Malaysia:
* PM Anwar heads Kelantan Sultan's birthday honours list
* GISB money man, wife remanded for five more days / GISB probe: Remand extended for headmaster of Kelantan integrated school
* Melaka shellfish now safe to eat, harvest ban lifted
* Mahkota polls: Syed Hussein pledges to provide best service to constituents
* Amendments to Fisheries Act aim to strengthen marine resource protection
* Labourer gets 16 years, 10 strokes of cane for raping daughter
* Malaysia, China first disaster management, fire safety exchange a success
* Customs Dept seizes RM1.3mil worth of drugs in Johor beach raid
* Johor Customs seize RM11.7mil in contraband cigarettes, alcohol in five raids
* Ringgit set to go below 4.1 against US dollar and continue rising amid cautious outlook on US data
* Bursa Malaysia likely to rebound and expected to trade within the 1,660 to 1,680 range this week
* Malaysia urges appointment of UN special envoy to tackle Islamophobia, calls for global tolerance
Singapore:
* UN cannot allow violations of international law to become normalised, says Singapore FM Vivian Balakrishnan
* 41 cases of under declaring value of goods, evading tax and duties found at Singapore Cruise Centre
* Singapore MRT service between Jurong East, Buona Vista won’t resume on Sept 30, expected to restart on Oct 1
* Singapore will work with Middle East partners to do more to deliver humanitarian aid: Vivian
* ‘I became a mum at 52’: A roller-coaster ride to motherhood
* Formula One - Hamilton says things OK with team after criticising Singapore GP strategy
Indonesia:
* Indonesia intensifies rabies vaccination for cats and dogs; govt aims to make island disease-free, says official
* Indonesia cuts wind power target in blow to green ambitions
* Analysis - Megawati: To join or not to join Prabowo government?
* With each emboldened voice, Timorese reclaim history
* Motorcycling - Martin wins Indonesia GP to extend lead over Bagnaia
Thailand:
* Thai Police hunt four western tourists who fired gun shot after a fight at Phuket restaurant
* One-year-old baby among three injured as pickup falls off an overpass in Bangkok
* Thai golfer Suteepat in top form after holding off American Catlin to win Asian Tour's Yeangder TPC
* Famous pygmy hippo inspires ‘Moo Deng Makeup’ craze
* Year-old baby, among three injured as pickup falls off an overpass in Bangkok
Philippines:
* 5.0-magnitude quake hits Leyte, Philippines on Sunday: GFZ
* Top Filipino darters going great guns at the 10th Cosmo Malaysian Open Darts Championships held in Kuala Lumpur
* Cebu consul eyes closer Philippines-China cooperation as PRC marks 75th anniversary
* China says US missile deployment in Philippines undermines peace
* Philippines cracks down on Duterte-linked fugitives as alliance with Marcos crumbles
Vietnam:
* Vietnam says Musk's SpaceX plans US$1.5bilinvestment in country
* ADB keeps Vietnam's growth outlook unchanged at 6 per cent this year, 6.2 per cent next year
* Vietnam's tourism sector raises the bar to bring in fresh waves of holidaymakers
* Vietnam's Long An Province preserves culture, history for tourism development
* Hanoi: Typhoon Yagi caused billions in damages
Myanmar:
* Chinese scammers caught - Myanmar hands over 20 key telecom and internet fraud suspects to China
* Myanmar military leader calls for peace to bring back tourists
* Editorial: India’s shift on Myanmar - India's diplomatic approach toward the Myanmar conflict is undergoing a subtle change
Cambodia:
* Six China nationals sent to court for murder a countryman in Phnom Penh
* Cambodia's senate president urges gov't ministries, armed forces, citizens to use homegrown CoolApp
* UK warship HMS Spey conducts joint training with Cambodian navy
Laos:
* Asian Development Bank forecasts economic growth for Laos by year-end amid challenges
* Vientiane welcomes China's cross-border tourism train
Brunei:
* Cardiovascular disease leading cause of death in Brunei
* Brunei's Princess Masna graces women's police get-together
AseanPlus:
* A voice for change: Malaysian confronts the UN on veto, Islamophobia and Palestine
* Claudia Yang's piano concert celebrates Malaysia's Independence in Prague
* Zambry: RM1bil needed to fix Internet woes in varsities, polytechnics in Malaysia
* UNGA79: Malaysia advocates for Global South unity, fair climate and development solutions
* UNGA79: Malaysia to focus on future readiness as Asean chair in 2025
* Family of Malaysian doctor missing in India hopes he can be found safe
* Malaysia hotpot eatery manager becomes local celebrity after viral dance, leads to overseas tour
* 80-year-old granny among finalists at Miss Universe Korea pageant
* India allows non-basmati white rice exports in boost for global supplies
* China-Mongolia e-commerce and tourism creates buzz in tiny Gobi Desert town
* In Hong Kong’s commercial real estate market, ‘everybody has their own fair share of pain’
* From bubble tea to business ties: a taste of China-Asean trade integration
* Trouble in fashion paradise? True crimes that shocked the glamorous industry
* China pet lover buries herself in law books in bid to send dog-poisoning culprit to jail
* Beloved panda pair - the famous Ri Ri and Shin Shin - returns to China after 13 years in Tokyo due to health concerns
* Udhayanidhi’s coronation as Deputy CM on Sunday (Sept 29); CM dad Stalin reshuffles Cabinet
* Nepal closes schools after heavy rains kill 100 / Nepal floods and landslides kill at least 66 people, 69 missing
* Seven labourers killed by gunmen in Pakistan's southern Balochistan
* Panda-monium in Chongqing Zoo: Giant panda Ding Ding chases and attacks keeper
* Suspected mpox patient denied tests for hours by multiple hospitals in South Korea
* China mother wins online applause for pouring water on son after he wilfully wet classmates
* Ishiba choosing staff with eye on lower House dissolution; third-place Koizumi eyed to lead party’s election strategy
* Search for missing continues in Japan’s Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture a week after record-breaking rains; at least 10 dead, thousands displaced