People take part in a parade to celebrate the Pancasila day, or Five principles of state philosophy in Blitar, East Java on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. - AFP
Malaysia:
* Covid-19 Watch: 1,451 new cases bring total to 4,506,510
* PM's maiden visit to Japan brings huge benefit to Malaysia
* Enforcing the use of BM in civil service with punitive measure is silly and stupid, says Sarawak minister
* BN to go on the offensive ahead of GE15, says Tok Mat
* Umno’s top five should help PM decide GE15 date, says Najib
* 'Bossku' not about me, it's synonymous with Barisan, says Najib
* Malaysia readies RM16bil 5G network as telcos mull stakes
* Inflation increases 2.5% due to food, fuel prices increase in 2021
* I've yet to meet Zuraida to discuss her resignation as minister, says PM
* Health Ministry: HFMD cases rise 28 times compared to last year
* PM: Government to cut subsidy to chicken breeders, direct funds to B40 instead
* Govt policies will be adjusted to face economic challenges, says PM
People take pictures with their mobile phones on the pier along Marina Bay waterfront in Singapore on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. - AFP
Singapore:
* Orchard Road and Botanic Gardens to host Singapore Garden Festival after four-year hiatus; 3,577 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday
* Singapore grabbing big events as travel revival is bringing in the crowds again
* Chicken rice no more! Singapore's de-facto national dish in the crossfire as Malaysia bans chicken exports
* Singapore has zero tolerance for hate speech
* Some SG funeral parlours ban LED wreaths over safety concerns and power outages
* Singaporeans in a flap at Malaysian chicken export curbs
* ‘Birth’ of the digital age in Singapore
* Singapore consumers and businesses brace for chicken ban
* Asian stocks struggle, dollar gains as inflation hits records
* Oil firms on EU's Russian oil ban and end of Shanghai lockdown
A 1,000-meter long Indonesian national flag is seen with the 9th century Borobudur temple as a backdrop during a parade marking Pancasila Day, which commemorates the five principles of Indonesia's foundational state philosophy, in Magelang, Central Java on June 1, 2022. - AFP
Indonesia
* Asean countries can collaborate more to help region's tourism recovery, says Indonesian minister
* Indonesia intensifies search for victims of sunken ship, number of missing persons rises to 19
* Indonesia looks to Asean community to offload excess electricity
* Indonesia partners with Thales to enhance airspace sovereignty
* Real-time data not adding up as huge gaps in figures hampering accurate assessment of Covid-19 outbreak in Indonesia
* Indonesia cancels plan to send workers to Malaysia's palm plantations
* Expired doses binned as Covid-19 worries ease
Thailand:
* Thailand Massage parlours hiring again as they reopen after two-year shutdown; 4,563 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (June 1)
* Freed from Thai jail in April, ex-convict nabbed with 48,000 Yaba pills
* Lime, tea, ink: Cocktails are shaking up - and stirring - Bangkok's bar culture
* Emerging markets: Thai baht slips as growth woes and inflation hurt mood in Asia shares, currencies
* Thai PM Prayut takes a dig at Thaksin as Pheu Thai casts aspersion on budget
* Thai economy improves in May on easing Covid-19 curbs, says central bank of Thailand
* Asian factories remained under pressure in May as China slowed
Newly elected Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt prays after he was elected, in Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. - Reuters
Philippines:
* Philippines govt to sell idle state mines from 2023 as part of sector shakeup
* Philippine gaming regulator to probe physical takeover of Manila casino
* Philippine police say they killed four Chinese kidnap suspects
* Incoming Philippine finance minister does not favour tax hikes to tackle debt
* Philippines to fix weak spots in path to US$500bil economy
* ADB approves US$250mil finance plan for Philippines' climate change ambitions and mitigation efforts
Vietnam:
* Vietnam reports 1,047 new Covid-19 cases; more than 10.7 million infection as of Wednesday (June 1)
* Vietnam develops 'world's first' African swine fever vaccine for commercial use
* Vietnam rises as magnet for start-up investment in South-East Asia
* Vietnam govt seeks to produce Covid-19 vaccines to supply COVAX
* Big hike in international arrivals to Vietnam in first five months of 2022
* Uptick in HFMD among children in southern provinces
A policeman carrying an automatic rifle stands guard with a colleague along a popular market street in Manila on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, as security forces are on heightened alert in the capital following the twin bombings in Basilan island, near Jolo, a stronghold of Muslim militants. - AFP
Myanmar:
* Number of displaced in Myanmar tops 1 million, says United Nations
* Myanmar junta likely using air strikes as 'collective punishment', says Amnesty
* Bombing in Myanmar's Yangon kills one and injures nine people
* Myanmar military, coup opponents trade blame after deadly bus stop blast
* No license to sell Rohingya book
Cambodia:
* Zero Covid-19 cases in Cambodia as govt expects more tourists arrivals from Thailand and Vietnam
* Tobacco kills over 15,000 people in Cambodia annually, says WHO official
* Cambodian opposition rises from the ashes ahead of local elections
Laos:
* Laos govt vows to tackle fuel shortage, weak kip and rising debts
* Laos PM plants trees to support goal to plant 34 million saplings this year
Brunei:
* 81 per cent of children receive first Covid-19 jab in Brunei; 277 Covid-19 cases reported
* Brunei accounts for four per cent of South-East Asia Islamic banking assets
Commuters wearing face masks wait for their ride at a subway station, after the lockdown placed to curb the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak was lifted in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. - Reuters
AseanPlus:
* Shanghai eases Covid curbs in step towards ending lockdown
* US says committed to Pacific islands that rejected 'opaque' China pact
* HK activities marking Tiananmen Square crackdown on June 4 will be subject to laws, including national security legislation: Carrie Lam
* China foreign business sentiment reaches ‘tipping point’ as zero-Covid dents confidence, erodes attraction
* China’s third aircraft carrier ‘to be launched on Dragon Boat Festival’
* Covid-19 stigma: Chinese teacher said she was fired for catching the virus in Ukraine despite proving full recovery
* Coronavirus: bar clusters could mean delay in late-June easing of all social-distancing rules at HK pubs and restaurants, Lam says
* China mortgage rate cut, lower down payment requirements could save homebuyers 10% in monthly instalments, revive home sales
* China a ‘very important customer’, says Saudi Arabia, as global oil supply worries grow
* Teen candidates in local South Korea races reveal youth vote's power
* HK police seize submachine gun, ammunition during HK$3.6 million drugs bust, investigate whether radicals were planning attack
* North Korea hails progress in fight against drought despite COVID wave
* New Zealand PM Ardern praises Biden for US efforts in the Indo-Pacific
* Taj Mahal tops list of most-searched Unesco heritage sites in the world
* Global chip shortage likely to last through 2023, says US official
* Australia PM Albanese appoints record number of women to diverse cabinet
* Global chip shortage likely to last through 2023, says US official
* Shanghai ends lockdown: Noise, traffic and commuters return as China’s commercial hub swings back to life after two-month hiatus
