Asean News Headlines as at 9pm on Thursday (Dec 16)

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Malaysia:

Intel to invest US$7bil in new plant in Malaysia, creating 9,000 jobs

Covid-19 Watch: 4,262 cases on Thursday (Dec 16), cumulative figure now 2,707,402

MM2H participants not a security threat to the nation, says PAC

No big Xmas, New Year's Eve gatherings, says Khairy

VTL-land: Govt plans to increase daily quota to 2,100 travellers each way

Security forces foil illegal immigrants sneaking into Semporna

Intel to invest RM30bil over 10 years in its Bayan Lepas FIZ facility

Malaysians still trying to make cents of RM1 interbank ATM withdrawal fee

Tanjung Balau boat tragedy: Another seven bodies found, 18 more missing

Bukit Aman investigating MACC officers allegedly involved in gang robbery

Singapore:

Work booths to offer 'work near home' solution for Singapore residents in year-long pilot

Travellers to Singapore who test positive or receive risk warning to recover or isolate in hotel rooms

What you need to know about Singapore's new property cooling measures

S’pore university student out on bail for taking upskirt video commits similar offence

Singapore and HK authorities team up to cripple syndicate running stock market scam

More cell-cultured chicken products approved for sale in Singapore

Italy bans tourists from Singapore till Jan 31 next year

Thailand:

Thai PM concerned about public health as dust levels rise

Thailand launches Ease of Travelling platform to boost tourism

Thailand logs 3,684 Covid-19 cases and 26 deaths

Thai police warn against fake Covid vaccination certificates

Four Thai prison officials axed for alleged extortion, inmate abuse

Thai agricultural sector to solve truck traffic slowdown at China checkpoints

Indonesia:

Indonesia locks down health facility to curb Omicron spread

Indonesian volcano erupts again, spewing ash cloud

Indonesia all set to hike cigarette excise in 2022

Power rivalries and vulnerability in Asean digital space: Jakarta Post contributors

Indonesia reports first case of Omicron variant -health minister

'Forgotten' animals rescued after Indonesia volcano eruption

Philippines:

Philippine central bank: Dollar remittances surpassed prepandemic levels in October

Tens of thousands flee as super typhoon Rai makes landfall in Philippines

Covid-19: Philippines to remain under Alert Level 2 until end of 2021

Vietnam:

New risk management approach needed in Vietnam food industry: experts

Ca Mau surpasses Ho Chi Minh City as Vietnam reports 15,270 new cases of Covid-19

Digitalisation key to Vietnam's economic recovery

India extols Vietnam's role in its Act East Policy

Myanmar:

Myanmar reports 229 new Covid-19 infections, 4 more deaths

Cambodia:

Cambodia's Hun Sen outlines ambitious new year as Asean chair

Cambodian PM meets with Russian envoy on security issues, cooperation

Hun Sen: Omicron detected on traveller, but don’t panic

Laos:

Laos to reopen to tourists on Jan 1, 2022

Govt preparing to reopen Laos to tourists

New vocational training centre opens in Laos' Khammuan province

Brunei:

Brunei on promising start to endemic phase

Digital upgrade for Brunei driving and vehicle licences

Aseanplus:

Beijing condemns US sanctions on Chinese painkiller firms

China to beef up financial support for MSMEs

Macau releases second five-year plan

South Korea reinstates distancing curbs amid spike in Covid-19 cases