Mourners gather before prayers for the victims of a school bus fire near their coffins at Wat Khao Phraya Sangkharam School in Uthai Thani on October 3, 2024. Weeping parents laid flowers and toys on the coffins of 20 children killed in a Thai school bus inferno, along with three teachers, as five days of funeral prayers began on October 3. - Photo: AFP
Malaysia
* Teenage boys charged for gang rape of 12-year-old girl in Tawau
* PM Anwar: Economic reforms essential to withstand global 'slings and arrows'
* GISB: Caretaker of charity homes to be charged tomorrow
* Woman cheats death after vehicle plunges into 60m-deep ravine
* Babysitter under probe after child found injured in Johor
* Anwar awarded honorary doctorate from Pakistan's NUST
* Langkawi skywalk accident claims technician's life
* 'Abang Adik' to represent Malaysia at 97th Oscars
* Singapore-listed DFI acquires land under compulsory acquisition in Kedah
* Malaysia inks deal with Pakistan to import halal meat and Basmati rice
* Selangor Ruler consents to fatwa declaring GISB deviant
* Pahang Palace refutes fake post of royal wedding involving Tengku Hassanal
* Flood losses reduced by RM275mil thanks to risk management efforts, says Zahid
* KLIA beats Changi Airport to be more 'instagrammable', says survey
* Crane falls off trailer, damages house and car in Penang
* Over 16,000 firefighters on standby as Malaysia braces for early Northeast Monsoon
* 1MDB trial: Najib's conduct consistent with innocence rather than guilt, High Court told
* Budget 2025 to focus on economic sector and continue with structural reform agenda
* Time for M'sia to move away from political appointments to GLCs, statutory bodies, says think tank
* Proton retains second place as Malaysian car sales dip in September
* Muhyiddin can celebrate wedding anniversary in M'sia, not Uzbekistan, rules judge
* Bukit Aman identified 12 alleged GISB quarantine centres, says IGP
* GISB top management among 24 rearrested after expiry of remand, says IGP
* Father of girl who fell to her death pens letter to her
* Cops freeze GISB accounts totalling over RM1.35mil
* Anwar meets Pakistani PM to start second day of visit
* S'pore motorists with pending VEP applications won't face action at Johor checkpoints, says Loke
* Malaysian ringgit, Thai baht lead Asia FX lower on Mideast tensions
* Strong economic fundamentals driving ringgit's growth - Bank Negara governor
* Najib to know whether to enter defence in RM2.28bil 1MDB case on Oct 30
* Penang-bound flight forced to turn back due to smoke in cabin
* Syed Saddiq apologises to Najib’s ex-aide
* Special modules to be used to teach children who used to live in homes operated by GISB
* Man nabbed for disposing dead newborn near Taiping river
Singapore
* Iswaran’s jail sentence signals Singapore’s stance on integrity, good governance: Analysts
* Security officer, 74, claims trial to charges over dispute with delivery rider outside mall in Singapore
* Jail for Singaporean man over fake insurance claims that duped company into paying out more than S$1.88mil
* Property tycoon Ong Beng Seng to be charged, say reports
* ‘Disappointed and saddened’ but it is duty to act when needed to keep government clean: PM Wong on Iswaran
* Why was Iswaran handed a one-year jail sentence? Key points from judgment
* Made-with-Singapore films Mongrel and Stranger Eyes score 13 Golden Horse Awards nominations
* Iswaran sentenced to 12 months jail, judge says former Singapore Transport minister abused position to accept gifts
* Singapore-listed China companies soar after Beijing’s stimulus blitz
* Singaporean actress Sheila Sim recalls nurse’s kind gesture while donating bone marrow to late brother
Indonesia
* Rural Indonesian women who get into short ‘pleasure marriages’ with tourists for US$500 condemned
* Indonesia concerned over EU deforestation law rules, not implementation timeframe
* Indonesian actress Marissa Haque dies at 61, made final request for burial location
* Malaysia leads tourist arrivals in Indonesia for August 2024
* Indonesia selected for pilot project to combat terrorism through sports
Thailand
* Flowers and toys at funeral for Thai school bus fire victims
* Thailand's Mae Sai district flooded again as Sai River breaks its banks
* A not so purr-fect crime - woman arrested after stealing car with pet cat in it
* Thailand zoo defends viral baby hippo Moo Deng against Peta’s captivity claims
* Thai govt to inspect all buses with compressed natural gas cylinders after tragic school bus fire
* Driver of school bus in fatal fire held, cops try to identify victims
Philippines
* Philippines looking into media allegations of foreign spying in country
* Asia-Pacific countries evacuating nationals as Middle East conflict intensifies
* Philippines levies 12% VAT tax on digital services by tech giants
* Justice Secretary Remulla leads Philippine delegation to Timor-Leste
* Digital service providers based abroad to be taxed
Vietnam
* 17 people charged in Vietnam's second phase of repatriation flight bribery scandal
* Vietnam targets 7% GDP growth in 2024
* Vietnam condemns China's 'brutal behaviour' in fisher attack
* Fishermen ambushed and robbed in South China Sea
Myanmar
* Two mobile phone robbers, who slashed owner with knife, die in car collision while fleeing
* Over 5,000 arrested for drug-related crimes in eight months in Myanmar
* Disputed census begins
Cambodia
* Young Cambodian leaders pave way for digital transformation with cloud computing expertise
* Cambodia-Canada trade and investment set to increase
* Civil war fuels surge in cross-border drug trade
* Doors open to US Navy at upgraded post funded by China
Laos
* World Bank approves grant for rural road upgrading in Laos
* Lao govt agrees to increase monthly allowance for low-paid workers
* Women from Laos, Cambodia Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam hold training workshop on digital marketing to boost tourism
Brunei
* Sustainable management vital in protecting natural resources, says Brunei ministry permanent secretary
* Brunei Sultan grants compassionate leave for teachers
Aseanplus
* Chinese citizens moved to safety from Lebanon
* Former Category III star Amy Yip distributes ang pow to residents in Penang nursing home
* Man escapes drink driving charges by downing bottle of soju while pulled over in South Korea
* Actor Daniel Wu mourns death of his father-in-law, the former head of hotel-casino chain Caesars
* Ringgit weakens against greenback amid escalating geopolitical risks
* South Korean ex-presidential official’s leaked phone call rattles conservative bloc
* Work to resume at India iPhone plant after factory fire
* Japanese airport reopens after WWII US bomb blast
* Nine dead in Taiwan hospital blaze: fire agency
* South Korea president to embark on three-nation South-East Asian trip next week
* China’s ‘golden week’ consumers unwilling to shell out as hairy crab prices tumble
* US bans Chinese steel and food-additives firms over Xinjiang human rights
* Oil climbs on prospects of wider MidEast war, ample supply caps gains
* Typhoon Krathon makes landfall on Taiwan, packing fierce winds and torrential rain
* CIA seeks informants in China, North Korea and Iran, recruiting online
* Asian shares retreat from 32-month top, Japan rallies as rate risk eases
* Burned-out South Korea and China youth embrace nutrient IV therapy to boost energy
* Malaysia to host Rubik’s Cube Asian Championship next month
* Taiwan shuts down for second day as Typhoon Krathon to land
* Malaysia takes 38th spot, other Asean countries fare well in ‘best countries in the world’ ranking
* Bangladesh recalls five envoys in major diplomatic reshuffle
* In South Korea, deepfake porn wrecks women’s lives and deepens gender conflict
* Japan's new justice minister says scrapping death penalty 'inappropriate'
* New PM vows stronger defence under pact with US
* Farmers adapt to a changing climate
* An unassuming denim hub
* Tokyo expands underground 'cathedral' complex to counter climate change rains
