Some of the participating golfers for the Maybank Championship during a photocall shoot at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club (KLGCC) on Tuesday, Oct 22, 2024. Some of the best players will vie for the title in the tournament that begins on Thursday (Oct 24). - Photo: MOHD SHAHRIL ROSLI/The Star
Malaysia:
* Appeals Court sets Dec 5 to hear Najib's 'house arrest' case
* Anwar celebrates Malaysia’s 'Magnificent Seven'
* Flush(ing) with funds: RM800mil allocated for school toilet repairs and maintenance
* VEP fee collection expected to cross RM100mil in 2024, says Loke
* His joke sure bombed: Lorry driver gets community service for causing alarm at airport
* Dreams grounded: Malaysian aviation trainees left in financial ruin by aviation company
* Govt to issue guidelines for tackling bullying in healthcare sector
* Kedah MB’s special officer denied assaulting night market traders
* Abolish the rotan, Suhakam urges after inmate's death
* AI helped govt track stolen funds 75% faster, says deputy minister
* Cops nab eight over Pakistani man's murder, hunt on for main suspect
* Home Ministry to prioritise upgrading police stations, IPDs, says Saifuddin
Tourists walk on a beach in Canggu, Badung regency on Bali island, on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. - AFP
Singapore:
* Shell oil leak: Clean-up at Bukom islands to be completed in days, no new oil sightings reported
* Singapore blocks 10 unauthentic websites set up by foreign actors
* Fugitive Singaporean nabbed in Malaysia deported to Singapore to face charges
* Son of founder of modern Singapore says he is now a political refugee
* Jail for elderly married woman in SG who opened bank account on behalf of ‘online boyfriend’
* Pritam Singh’s trial stood down on Oct 22 as defence lawyer on MC
* 13 weeks’ jail for man who kicked elderly stranger who he thought mocked him
* Suspect held after man found unconscious at void deck of Singapore flat dies; video shows stabbing
* Singapore gives conditional nod to import solar power from Australia via 4,200km of subsea cables
Indonesia:
* Free lunch programme and better healthcare among Prabowo’s priorities for Indonesia
* Bobby Kertanegara, Indonesia's new 'First Cat' moves into the presidential palace
* Presidential car steals spotlight at Prabowo inauguration
* UN appeals to Indonesia for Rohingya boat rescue
* Italian surfer dies after being impaled by swordfish off West Sumatra coast
* Prabowo swears in largest Cabinet since 1966
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 22, 2024.- Reuters
Thailand:
* Blackpink's Lisa to headline Thailand's New Year Countdown Party, confirms PM
* Songkran could be registered as intellectual property to safeguard use in other countries
* Tak Bai massacre: Thai Justice Minister prays for miracle to bring suspects to court
* Call for measures to prevent Thailand’s credit rating from being slashed
* Oil prices dip as geopolitical risks stabilise, China demand weighs
* Nvidia plans to invest in Thailand, Bloomberg News reports
Philippines:
* Marcos-Duterte feud spirals with Philippine heirs in fiery row
* US missile deployment to Philippines 'incredibly important' for combat readiness: US general
* Sandro Marcos calls out VP Sara Duterte: ‘You crossed the line’
* Kristine now a tropical storm; Signal No. 1 up in 24 areas throughout Philippines
* Bonds slide, Asia stocks down as US election looms
A Philippine marines aboard their patrol boat stands guard during a joint visit, board and seizure (VBS) exercise with their US and South Korean counterparts with members of Japan's self-defence forces as observers, at the marines training base in Ternate town, Cavite province, west of Manila on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, as part of the annual Philippines-US joint marines exercise dubbed Kamandag (Venom). - AFP
Vietnam:
* Emerging Markets - Asian FX pressured by strong dollar; ringgit, rupiah lead declines
* Vietnam on guard as typhoon Trami approaches this weekend
* Vietnam records highest coffee export value in single season
* Vietnam's Lam tells parliament to continue push to fight corruption
* Interest rate forecast to remain unchanged in Vietnam / Vietnam sees potential for medicinal herb ecotourism
Myanmar:
* Myanmar's Shwezigon Pagoda in Bagan attract over 380,000 visitors during weekend's Thadingyut holidays
* Rohingya Woman ringleader and her band of young thieves rounded up by Johor cops
* Accident on Myanmar's Yangon-Mandalay highway claims two lives, injures 12
* Myanmar man falls to death at construction site in Penang
Dragon flies rest on a twig in a lake at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore. - AFP
Cambodia:
* Phnom Penh’s new airport likely to transform the city into a ‘new Singapore’, says UK's Daily Express
* Cambodia to boost power import capacity by over 50% in next two years
* Cambodia considering joining Thai-led ‘Six Countries, One Destination’ tourism initiative; Malaysia among those invited to programme
* Cambodian solar firms no longer cooperating with US tariff probe
Laos:
* Asean's approach to geopolitics sets an example for the developing world
* Laos and China collaborate on traditional medicine and cancer treatment
* Laos-China railway carries 390 tonnes of bananas from Vientiane to China
Brunei:
* Bangladeshi man gets jail and whipping for overstaying in Brunei
* Jobless man gets 16 months jail for stealing boats
* China VP Han Zheng in Brunei for official visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcoming ceremony at Kazan Airport upon his arrival to participate in the BRICS summit, Russia, on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. - Reuters
AseanPlus:
* Malaysia's bid for UN-Habitat Assembly presidency has gained support, says Nga
* Malaysia gears up for Asean leadership with focus on inclusivity and sustainability
* Malaysia and South Korea hold fifth round of free trade talks
* India announces deal with China on patrolling shared border, sparking hope of better ties
* This Korean singer's concert film breaks records, surpassing even BTS
* What's in a name? How S. Koreans faked their way to Kim, Lee and Park
* Apple CEO visits China for second time this year as sales slump
* North Korean and Russian flags allegedly raised in eastern Ukraine
* Indian doctors call off protest hunger strike over medic's murder
* China launches live-fire exercise in Taiwan Strait
* Crowds turn out to see King Charles at Sydney Opera House
* South Korea team showcases drone that serves as 'flying shopping cart'
* Blackpink's Jisoo joins fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger as ambassador
* Hong Kong monkey deaths spark calls for external review, soil sampling at zoo
* Japan rail company develops stab-resistant umbrella to protect passengers
* China auto company VP faces backlash after video shows him eating hotpot in car
* South Korea may consider supplying weapons to Ukraine over North Korea-Russia ties
* North Korea UN representative denies Pyongyang sent troops to Russia
* North Korean leader's sister says still investigating South Korea drone intrusion
* China policeman acts as couple’s dead son for a decade to comfort ailing mother
* Disgraced China basketball legend brings attention to other mainland stars’ sex scandals
* It's all out action as Asia's top women golfers aims for the stars alongside the world's best at the Maybank Championship
* French star Boutier and Asean's hope Jeeno renew rivalry after last year's epic battle for title at Maybank Championship beginning Thursday (Oct 24)
