People take part in a mud bath tradition, known as Mebuug-buugan, held a day after Nyepi - the Balinese "Day of Silence" - aimed at neutralising bad traits, in the village of Kedonganan on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Friday, March 4, 2022. - AFP
Malaysia:
Covid-19: Record high 32,467 new cases bring total to 3,528,557
Covid-19 Watch: 0.71% new cases in Categories 3 to 5, says Health DG
Covid-19: Pfizer remains preferred vaccine choice under PICKids, says Khairy
Autopsy result on teen who died 18 days after Covid-19 vaccine to be peer reviewed, says KJ
26.8% of children population in Malaysia receive first dose of Covid-19 vaccine
Asean foreign ministers call for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine
Customs Dept foils bid to evade over RM2mil in duties on booze shipment
Export unit index rises 1.3%, import unit value index slips 0.5% in January 2022
Leissner was key Goldman 1MDB banker, not Ng, defence says
MRT3, expansion of Pan Borneo Highway projects given green light, says PM
Ukraine expresses its gratitude to M'sia for supporting UN resolution, says ambassador
Corruption, health issues among highlights at Dewan Rakyat’s first week sitting
In response to the threat of hybrid warfare, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen announced on that Singapore will set up a new branch of the military called the Digital and Intelligence Service (DIS) to complement the existing three services. The DIS can also facilitate greater mission focus, and sharpen direct responsibility and accountability. - The Straits Times/ANN
Singapore:
No changes to Covid-19 curbs for now but government monitoring situation closely, says Singapore MOH
Singapore: More expensive air tickets on the horizon as oil prices soar and Russia's invasion continues
Singapore overhauls expat visas with nationality among criteria
Singapore to introduce laws to tackle online harm, ensure child safety
Record cooking oil prices add to surging food inflation in wake of Ukraine crisis in Asia
Singapore unveils Economy 2030 plan aimed at boosting exports to S$1 trillion
Survey: 40% of Singaporeans installed cybersecurity apps amid digitalisation
Singapore to extend VTL scheme to Bali, Penang, Vietnam, Greece and all Indian cities
Hong Kong residents escape to Singapore as lockdown looms
Penang-Singapore VTL-Air to start on March 16
Singapore to co-sponsor resolution on human rights situation in Ukraine
Covid-19 manpower crunch affects deliveries in Singapore
Singapore’s Temasek invests in forest fund as carbon tax looms
Asian shares fall as Russian troops gain ground in Ukraine
Indonesia:
Indonesia reports 26,347 new Covid-19 cases and 328 more deaths on Friday (March 4)
UN: Climate change to uproot millions, especially in Indonesia and also whole Asian region
Eight civilians killed by Indonesian armed criminal group in Papua
Emerging markets: Indonesian stocks jump on higher coal prices as Asia FX slips due to Russia-Ukraine crisis
Eyes on Jokowi amid poll delay pushback
Indonesian woman bonds with endangered silvery gibbons
Eighty Indonesians, three foreign spouses return home from Ukraine
A hitch in S-E Asia recovery plans
Virus cases likely to ease
Fishermen collect nets from a fishing boat that ran aground close to the shore, after being battered by strong winds and rain overnight, in Takbai district in the southern Thai province of Narathiwat. - AFP
Thailand:
Thailand records 23,834 Covid-19 cases and 54 deaths on Friday (March 4)
Thai man sentenced to jail for putting sticker on king's portrait at 2020 protest
VTL-Air guidelines for Thailand, Cambodia to be announced within two days
Thailand braces for peak in Covid-19 Cases in mid-April
15,000 Thai children, women trafficked for Japan sex trade each year: police study
US tries to locate remains of pilot of plane that crashed in Thailand 77 years
Eighty Indonesians, three foreign spouses return home from Ukraine
Thailand pledges to ban forced labour in prisons
Philippines:
Philippines logs a low 853 new Covid-19 cases and also 232 more deaths on Friday (March 4)
Philippines sets US$60 million fuel subsidy amid Ukraine war
Online cockfighting boom in Philippines triggers senate scrutiny
Philippines approves revival of nuclear power to help replace coal
Philippines relaxes rules to woo foreign investment
Lanao Sur battlezone not MILF area: Philippine armed forces
Revival of nuclear energy gets green light
A couple have their wedding photos taken on a street in Hanoi. - AFP
Vietnam:
Vietnam's Covid-19 tally exceeds the four million mark; record high of 125,587 cases on Friday (March 4)
Vietnam plans cut in environment tax on fuel as prices soar
Germany removes Vietnam from list of Covid-19 high risk areas
Vietnam to launch first freight train from Danang to Europe this month
Vietnam mulls shift to Covid-19 endemic path as virus surges
Vietnam reports record 176,150 coronavirus cases on Thursday (March 3)
Aiming to improve rights, fundamental freedoms
Myanmar:
United States to invite 'non-political' Myanmar representative to summit with Asean
Myanmar govt allows local currency payment on Thai-Myanmar border as health ministry reports 1,819 new Covid-19 cases
Telenor's fire sale of Myanmar unit includes US$100 million in funds, say sources
Asean envoy set for three-day Myanmar visit later this month
Celebs freed from prison
A farmer collects lotus flowers to sell in the market in Anlong Kgnan village, on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. - AP
Cambodia:
Five new deaths, 340 Omicron community cases in Cambodia on Friday (March 4) as govt reports US$4.35bil investment in 2021
Chinese investment in Cambodia rises in 2021 despite pandemic
Cambodian women leading the way in changing society
Weddings get go-ahead despite rising infections
Laos:
Laos govt launches online visa application portal
China-Laos Railway transports over 1.7 mln passengers since launch
US returns ancient stone tools to Laos
Brunei:
Vaccines for five- to 11-year-olds arriving soon, says Brunei minister
Daily Covid-19 cases in Brunei hit new record
Brunei approves BND5.7bil national budget
Marriage registration in Brunei goes online
A passenger wearing a face mask, uses a mobile phone in a train in Hong Kong, Friday, March 4, 2022. Hong Kong has ramped up its testing capacity with the help of inflatable mobile laboratories, as the city grapples with tens of thousands of Covid-19 cases daily. The labs arrived from mainland China ahead of a planned city-wide testing of its more than 7 million residents later this month. - AP
AseanPlus:
Anti-epidemic experts from China visit care homes in Hong Kong
Cooking oils are latest threat to surging food inflation
US recovers stealth jet lost in South China Sea
Firecracker explosion in India kills at least 11
The relationship between US and Taiwan: Statesman
Stocks sink as atomic plant shelling adds to Ukraine fears
Quad leaders agree Ukraine experience should not be allowed in Indo-Pacific
China says initiators of Ukraine crisis should take responsibility
Scorching prices slow palm oil imports by top consumers India, China
Japan's foreign minister to attend G7 meeting about Ukraine on Friday
Sony, Honda to join hands in electric vehicles
How climate change is a grave threat to billions in urbanised world
China-Australia relations: Canberra to ‘robustly defend’ itself in WTO case after Beijing escalates tariff dispute
China-backed bank halts lending to Russia, Belarus
China will plot its own path on human rights, Xi Jinping says, as report takes aim at US record
Hong Kong’s elderly left it late to get Covid-19 shots, now worried families fear time is running out as cases soar, deaths mount
