Girls wearing protective face masks take part in a ballet practice session at a studio in Ismail Marzuki Park, Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday July 4, 2022. - Reuters
Malaysia:
* Covid-19 Watch: 2,536 new cases, says Health Ministry
* Sarawak Tourism Minister blasts Abdul Hadi for having a shallow mindset
* PAGE on English: Hadi might have 'stuck mindset'
* Malaysia central bank to hike rates again in July and September
* Market transparency more important than replacing middlemen, says MP
* Ministry raids two premises for selling subsidised cooking oil online
* Malaysia's terms of trade up 1% in May 2022
* NCID makes RM262mil drug haul, 81,700 arrests in first half of 2022
* Lazada 7.7 Mid-Year Mega Sale (July 7-9) returns with great deals and bigger savings for Malaysians
* Four beauty products no longer allowed to be sold in Malaysia
* Govt to conduct full audit, joint raids to curb smuggling of cooking oil, says PM
* PM launches Malaysia Digital initiative to replace MSC Malaysia
Singaporean singer Tanya Chua (R) poses for pictures along with her mother and her awards for Best Album in Mandarin, Best Mandarin Female Singer, Best Album of the Year and Best Vocal Recording Album at the 33rd Golden Melody Awards in Kaohsiung on July 3, 2022. (Photo by Sam Yeh / AFP)
Singapore:
* Higher tax collection and lower spending help fund RM4.75bil support package, says Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister
* It's war against hunters ... Stiffer maximum fines and longer maximum jail terms for illegal wildlife traffickers in Singapore
* Singapore govt confident there will be no no recession next year as country seeks to beat risks
* Singapore does not expect recession or stagflation next year but significant risks remain: minister
* Tesla hiring again in Singapore weeks after country head leaves
* Singapore bus, train services to be extended on eve of Hari Raya Haji
* How Singapore has responded as consumer prices reach 13-year high
* Shares wobble as Wall St futures slip, dollar stays firm
* Oil prices reverse losses and gain on tight supply concerns
Indonesia
* Indonesia's 2022 deficit to drop below 4% despite subsidy hike, says Finance Ministry
* Has Indonesia shaken its 'fragile' status among emerging markets? An insight by Reuters
* Indonesia sovereign wealth fund and China fund sign RM13.21bil investment deal
* Indonesia pushes for Covid-19 boosters shots with cases at two-month high
* Emerging markets: Indonesia stocks slump more than 3% as Asia FX subdued on recession fears
* Jokowi's Russian mission is great, though it achieves little: Jakarta Post contributor
* Dry conditions developing across Southern Asean region - Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore set to be worst hit, says weather centre
Commuters wait on the train platform at the Siam BTS Station in Bangkok. Foreign tourist arrivals into Thailand are set to beat official forecasts with the lifting of pandemic-era restrictions, a rare positive for the nation’s Covid-battered economy and currency. - Bloomberg
Thailand:
* Thailand still a favourite as Bangkok, Phuket, Samui top best cities and holiday spots lists
* Tragedy strikes at Thai street race - one killed and 8 injured as motorbike hits spectators
* ‘People’s Assembly’ rallies to highlight Thai govt failures, push for unity
* Cooking oil smuggled out of Kelantan widely sold in southern Thailand, say locals
* Malaysia lifts 20-year ban on Thai rice flour exports
* Karen refugees flee across border after junta airstrike
* Koh Pha-ngan the best workation site
Philippines:
* More dengue cases reported in Philippines; 58 per cent higher than same period last year
* Workers in Philippines most stressed in South-East Asia, says global poll
* Philippines logs 1,323 new Covid-19 cases - highest since Feb 25 and over 1,000 daily cases reported for three straight days
* Broad strokes for the future: Inquirer
* Marcos won’t benefit from proposed term limits, reelection: lawmaker
* Marcos vetoes sister’s economic zone Bill
A man gathers rice husks into piles before a process to turn it into charcoal in Hanoi on Monday, July 4, 2022. - AFP
Vietnam:
* Vietnam reports 685 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (July 4); govt reports 90% of total infection cases in country have recovered
* Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City hopes for stronger ties with Germany’s Frankfurt city
* Three Vietnamese cities among South-East Asian best, says world's top travel magazine
* Vietnam targets 7% GDP growth this year, says planning and investment minister
* Vietnam Airlines relaunches services to Indonesia after months of closure due to Covid-19
* Vietnam trade promotion dept lauds Asean export opportunities
Myanmar:
* China urges Myanmar junta to hold talks with opponents
* Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi expounds on stance on Myanmar issue
* As Asean mulls options on Myanmar, don't lose sight of shifting military balance in country: ST analysis
* Wang Yi in Myanmar
* Asean mulls options on Myanmar
A man drives a motor-cart loaded with goods along a street in Phnom Penh on Monday. - AFP
Cambodia:
* Cambodia's e-commerce market value sees fast growth during Covid-19 pandemic
* Cambodia and China to further enhance ties, main target is to ensure the success of Belt and Road Initiative
* Angkor ticket sales jump by 1,000 per cent in first half of 2022
* Cambodia, Philippines in talks to boost ties
* Road safety to be stepped up, Cambodia tells UN
Laos:
* China, Laos pledge to strengthen strategic communication, mutually beneficial cooperation
* Laos inflation reaches 22-year high at 23.6 per cent
* New rail link to speed up Lao logistics, transport operations
Brunei:
* 'There is no such thing here' - Monkeypox in Brunei claim laid to rest
* New guidelines by Brunei Ministry of Health hope to tackle high cholesterol issues in country
* Firefighters free Brunei teen stuck in chair
A QR code for Covid-19 contact tracing at an entrance to a subway station in Shanghai on Monday, July 4, 2022. China's virus cases continued to climb over the weekend with hundreds of infections detected in Anhui province, where two counties were already in lockdown. - Bloomberg
AseanPlus
* Trial of Chinese-Canadian tycoon who disappeared, some believe kidnapped in 2017, begins in China
* 12 bodies found after South China Sea typhoon shipwreck
* World No.1 Axelsen shows he is indeed the current best after thrashing Momota in Malaysia Open badminton final
* Japan protests Chinese navy sailing near disputed islands
* Macau reports first deaths, launches more Covid testing
* China downgrades typhoon Chaba but heavy rain expected in several provinces
* Kyoto's love-hate relationship with tourists endures as yen weakens
* China Covid outbreaks widen as mass testing finds more cases
* HK lawmaker who met China's Xi tests positive for Covid
* China's garment industry records revenue growth in Jan-May
* Japan coalition headed for election win, LDP seen gaining seats - poll
* Four critically wounded, three killed in Danish mall shooting on Sunday, police says
* Asia-Pacific banking sector to declare RM922bil dividends for FY22
* BTS rekindle debate about military service in South Korea
* Hackers claim theft of police info in China’s largest data leak
* Geely chairman eyes phone-making by acquiring Meizu Tech
* No experience, no resume, you're hired! Hotels fight for staff
* Unofficial US-China dialogue: seeing the worst in each other undermines nations’ already dismal relations
