Philippine Marine Corps commandant Major-General Arturo Rojas (second left), US Marines exercise representative Colonel Stuart Glenn (left), and Philippine Marine Corps and exercise director Brigadier General Vicente Blanco (right) take part in the opening ceremony of the Kamandag 2024 joint military exercise at the Philippine Marines officers club at Fort Bonifacio in Manila on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. Thousands of US and Filipino marines launched 10 days of military exercises in the northern and western Philippines on Tuesday, October 15, a day after China held huge manoeuvres around Taiwan. Smaller numbers of Australian, British, Japan, and South Korean forces are also taking part in the exercise, while France, Thailand, and Indonesia sent observers. - AFP
Malaysia:
* Floods strike Kuala Lumpur following heavy rainfall / High-intensity squall line brought heavy rain, floods to KL, says MetMalaysia
* Govt considering legal action against Bloomberg, Anwar tells Parliament
* Scope of planned political funding law still being fine-tuned, says PM
* Still room for improvements to anti-party hopping laws, says Anwar
* Najib withrdaws appeal to lift Mareva injunction in 1MDB case
* GISB case: Forms parents signed not admissions of guilt, says Nancy
* No harvest but a thorny con: China firm loses RM2.6mil in frozen durian scam
* Put out a dam warning next time, Saarani tells TNB after flash floods
* Man gets 36 years' jail and six strokes of rotan for rape
* Cops nab man with nearly RM50mil worth of drugs in Kelantan
* About 1.5 million civil service job applications expected for 2024
* GISB case: Children forced to do 500 squats for ‘disciplinary breaches’, Parliament hears
Lim Oon Kuin, founder of Hin Leong Trading Ltd., leaves the State Courts in Singapore, on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. Lim will be sentenced on Nov. 18, Judge Toh Han Li said today. - Ore Huiying/Bloomberg
Singapore:
* Over RM13.17bil in government support for Singaporeans as MediShield Life premiums go up
* Rainfall recorded over western Singapore on Monday (Oct 14) among the highest in over 40 years
* ‘You tell lies non-stop’: Pritam Singh’s lawyer paints former Workers' Party MP Raeesah Khan as habitual liar
* Singapore seeks to jail former oil tycoon OK Lim for 20 years for cheating HSBC
* Key points from Raeesah Khan’s evidence on Day 2 of Pritam Singh trial
* German insurer Allianz to consider revising multi-billion Income offer after current deal blocked by Singapore govt
* Singapore's CPF Special Account closure for older workers to take place from second half of January
* Singapore: Lee Hsien Yang says he will apply for Oxley Road house to be demolished
* Singapore actor Shahid Nasheer, 28, dies from leukaemia complications
* Oil plunges 4% as Iran supply disruption concerns ease, demand outlook weakens
Indonesia:
* Indonesia blocks e-commerce app Temu over regulatory violations
* Indonesia's Sri Mulyani, the rising financial star of Asean, says she has been asked to stay on as finance minister
* Indonesia's Prabowo courts largest party for coalition, meets candidates for govt posts
* How Indonesia's outgoing Jokowi steered son Gibran to vice presidency
* Indonesia sends off humanitarian aid for refugees in Yemen, Palestine, Sudan
* Deforestation rule delay unlikely to end stalemate; Indonesia concerned about EU’s sustainable import law
Thai oarsmen take part in a rehearsal of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn's royal barge procession to mark his 72nd birthday, along the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. - Reuters
Thailand:
* Thailand extends TM.6 form exemption for foreign nationals, easing travel procedures
* Thailand notorious massacre defendants skip last hearing in Narathiwat before deadline
* Over 150 drug-smuggling bases detected along Sg Golok, says Bukit Aman
* iCon Group’s ‘Boss Paul’ apologises, promises to make amends
* Typhoon-hit South-East Asian countries to see rainier end to 2024
Philippines:
* Malaysia shares DRR progress at APMCDRR in Manila
* Philippines says 'Chinese maritime militia' boat sideswiped fisheries vessel
* Malaysian DPM Zahid emphasises shared goals in meeting with Philippines President Marcos
* Filipino caregivers claim they were ‘overworked, overwatched’
* Ahmad Zahid to deliver Malaysia's statement at the disaster mitigation conference in Manila on Oct 15
Soccer Football - World Cup - Asian Qualifiers - Third Round - Group C - China v Indonesia - Qingdao Youth Football Stadium, Qingdao, China - Tuesday, October 15, 2024 - China fans inside the stadium before the match, China won 2-1. - Reuters
Vietnam:
* Vietnamese man fined RM4,000 for damaging ehailing driver's car
* China and Vietnam agree to manage maritime differences through talks
* A 48km railway line connecting HCM City to Long Thanh airport proposed
* Asian FX loses ground on dollar strength; key cenbank decisions awaited
* Asian shares defy Wall Street's rise, oil extends losses
Myanmar:
* Dhaka seeks a more active role from Beijing to resolve the Myanmar Rohingya crisis
* Myanmar armed group claims it has captured another town on China highway
* Eight people killed, three injured, one missing in 16-hour oil tanker fire at Dawei, Myanmar
* Johor Immigration nabs 57 without documents in separate raids in JB, Kulai
Local youths practice before the boat racing as part of celebrations for the Water Festival outside Phnom Penh, Cambodia. - AP
Cambodia:
* Cambodian PM reiterates commitment to multilateral trading system and support for free trade
* Strategies outlined as Cambodia prepares to transition from Least Developed Country status by 2029
* Cambodia, Ant International launch cross-border QR code payment connectivity
* Hun Manet, a son still in his father’s shadow
Laos:
* Laos aims to promote green finance and ensure sustainable financial practices
* UN Secretary-General meets Lao leaders during Asean Summits
* Laos-China railway boosts expansion of South-East Asian rail network, says The Economist
Brunei:
* Malaysian Queen donates books to Brunei's Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali
* Malaysian King, Queen depart for home after Brunei visit / King and Queen attend state banquet in Brunei
* Brunei High Court dismisses appeal of Malaysian man sentenced for mischief at Customs post; receives four-months jail and two strokes of caning
India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (left) is greeted upon his arrival at the Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi. Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday, October 15,2024, for a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, the first top Delhi diplomat to visit their arch-rival neighbour in nearly a decade. - AFP
AseanPlus:
* Anita Mui's brother slammed by M'sian wife for allegedly having an affair and neglecting son
* Stefanie Sun to embark on new concert tour in 2025 after 10 years, including a stop in Malaysia
* China Film Festival 2024 in KL to boost China-Malaysia relations
* PM Anwar: Several Asean countries also interested in joining BRICS
* Differently abled woman gang-raped, one arrested in Assam, India
* Hong Kong to host Rockefeller, Middle East tycoons at global family office forum
* Oil exploration in South China Sea to go on amid China's objections, says Malaysian PM
* Malaysia's diplomatic influence soars, ranks 5th in Asian Power Index Report
* NewJeans K-pop star to testify before Seoul lawmakers
* K-pop star calls at parliamentary hearing for better treatment of artists
* India and Canada expel top envoys in Sikh separatist killing row
* Plan for HK$336 million Chinese culture centre in Hong Kong gets initial go-ahead
* Hong Kong fraudsters use deepfake tech to swindle love-struck men out of RM200mil
* North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean road on its side of border, Seoul says
* China may raise US$850bil in new debt over three years to spur growth, says report
* US warns Iran to stop plotting against Trump, says US official
* Travel agents more popular than ever in the US, thanks to Instagram and TikTok
* UN Security Council urges all parties to respect safety of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
* Stabilising growth tops national agenda of China
* Can China find a way around US restrictions on hi-tech computer chips?
* New mystery death of monkey takes Hong Kong zoo toll to nine
* Hong Kong’s Covid facility to be reinvented as youth creativity base in policy address move
* Musk reacts to Ambani lobbying, calls any India move to auction satellite spectrum 'unprecedented'
