Pheu Thai Party's leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra reacts after the Thai parliament confirms her as the country's next prime minister, in Bangkok on Aug 16, 2024. - Reuters
Malaysia
* New freight train service between Selangor and Yunnan set to spur Malaysia-China trade
* Civil servants to get 7%-15% pay raise, says PM
* Court dismisses Rosmah's bid to stay hearing of suit by Lebanon-based jeweller
* JPA's salary calculator draws large crowds of civil servants seeking details on pay raises
* PM urges private sector to think about raising salaries, too
* Religious leader charged with committing physical sexual assault on teenager in Puchong church
* Key witness in Guan Eng’s corruption trial questioned on no mention of bodyguard
* Cops search for driver of foreign registered vehicle caught driving against traffic in Johor
* Kerambit-wielding footballer gets 14 days in jail after pleading guilty to brandishing weapon
* Raise wages, Sim urges private sector
* Sixty injured Palestinians arrive in Malaysia
* Tawau residents unfazed as 3.9 quake hits off coast
* Police bust job scam syndicate in Ipoh
* Machete-wielding motorcyclists kill car washer, injure guard in Kedah attacks
* Human error by flight crew primary cause of Shah Alam plane crash, says AAIB report
* Lorry driver accused of pushing lover off 23rd floor fit to stand trial
* Melaka duo fined RM30,000 each for trying to bribe cop
* Malaysian Bar Council advocates for legal reforms to give the disabled a fair future
* Govt approves planning guidelines for mining of rare earth elements
* Church official claims trial to sexually assaulting 13yo boy
Singapore
* Nelson Loh, Singaporean linked to Newcastle United takeover bid, jailed 15 years and nine months
* Man caught with 57 sexually explicit video clips of children gets more than 15 months’ jail
* Singaporean man among eight nabbed for links to Hong Kong transnational money laundering syndicate
* Trial by Singapore, Indonesia, Australia and NZ aims to shorten travel time on 38 flight routes
* First supermoon of the year will light up the skies on Aug 19
* 21 months’ jail for Singaporean man who downloaded over 750 child pornography videos
* MOH says low risk of severe mpox variant spreading to Singapore
* Jail for Minds training assistant who assaulted disabled man, fracturing his rib
* Singapore's July exports rise 15.7% y/y, stronger than forecast
Thailand
* Thai lawmakers elect Shinawatra heiress as PM
* Paetongtarn Shinawatra: The new Thai PM with an old name
* Meet Pitaka Suksawat: The man behind Thailand’s youngest PM
* A peek into new Thai PM’s 8.4 billion baht business ventures
* Bangkok to host Thailand International Game Showcase
* Thai Olympic medallists get gifts from King before victory procession
* New Thai leader to scrap US$14bil cash handout, media say
* MITI secures RM8.33bil of potential exports to Thailand
Indonesia
* Woman killed in python attack in Indonesia
* Megawati, Yudhoyono skip Jokowi’s final state address
* Jokowi touts Indonesia-centric development as he wraps up tenure
* House Speaker Puan Maharani laments declining Indonesian democracy
* Indonesia's president-elect Prabowo secures parliamentary majority
* All eyes on Nusantara as future capital nears curtain up
Philippines
* Manila, Singapore to resume ‘fail safe’ Philippine eagle breeding programme
* Philippines seeks to assure China missile system deployment not a destabilising factor
* Singapore, Philippines ink MoU on climate action cooperation
* Darwin Dormitorio slay case: Three ex-Philippine Military Academy cadets guilty of murder, hazing
* Food budget of 64 pesos per day ‘insufficient’, admits statistics agency
* DepEd union calls for removal of Smartmatic from Philippines elections process
* 2,500 litres of oil removed from sunken MT Terranova: Coast Guard
Vietnam
* China, Vietnam eye boost to rail links as top leaders meet
* Health ministry proposes tightening food safety regulations on small-scale households in Vietnam
* Vietnam's top policeman added to Communist Party's Politburo
* Vietnamese defence minister receives chief of Malaysian armed forces in Hanoi
Cambodia
* Cambodian PM congratulates Thailand's new PM Paetongtarn
* Authorities' efforts boost hopes of higher yields this coming fishing season in Cambodia
* Landmine awareness campaign intensified in Cambodia's Preah Vihear amid rising incidents
Myanmar
* China supports Myanmar junta plan for fresh elections: Foreign Minister
* Chinese, Lao Foreign Ministers meet on ties, situation in Myanmar
* Wounded and grieving, Rohingya flee deadly attacks in Myanmar
Laos
* Laos, Russia extend military cooperation
* Lao govt launches online tourism licence application site
Brunei
* Brunei’s vast potential highlighted at forum
* Man pleads guilty mid-trial to sexually abusing nieces in Brunei
Aseanplus
* China husband kills himself after texts reveal nurse wife having affair with doctor
* Severe typhoon Ampil approaching Japan disrupts flights, trains
* China tightens examination measures to prevent the import of monkeypox virus
* Taiwan hit by another big quake, no immediate reports of damage
* Debate over wages among the teething problems as South Korea trials foreign caregiver programme
* Bangladesh's Yunus calls India PM Modi, assures him of safety of Hindus
* 250 million react online as China Olympic hero closes supporters club over toxic fan culture
* Pakistan reports first case of deadly mpox virus
* British judge on Hong Kong's top court, facing criticism, quits media freedom group's advisory panel
* Australian health authorities issue warning over rising mpox infections
* Panda Ying Ying gives birth to two cubs at Hong Kong zoo
* Foreign investors are trading Japan’s stocks like never before
* Flights and trains cancelled in Tokyo area as a strong typhoon swerves nearby
* Indian doctors call for nationwide shutdown after brutal rape of medic
* Number of potentially lethal meth candies unknowingly shared by New Zealand food bank reaches 65
* India's struggles with high rape cases, low conviction rates
* Japan PM Kishida forged closer ties with US but failed to improve relations with China
* China's senior tourists could be a silver lining for travel firms
* Seoul in grip of tropical weather for 26 nights, the longest streak in 118 years
* China’s bid to spur marriage, hamper divorce stirs online outcry
* 'Monsoon brides': Extreme weather fuels Pakistan child marriages
* Hasina, Quader sued for the murder of Bogura teacher
* China’s military AI detects secret radar links between South China Sea, Alaska and Guam
* Indian Space Research Organisation launches Earth Observation Satellite-8 from Sriharikota
* Home prices in Seoul rise at fastest pace in more than four years
* Bangladeshi protesters attack supporters of ex-premier Hasina and harass journalists
* China's growing 'robotaxi' fleet sparks concern, wonder on streets
* Top Chinese chip gear maker sues Pentagon to void sanctions
* Malaysian-born actor Chen Hanwei accused by cyclist for not signalling and causing him to fall
* Former HK actor Lo Hoi Pang, 82, lives alone, suffers from glaucoma: 'I can't see well'
* Asian stocks poised for weekly gain as recession fears dwindle
* Asian markets surge on strong US consumer data
