This picture taken and released by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on July 13, 2024 shows rescuers carrying out a casualty for further attention at a hospital, after a landslide in Ha Giang province that killed at least 11 people. A landslide triggered by heavy rains buried and killed at least eleven people who were travelling in a van in northern Vietnam, the country's disaster management authority said on July 13. (Photo by Vietnam News Agency / AFP)
Malaysia:
* Negligent, weak and undisciplined teachers excluded from time-based promotion, says Anwar
* Upcoming civil service salary review among best ever, says Anwar
* M'sia projected to rank 16th in world's 30 largest economies by 2075, says finance website
* MCMC lauds govt review for sterner action against cyberbullying
* BN may go solo for GE16, says Tok Mat
* Law clamping down on mule accounts a positive development, says Bukit Aman CCID director
* Rules on prohibition of e-cigarette sales expected to be implemented soon
* Malaysia to propose Asean Community Vision 2045 concept in 2025, says Mohamad Hasan
* Make new drugs from US, Europe available to DMD patients here, urges advocate
* A-G Report: LCS procurement process refers to earlier construction, says Mohamed Khaled
* Spike in commercial crime with losses amounting to RM1.2bil this year, says CCID director
* Peja willing to give way to Hamzah to be Bersatu no. 2, says Muhyiddin
Singapore:
* Pope Francis will promote intercultural, inter-religious dialogue on Asia trip, Vatican official says
* Singaporeans say air-con, holidays and dining out are most essentials for them in expensive city-state
* End ‘witch-hunt’, says Joseph Schooling on swimming selection controversy
* After 4 ‘lung washes’ and S$40k spent, ex-vaper reclaims his health
* Estate of businessman killed by father-in-law fails in appeal to get back luxury watch
* Carbon credit project half the size of Singapore wins court reprieve
* Samaritans: Suicide cases see record drop in 24 years in Singapore
* Oil settles down on weaker US consumer sentiment; weekly loss
Indonesia:
* Indonesia's Prabowo to allow debt-to-GDP ratio to reach 50%, FT reports
* Autonomous tram coming to Indonesia's new capital Nusantara in July, says Transport Minister
* 27 dead, 15 still missing as Indonesia rescuers announce they have ended landslide search
* UN says world population to peak at 10.3 billion in the 2080s
* Indonesia says it has begun recovering data after major ransomware attack
* US$8b durian export bid to China faces thorny challenges
Thailand:
* Thai PM Srettha urges expansion of halal food market to boost country's economy
* Body of missing Chinese woman believed to be kidnapped in Thailand found buried in Chachoengsao province
* Controversy erupts over new Thai senator’s education credentials
* Thailand expands visa-free status to 93 nations to boost tourism
* Thai banks admit inability to investigate Myanmar arms trade
Philippines:
* Philippines raises the alert for La Nina, weather phenomenon to star in August and last until next year
* US renews call on China to stop aggressive actions in disputed sea, where hostilities have flared especially against the Philippines
* Philippine Senate orders arrest of town mayor probed for alleged Chinese crime ties
* Environment in focus as Beijing, Manila spar over fate of warship on disputed shoal
* WHO urges more surveillance in bird flu fight; countries must be prepared to handle human-to-human transmission cases
Vietnam:
* Death toll increases to 11 in northern Vietnam after landslide buries van
* Indian billionaire Adani plans to build port in Vietnam to tap trade opportunities
* At least nine in minibus killed in landslide in Vietnam's mountainous north
* Landslide in Ha Giang buries van, kills eight
* More warded over vaping; number of hospitalisation cases due to electronic cigarette use has been increasi
Myanmar:
* 105kg of heroin blocks worth at least RM3.5mil seized in eastern Myanmar
* Rescuers recover five bodies after Myanmar river accident
* Myanmar's Temple city pines for tourists
Cambodia:
* Military helicopter goes missing in Cambodia, says Defence Ministry; poor weather hampers search and rescue missions
* Cambodia advises fishermen, tourists not to venture out to sea due to bad weather
* Cambodia mulls selling its products through global titan Amazon
Laos:
* Laos, WHO join hands to address health-related challenges in the country
* Ambitious Thailand-Laos cross-border passenger train service begins trial operation
* Luang Prabang farmers grow coffee for export to Japan
Brunei:
* Brunei economy well poised for growth despite global uncertainties, says its central bank; robust 6.8% seen in Q1
* Grand parade rehearsal for Brunei King Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah's 78th birthday
AseanPlus:
* George Town Festival: where art and culture steal the scene, bring people together
* After big success in Kalki, Indian legendary actor Kamal Haasan returns to his roots in Indian 2, the character that made him a superstar 28 years ago
* Darvel Bay’s corals escape severe bleaching but not destructive human activities
* Wedding party resumes for son of Asia's richest man - a fantasy event now seen in reality
* India's Reliance, Bollywood fuel Ambani wedding hype through social media
* Earth sees warmest-ever June, the 13th consecutive record-breaking month
* India's Ambani wedding spectacle gets political with Modi posters
* China launches online crackdown on 'harmful' content targeting children
* New quality productive forces reshaping China's economic landscape
* BTS' Jin to carry Olympic torch near Louvre Museum
* Japan aims to recycle 50,000 tonnes of used clothing
* Pakistan court acquits ex-PM Imran Khan, wife in unlawful marriage case, lawyer says
* Taiwan on alert over 'waves' of missile tests in north China
* K-pop group NewJeans named tourism ambassadors
* Australia PM tells Russia to 'back off' after claims over espionage arrests
* Three climbers die on Mt Fuji within two days of opening
* US forces in Japan to strengthen measures to prevent sex crimes
* North Korea denounces declaration at NATO summit, KCNA says
* S. Korea, US sign guidelines for decisive, integrated response to NK nuclear attacks
* China’s exports top forecasts but falling imports point to more stimulus
* Tennis - Djokovic ready to live up to his own lofty expectations in final against Alcaraz
* Doping - Probe of Chinese swimmers could keep US from hosting future events, ASOIF says
* Super rugby on show: Tele'a double edges All Blacks past England 24-17 to win series