Thousands of Filipino Catholic devotees participate in the annual procession of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary La Naval de Manila in Quezon City, Philippines, on Sunday, October 13, 2024. - Reuters Photo / Eloisa Lopez
Malaysia:
* Prime Minister emphasises need for income increase before GST implementation
* Malaysia continues allowing foreign ships, except Israel, says PM
* Three GISB members charged in Johor with human trafficking, sexual assault
* Cops to conduct disciplinary investigation into extortion and molest case
* Injured, determined Syed Saddiq completes Ironman Malaysia
* Sik residents advised to be alert, Sungai Chepir exceeds danger level
* Two foreigners succumb to injuries after Iskandar Puteri warehouse fire
* Tax waiver for UTAR strictly for education purposes, says PM
* Judicial independence must prevail, says Anwar
* Govt identifying administrative weaknesses to ensure more efficient civil service, says PM Anwar
* Bursa Malaysia likely to trade on cautious mode amid Budget 2025 tabling this week
* Ringgit to be around 4.28 to US dollar and trade cautiously this week due to Budget 2025 tabling
A youth jumps from a floating bamboo walkway near stilt dwellings over water by a seawall in the northern coast of Jakarta on Sunday, October 13, 2024. The seawall is part of the Tanggul Laut Raksasa Jakarta coastal development project which began in 2014 and is expected to be completed by 2027. - AFP
Singapore:
* Mattel unveils its first Deepavali Barbie, very limited editions available - 50 brought into Singapore
* The relentless nature of cyber bullying; Singapore schools told to remain vigilant in controlling rising issues
* Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh’s trial over alleged lies to Parliament to start on Monday (Oct 14)
* Not a dying business: Singapore’s death trade is thriving as its population ages
* When parents, family friends are the culprits in child sexual abuse material cases
* Phish head curry: Singaporean woman loses S$33,000 to malware scam, but Money Lock protected rest of savings
* ‘I feared going to school’: Bullying and teenage aggression in Singapore schools
* Woman rescued after getting leg stuck in MRT platform gap
Indonesia:
* Indonesian govt repatriates 14 more citizens as Israel-Hezbollah war intensifies
* Indonesia's Prabowo considers corporate tax cut, report says
* No more 'trickle-down' economy: Prabowo
* Indonesia biomass drive threatens key forests, says international report
* Five killed as boat catches fire off Indonesia's North Maluku
* Two UN peacekeepers injured in Israeli fire
Rattanon Wannasrichan of Thailand celebrating on the 18th green after winning the Macau Open golf event at the Macau Golf and Country Club on Sunday, October 13, 2024. - AFP
Thailand:
* Massive scam gets bigger - Alleged Thai pyramid-scheme operator iCon Group victims emerge in Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Japan
* Direct sales company CEO ‘Boss Paul’ pleads innocence
* It's all about durians - Thai film 'The Paradise Of Thorns' explores king of fruits and devotion in rural Thailand
* Paetongtarn faces coordinated challenges to leadership of Pheu Thai
* Opposition MP wins ‘rare’ royal defamation acquittal
Philippines:
* Philippines unveils ambitious plan for modernising aviation sector
* Philippines to open Asia-Pacific disaster meet Monday (Oct 14); gun ban ordered in National Capital Region
* 13 pregnant Filipina arrested in Cambodia for surrogacy could be prosecuted after giving birth
* Philippine education and health ministries relaunch school-based immunisation programme
* More Asean nations offer help on South China Sea issue: Marcos
Thousands of Filipino Catholic devotees participate in the annual procession of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary La Naval de Manila in Quezon City, Philippines, Sunday, October 13, 2024. - Reuters
Vietnam:
* Vietnam and China hold talks on calming South China Sea tensions
* 15 Vietnamese banks ranked among the world's Top 500 by Brand Finance
* Vietnamese President's wife meets with Asean Women’s Circle of Hanoi Executive Board
* Vietnam and China sign 10 cooperation agreement during Chinese Premier's visit to Hanoi
* Chinese Premier Li Qiang highlights closer Vietnam-China cooperation for peace, development
Myanmar:
* Asean urges early accord on South China Sea code, end to Myanmar violence
* Traffic accidents kill 1,489 people in Myanmar in nine months
* Malaysian PM Anwar to lead Asean through critical regional and global challenges in 2025
* Myanmar promotes MSMEs for economic development
Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (right) and China's Premier Li Qiang wave to the media as they pose for a photo during a meeting at the Government Office in Hanoi on Sunday, October 13, 2024. - AFP
Cambodia:
* Russia calls US actions in Asia 'destructive' at Asean summit
* Lancang-Mekong sub-region emerges as new growth centre in Asia, says Cambodia
* Cambodians invited to explore unique winter landscapes in China's Heilongjiang
* Asean must protect South-East Asian people’s right to food
Laos:
* Driving sustainable finance instruments in Laos
* Laos and Japan to boost cooperation on green energy and infrastructure
* China, Laos achieve more substantive progress in building community with shared future
Brunei:
* Malaysian King Sultan Ibrahim arrives in Brunei for three-day state visit / King, Queen meet Malaysians in Brunei
* Brunei Immigration officer who accepted carpet bribes convicted of corruption
* Fines issued for labour law breaches in Brunei
A woman performer showing her skills during the opening ceremony for the Goyang Street Arts Festival in Goyang, South Korea. - AP Photo
AseanPlus:
* Malaysian PM Anwar to lead Asean through critical regional and global challenges in 2025
* China husband given US$3,500 by wife’s lover after catching pair in bed is sued for blackmail
* Hong Kong tourist injured on Mount Kinabalu, carried down on stretcher
* Was the Lion of Venice made in China more than 1,000 years ago? Italian scientists have evidence
* ‘You’ll never get your money back’: Japan’s dancing cops video with anti-scam message goes viral
* Australia, New Zealand brace themselves for looming bird flu threat
* Bagmati train accident: Probe underway, injured treated in hospital
* Japan slips to fourth in Asia-Pacific power ranking, reports think tank
* Majority of Korean workers engage in or consider side gigs
* Sam Hou-fai elected as Macau chief executive-designate
* Japan PM Ishiba to consider visiting US to meet president-elect, Yomiuri says
* South Korea, one of the world’s loneliest countries, finds companionship in dogs
* Tone deaf chaos? South Korea’s first lady continues to shock the society with her stubbornness
* Young men in China share vasectomy experiences online, foster ‘new good man’ image
* Two arrested in connection with former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique’s murder in Mumbai
* Pakistan frets over security ahead of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit
* India's Star Health says it received $68k ransom demand after data leak
* Sister of North Korean leader lashes out at South Korean drones
* University of Hong Kong admits 50% more students from outside city this year
* Pearly-Thinaah make it into Arctic Open finals in win over Japan team
* South Korean court rules firing of employee for taking gift mugs as unfair dismissal
* Love can turn physical pain to pleasure, a China-US brain study on spicy food finds
* China Daily: Asean should beware US hijacking its agenda / * US vs China in South-East Asia
