Asean News Headlines as at 8pm on Friday (April 30)


Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Yudo Margono throws a wreath from the deck of KRI Dr. Soeharso during a visit at the site of KRI Nanggala-402 submarine's last reported dive, in the northern waters of the island of Bali, Indonesia April 30, 2021, in this photo taken by Antara Foto/Budi Candra Setya/via Reuters
Malaysia:

In a no-holds-barred last PC, outgoing IGP says ministers must not interfere in the management of police force

Covid-19: 3,788 new cases, Selangor records highest number of infections at 1,265

Covid-19: 17 new clusters, four linked to education sector

No upper age limit on e-hailing drivers set by Transport Ministry, says Dr Wee

Ahmad Fuzi receives instrument of appointment as new Penang governor from King

Khairy: AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab by appointment only

Malaysia clinches major oil palm deal with Saudi Arabia

Covid-19: Manufacturing sector to have two vaccination models, says FMM

Toll hike postponed, govt to spend RM2.25bil

Singapore:

Singapore: Four TTSH wards locked down as Covid-19 cluster grows to 13; Nine new community infections

Singapore to block visitors from most South Asian countries

Covid-19: Malaysian doctor among positive cases in Singapore, linked to Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Singapore's hot housing market faces risk of cooling curbs

Singapore adds 23 charges against founder of oil trader Hin Leong

Singapore finds Covid-19 cluster in hospital as local cases climb

Singapore banks gear up to promote green finance

Families and colleagues of the sunken KRI Nanggala-402 submarine's crew members throw flowers and petals to pay tribute during a visit at the site of its last reported dive, on the deck of Indonesian Navy's KRI Dr. Soeharso, in the northern waters off the island of Bali, Indonesia April 30, 2021, in this photo taken by Antara Foto/Budi Candra Setya/via Reuters
Families and colleagues of the sunken KRI Nanggala-402 submarine's crew members throw flowers and petals to pay tribute during a visit at the site of its last reported dive, on the deck of Indonesian Navy's KRI Dr. Soeharso, in the northern waters off the island of Bali, Indonesia April 30, 2021, in this photo taken by Antara Foto/Budi Candra Setya/via Reuters


Indonesia:

Landslides at controversial China-funded Indonesian dam kill at least three people; Covid-19 total hits 1,668,368

Indonesia to salvage submarine after deadly sinking disaster

Ride-hailing giant Gojek to shift to electric vehicles by 2030

Two influencers ordered off Bali after fake mask video prank

CIMB Niaga posts consolidated net profit of 996 Billion rupiah in 1Q21

Maybank Indonesia records RM142mil PBT in 1Q21, advancing with its digital banking growth

Indonesia approves emergency use of China's Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine

Indonesia to decrease budget deficit in 2022

Relatives of doomed sub crew to get new homes

Thailand:

Patients in critical condition continue to soar in Thailand; 1,583 new Covid-19 cases and 15 fatalities

Jailed Thai protest leader hospitalised after 46-day hunger strike

Thailand to assist villagers fleeing Myanmar following latest clashes

Thai central bank seen holding rate at record low amid new virus wave

Thai March exports jump 15.8% y/y, current account deficit narrows; March factory output also up 4.12% y/y

Thailand to increase mandatory quarantine period, compulsory mask wearing from May 1

Thailand, Singapore launch linkage of real-time payment systems

Thai PM granted sweeping powers to curb Covid

A Royal Thai Army soldier waiting for her turn to receive the Covid-19 coronavirus Sinovac vaccine developed by China at the Pattani Hospital in Thailand's southern province of Pattani. - AFP
A Royal Thai Army soldier waiting for her turn to receive the Covid-19 coronavirus Sinovac vaccine developed by China at the Pattani Hospital in Thailand's southern province of Pattani. - AFP


Philippines:

Philippines govt admits more must be done to tackle hunger caused by pandemic as total hits 1,037,460

Philippine stocks slump as Asian stocks fall on China's PMI, antitrust push

Philippines sets new round of mining audit, expands coverage

Philippines extends lockdown in Metro Manila, four adjacent areas until May 14

Food pantries spread in Philippines as virus restrictions bite

Home vaccinations for PWDs and seniors proposed

Vietnam:

Vietnam warns of virus risk as govt reports 45 new Covid-19 cases - highest number in months and 2,910 in total

Vietnam says it opposes China’s fishing ban that starts on May 1

Ex-Vietnamese minister sentenced to 11 years in jail for mishandling state assets

Vietnam reports first local Covid-19 cases in 35 days; cases of Indian Covid variant also reported

Vietnam's answer to Tesla has US in its electric sights

Hai Van Pass a route worth taking

Myanmar:

Coup, pandemic driving half of Myanmar into poverty, says UN

Thailand to assist villagers fleeing Myanmar following latest clashes

Myanmar to export two million tons of rice even as hunger grows

EU ready to help restore democracy to Myanmar: high representative

Myanmar swimmer ditches Olympic dream to protest junta violence

Myanmar sailor, 21, dies in Hong Kong following accident aboard ship at Tsing Yi container terminal

Thousands of Myanmar villagers poised to flee violence to Thailand, group says

Rockets fired at two air bases

People carry sacks of rice and other food donated by the local government inside a red zone with strict lockdown measures during the latest outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 30, 2021. - Reuters
People carry sacks of rice and other food donated by the local government inside a red zone with strict lockdown measures during the latest outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 30, 2021. - Reuters


Cambodia:

Cambodia ranks second in Asean for Covid-19 vaccinations

Cambodians complain of lockdown hunger as outbreak takes toll on poor

Third batch of Sinopharm vaccine arrives

Asian Development Bank forecasts Cambodia GDP to grow 4 per cent, numbers lower due to Covid-19 wave

Laos:

Laos: Covid-19 continue to rise as govt orders tougher action to curb Covid-19 spread

Third batch of China-donated Covid-19 vaccines handed over to Laos; another 68 Covid-19 cases are confirmed

Laos taskforce orders tougher action to curb escalating Covid-19 outbreak

Brunei:

Brunei: Female security guard jailed for stealing car

Brunei: June to see a host of major conferences and exhibitions

Sultan Brunei: Al-Quran reading habit beneficial to entire nation

Asean:

Japan Finance Minister says to boost regional financial ties at ASEAN+3 meeting

HSBC opens its investment bank to super rich Asian clients

South Korea to extend tightened quarantine measures for 3 weeks

Explainer: What we know about the Indian variant as coronavirus sweeps South Asia

Struggling Cathay Pacific offers Hong Kong pilots, cabin crew voluntary redundancy in fresh cost-cutting move

China reportedly set to announce its first decline in population in 60 years

China is moving to address the issue of data privacy

World's glaciers are losing an average of 267 gigatonnes of ice per year

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