Malaysia:
* Covid-19 Watch: 1,877 new cases, says Health Ministry
* Covid-19 Watch: 32.5% of children in Malaysia fully vaccinated
* Joint committee set up over Malaysian skilled workers to be sent to Japan
* Bureaucratic problems among causes of insufficient fish supply, says fisheries authority
* Malaysian Education Ministry to extend contracts of over 2,600 teachers
* Ismail Sabri agreed to number of ministers from Bersatu before becoming PM, says Hamzah
* Monkeypox: Govt has no plans to close country's borders, says Health Ministry
* Strong economic fundamentals, prudent management to contribute to stronger ringgit
* Okay to criticise Vietnam SEA Games gold medal haul, but be constructive, says Ti
* Former diplomat linked to Janda Baik marijuana farm released, son still in remand
* Parliament select committee to deliver comprehensive roadmap on child justice system
* Zuraida remains in Cabinet for now, says PM
Singapore:
* Travellers from Singapore to Japan need not undergo on-arrival test or quarantine from June 1
* Monkeypox unlikely to be a pandemic, but cases could be detected in Singapore in coming weeks, says health minister
* Singapore's famous Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice may stop selling dish after Malaysia starts ban on chicken exports
* Tons of aviation jobs up for grabs as Singapore races to recruit; major rebound in travel industry
* Malaysian farms rushing to send chickens to Singapore before export ban
* Singapore: Worker dies after falling 9.5m to factory floor; 2022 fatalities now at 24; workplace deaths so far highest since 2016
Indonesia
* Palm oil analyst top expert urges Indonesia to resume exports immediately
* Indonesians going through a long wait for motorbikes as chip crunch hits home
* HSBC Is reportedly considering an IPO of business in Indonesia
* Indonesia rescuers search for 26 after boat capsizes off Sulawesi Island
* Indonesia's plan to create new eastern provinces unviable, says Papua governor
* Indonesia to allocate aaround one million tonnes of palm oil for export
Thailand:
* Thailand records 4,488 Covid-19 cases and 38 deaths on Saturday (May 28)
* Victoria's Secret pays US$8.3mil (RM36.35mil) settlement to sacked Thai workers
* 1,250 workers win US$8.3M in back pay after layoffs
* Drug traffickers acquitted
* Quarantine to be scrapped in Thailand
* ‘Asia gaining strategic, economic importance’, says Prayut
Philippines:
* Incoming Philippines central bank governor sees no need to rush rate hikes
* Philippines' next president Marcos Jr vows not to compromise sovereignty
* Philippines further eases travel requirements for foreign tourists
* A tale of two political clans – the Marcos and Suhartos
* Martial law books flying off shelves
Vietnam:
* Vietnam reports 1,114 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (May 28) as infections continue to dip in country
* Vietnam's FDI disbursement up 7.8 percent in five months
* Vietnam EV maker VinFast to shift HQ to Singapore ahead of first exports
* Vietnam's economy to grow a healthy 6.9 per cent in 2022, says S&P Global
* Traces of early humans found in Bac Kan province
Myanmar:
* UN Security Council members fail to agree on Myanmar text
* Asean special envoy to make second trip to Myanmar in June
* Russia and China block UN statement on Myanmar crisis
* Myanmar's anti-narcotics task force seizes 5 million stimulant tablets worth US$2.7 million (RM11.82 million)
Cambodia:
* I will never allow Cambodia to fall in debt trap, says Prime Minister Hun Sen
* Cambodia and Vietnam agree to open more air links to tourism hotspots; govt reports zero Covid-19 cases on Saturday (May 28)
* Cambodian PM praises China as key contributor to country's infrastructure and electricity development
Laos:
* South African national, believed to be a pilot, found dead in Laos capital Vientiane
* Bank of Laos vows to resolve foreign exchange problems
* Govt seeks to tap potential of regional connectivity
Brunei:
* Indo-Pacific Framework boost for local businesses, says Brunei Finance Minister
* Brunei subsidised over BND100 million (RM320 million) in oil prices even before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, says minister
* Shortened application process to address labour shortage in Brunei
AseanPlus:
* 'Tomorrow will be better': Shanghai inches towards Covid-19 re-opening
* Samoa signs China agreement amid South Pacific push
* China’s Gen Z OK to wait for wealth with record graduates to fight for jobs, US youth less patient
* Hong Kong’s biggest business chamber calls proposed 7.2 per cent pay rise for civil servants ‘out of touch with reality’
* Hong Kong's next leader John Lee visits Beijing for official nod
* China imposes voluntary fishing moratorium in northern Indian Ocean after being linked to illegal catches
* China-Australia relations - will a Penfolds wine by any Chinese vineyard taste as sweet?
* Japan to allow mass tourism in tour groups
* US bid to marginalise one-China principle a ‘pipe dream’
* Exposure to air pollution linked to Alzheimer’s in China
* Pandemic spurs Hong Kong logistics rethink
* Injured S. Korean who fought in Ukraine probed
* ‘Wall of Death Princess’ defies gravity, stereotypes
* Strong China-Russia ties on show in Pacific patrol, despite Beijing’s lack of military support in Ukraine
* Squid Game star Hoyeon Jung, Olympians Edgar Cheung and Eileen Gu make Forbes Asia’s 30 under 30, but S'pore the real winner
* Smoking prevalence rate drops to new low of 9.5 per cent in Hong Kong, but ‘significant’ increase in use of e-cigarettes
* Meet Imagen, Google’s new AI that turns text into images
* Japanese Red Army founder Shigenobu freed from prison