Tourists walk along Mae Ram Phueng Beach near oil spill booms laid out to try and contain any oil from a recent spill off the coast of Rayong, eastern Thailand on Jan 28, 2022. An oil slick off the coast of Thailand continued to expand Friday and was approaching beaches on the east coast, home to fragile coral and seagrass, officials said. - AP
Malaysia:
Singapore High Commissioner hopes to see VTL quota increased soon
Malaysia's top placing on investment index underscores strong foreign investor confidence
Covid-19: Almost 50pc of country's adult population given booster dose
Jho Low files defence in 1MDB civil action, says he was never in a position of influence
Little opportunity left to save Malayan tigers, says conservation group
Increased interest shows Sabah's rural tourism sector back on its feet
Sarawak unveils latest special Covid-19 assistance package worth RM285.47mil
KL takes the crown from Penang as top CNY spot for Malaysians
Covid-19 Watch: 5,522 new cases bring total to 2,855,930
King discharged from IJN on Friday (Jan 28)
New electricity tariff rates to be affected by rising global coal prices, says analyst
Singapore:
Taxi fares in Singapore poised to rise in March
Singapore’s DBS to buy Citigroup Taiwan consumer bank assets
More than 175,000 Singapore children aged between five and 11 have at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose
Nearly 200 cases of more infectious Omicron subvariant in Singapore
Online trading of sea cucumber, fish maw in Singapore and Malaysia threatening species' survival
SG cops probe 259 alleged scammers, money mules over cases with losses worth more than S$5.9mil
Covid-19 pandemic, border restrictions may hinder Singapore's economic recovery: Experts
Gold bars worth S$1.2m seized from Singaporean woman by British authorities
Attack On Titan' exhibit set to invade Singapore's ArtScience Museum
Thailand:
Thai finance ministry keeps 2022 GDP outlook despite Omicron
Thailand records 8,450 Covid-19 cases and 28 deaths
Wealthy Saudi visitors likely to jump ten-fold, say Thai travel agents
Proposal to locate Thailand's first casino in remote area like Las Vegas
Bangkok zebra crossing claims more casualties, days after doctor killed
Indonesia:
Covid-19: Third wave takes hold in Indonesia's capital Jakarta
Indonesia’s palm oil exports to ease only slightly despite curbs
Arrested Indonesian regent accused of caging teens, drug addicts in his home
Philippines:
Philippines to re-open to vaccinated foreign tourists on Feb 10
Women power in Philippines' Sarangani Bay keeps coral predator at bay
Eyes on ice, more young Filipinos embrace winter sports via Beijing 2022
Vietnam:
Korean firm invests US$200mil in Vietnam solar power
Vietnam's online shopping boom continues in 2022
Visitors arriving at Ho Chi Minh City airport with Covid can choose hospital
14,929 new Covid-19 cases reported in Vietnam
Myanmar:
'Living in a dark era': one year since Myanmar's coup
Myanmar nun who faced down the junta speaks up
Myanmar reports 28 more Omicron infections, 211 in total
Cambodia:
Cambodia and Australia mark 70 years of cooperation
Cambodian, Thai authorities to tackle cross-border crimes
Laos:
New cave discovered in Vientiane province will not be open to public
Lao dry port and logistics park to ease passage of Thai freight to China, envoy told
Brunei:
Brunei jails bathroom voyeur
Agreement inked on Brunei’s first carbon capture, storage partnership
Aseanplus:
Hong Kong extends social distancing, flight bans for 2 more weeks
China to explore moon's polar regions, mulling human landing
Japan to nominate mines for Unesco list despite South Korean protest
Fire at Malaysian Embassy in Seoul, 20 people escape unhurt
WTO says China can place duties of US$645mil on US imports
Malaysian Embassy in Seoul to reopen Monday (Jan 31)
Sky-high natural gas prices have Japan scrambling for dirty coal
Former Chinese envoy to US urges Washington to respect China's core interests
N. Korea confirms missile tests as Kim inspects 'important' munitions factory
China agrees to Xinjiang visit by UN rights chief in early 2022: Media
Mark your calendar: Studio Ghibli park to open in Japan in November
China jails almost 50 steel executives for faking emissions data
China Unicom says no 'justifiable grounds' for US ban
WHO examining allegations official abused staff, leaked vaccine data to Japan
