A Buddhist monk sits on a float during a parade celebrating the end of Buddhist Lent in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat on Oct 18, 2024. - AFP
Malaysia
* PM tables RM421bil allocation for Budget 2025
* Budget 2025: Malaysia to showcase local handicraft at 2025 Asean Summit
* Budget 2025: New tax incentives to attract foreign investment
* Budget 2025: Anwar quotes Confucius in Mandarin to highlight importance of not repeating mistakes
* Budget 2025: No more mega projects, says PM
* Budget 2025: Malaysia poised for higher tourist influx next year
* Budget 2025: Five aspects relating to people's lives, says PM
* Budget 2025: SST to be expanded from May 2025
* Malaysia's CPI performance sees boost, targets further progress with anti-corruption strategy 2024-2025
* Penang becomes 6th state to declare GISB teachings deviant
* Najib tells court he has 'certain regrets' over SRC International but no idea how funds entered his account
* Beware of fake PM Anwar news on scam social media ads impersonating The Star
* 50% discount on traffic summons at Sabah MADANI Rakyat programme
* South China Sea ‘safe and under control’, says Navy chief
* Woman in pretzel dough flap tries her (c)luck at chicken chain, gets the boot
* Daim's wife Na'imah fails to get stay on IRB's RM313mil tax arrears
* Perak, Kelantan Perhilitan setting up traps for tiger that killed two
* Stay vigilant against tiger attacks on East-West Highway, says Perhilitan
* Don't be misled by fake social media accounts posing as Pahang royalty
* Police dismantle 193 drug syndicates, arrest 612
* Majority of investment scams in Malaysia rise linked to social media, say cops
* Trio arrested over gun-flashing incident at Puchong food court
* Boy, 7, dies while riding on m-cycle driven by 10-year-old brother
Singapore
* More than six years’ jail for funeral director who aided ex-boyfriend’s suicide
* At least S$66,000 lost in about two weeks to concert ticket scams; Andy Lau, 2NE1 fans among victims
* Jail, caning for man who molested mother-in-law while she was asleep
* Autonomous AI agents may be available to Singapore firms by 2025
* Ex-WP cadre describes Raeesah Khan as ‘lao hong’: Key points from Day 5 of Pritam Singh’s trial
* 17-year-old self-radicalised Singaporean arrested weeks before planned attack in Tampines
* Teen and elderly among suspects in scams worth over S$10mil
Thailand
* Thai election panel begins probe into ruling Phue Thai party: Media reports
* Coordinated blasts in Narathiwat injure eight security officials
* Monkey-faced flower among four new plant species discovered in Thailand
* Thailand extends waiver for TM6 immigration forms for easier cross-border tourism
Indonesia
* Indonesia's high-speed train Whoosh celebrates first anniversary of operation
* Prabowo ‘returns favour’ with ministerial roster
* Plans to build second airport in Bali blocked by local opposition: Minister
* Indonesia ramps up security ahead of Prabowo's inauguration
Philippines
* Sara Duterte threatens to dig up dictator Marcos' remains and toss it into the sea
* Philippines to deport two paedophiles tagged as undesirable aliens
* ‘Reconciliation’ afoot? Marcos happy to meet former VP Leni Robredo
* American reportedly kidnapped from a southern Philippine town
* Manila's car counters help address 'world's worst traffic'
Vietnam
* Tourists seeking luxury are flocking to Vietnam's fine dining restaurants
* Victims of Vietnam tycoon's scam count losses after sentence
* Scenic waterfall at Vietnam-China border is first cross-border tourist site
Cambodia
* Cambodia assures diplomatic support to Malaysia's Asean chairmanship
* Cambodia eyes boost in Australian investment
* Cambodian PM to attend inaugurations of new Indonesian president, vice president
Myanmar
* Three Rohingya refugees suffocate to death in Thailand
Laos
* Luang Namtha marks naming of Pha That Xieng stupa as national heritage site
* Laos to enhance public health system
Brunei
* Certified Brunei wood products take centre stage at expo
* Thai woman fined BND1,000 for breaching school privacy
Aseanplus
* South Korea says North Korea troop dispatch to Russia a 'grave security threat'
* Britain's Lammy in China to 'challenge' Beijing on Russia support
* US sends second flight of migrants back to China for repatriation
* Why resetting social relationships to remove distant contacts is gaining momentum in China
* South Korean man dies after being turned away by 10 hospitals; govt to probe
* China launches survey to understand 'fear of having children'
* Panda Watch: Hong Kong cub twins happier and healthier at two months old
* EU and Asean sign new agreement on disaster management
* Kim stresses to North Korean troops they should treat South Korea as a hostile foreign enemy
* China's economy grows 4.6% in Q3, keeping stimulus calls alive
* In Modi's Delhi, Indian Muslims segregate to seek security
* China’s home prices see biggest drop in nine years despite efforts to revive market
* Itaewon crowd crush: Bereaved families outraged after police chief is acquitted
* Nine monkeys which died in Hong Kong zoo had been infected with melioidosis: Officials
* China stimulus ‘should absolutely surpass’ 10 trillion yuan, government economist says
* Discrimination still haunts Japan's Nobel-winning A-bomb survivors
* Trisha Ooi - An ardent Michelle Yeoh fan who has gone through the toughest of times in order to become a rising star
* Asian markets swing as China economic growth slows
