’; not seen in public since incident
* China allocates more funds for disaster relief after tornado havoc / Tornado kills one, injures 79 in China's Shandong province
