Activists wearing dinosaur and clown costumes take part in a protest urging local bank BNI (Bank Negara Indonesia) to stop what organisers say is the continued funding of coal energy in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. - Reuters
Malaysia:
* Record FDI levels a key triumph for Malaysia PM: Umno official
* WhatsApp may soon launch a feature to hide your online status
* 8-year-old Malaysian gains two world records for naming 230 country flags in 4 mins 38s
* Woman charged with uploading pornographic pictures on Twitter
* PM arrives in Turkey for four-day official visit
* 'I need rest and time to recharge', says World number one Axelsen as he pulls out of badminton's Malaysia Masters
* Baling floods: No active logging activity in Gunung Inas forest reserve area, says Takiyuddin
* World’s leading experts to speak in industrial tree plantation symposium in Sabah
* Sabah music group set to host longest non-stop tourism fair
* MyCC: Eight companies involved in bid rigging penalised RM1.45mil
* GE15 possibly after Hari Raya Aidilfitri next year, predicts Anthony Loke
* MMEA seizes over RM1.7mil worth of syabu after high-speed chase
Anti-death penalty activists hand in a memorandum protesting the upcoming execution of another Malaysian convicted for drug trafficking to the Singapore High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. - AFP
Singapore:
* 12,784 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore on Tuesday (July 5), highest since March 22
* Singapore airlines boosts global flights after surge in demand
* Singapore president Halimah Yacob tests positive for Covid-19
* Singapore near or at peak of current Covid-19 wave, with cases expected to cross 12k: minister
* Singapore’s tiny second airport eyes future as a flying taxi hub
* First man who admitted to role in OCBC scams to undergo reformative training
* Nine new restaurants and hawker stalls on Singapore's Bib Gourmand list
* S'pore, Morocco to cooperate on carbon markets, providing technical aid to Africa
* Singapore evaluates more crypto safeguards after blowups
* Record FDI levels a key triumph for Malaysia PM, says Umno official in Singapore
* Woman charged over firms’ ill-gotten gains in Singapore
* At least S$34,000 lost in S’pore to scams involving fake travel agent websites
* Singapore: Clean fuel for a better future
* Asia shares squeeze higher, take brief respite from growth fears
* Brent oil falls as recession fears increase fuel demand concerns
A general view shows the Mulia Resort and Villas, venue for the G20 Foreign Ministerial Meeting scheduled to be held this Thursday (July 7) - Friday, in Nusa Dua on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Tuesdaym, July 5, 2022. - AFP
Indonesia
* Ukraine says attendance of G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, depends on whether Russia goes
* United States and Chinese foreign ministers to meet at G-20 meeting in Bali, Indonesia, this week
* Indonesian capital Jakarta imposes Level 2 restriction following increasing Omicron infections
* Indonesia raises palm oil export quota as farmers face 'emergency'
* 15 fishermen missing after boat capsizes in eastern Indonesia
* Jokowi's peace mission a reminder that Russia, Ukraine must be continually urged to negotiate: Experts
* Reluctantly, Indonesia may open door to medicinal marijuana
* Gerindra firms up on forming coalition with PKB
A police officer stands guard near confiscated drugs as Thai authorities are about to destroy them in Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. - Reuters
Thailand:
* Thailand's consumer inflation hits 14-year high in June
* One suspected militant killed after shootout with cops in Thailand's Pattani
* Emerging markets: Thai June inflation beats forecast at 14-year high as Asian stocks rise on signs of thawing China-US tensions
* Rising energy prices in Thailand push June headline inflation to 7.66 per cent
* Thailand records 1,917 Covid-19 cases and 18 deaths
* One killed after motorcycle street race goes awry
* Thailand: Still a big hit with tourists worldwide
Philippines:
* Philippines' inflation accelerates to 6.1 per cent in June
* ‘Weak surge’ in Covid-19 cases will be over in two weeks, says Philippine's independent pandemic monitor
* Marcos Jr holds first Cabinet meeting
* Marcos team defends scrapping of San Miguel economic zone
* New Philippine tourism secretary Frasco to go on a 'listening tour'
* Bloc eyes repeal of Philippine anti-terror law
* Much ado about workplace woes vy Filipinos
A man gathers rice husks into piles before a process to turn it into charcoal in Hanoi. - AFP
Vietnam:
* Vietnam reports 989 new Covid-19 cases and national caseload rises to 10,750,313 on Tuesday (July 5)
* Vietnam and China agree to maintain strategic communication and advance cooperation
* Vietnam's textiles, garments export up an impressive 21.6 per cent in six months of this year
* Russia's Lavrov to visit Hanoi ahead of G20 meeting
* Respect each other's legitimate interests in South China Sea, Vietnam tells China
* 'Gods of the ocean': Why Vietnamese fishermen worship the whale
* Vietnam workers hope for raise in allowance as prices surge
Myanmar:
* Chinese FM in Myanmar hails Lancang-Mekong cooperation on fight against Covid-19, connectivity and livelihood
* Myanmar hosts first regional meeting since army takeover
* Myanmar refuses to allow Sokhonn to meet Aung San Suu Kyi
* China FM: Lancang-Mekong cooperation will benefit residents
A woman wades through a water logged street during heavy rainfall in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. - AP
Cambodia:
* Cambodia's central bank launches KHQR code payment service; govt to promote wider use of mobile retail payments
* Cambodia launches “My Second Home” programme to encourage foreign investment
* Three new Covid cases in Cambodia
* E-commerce market sees rapid growth during pandemic
Laos:
* Laos and Cuba pledge to strengthen longstanding relationship
* Laos police arrest 10 in Vientiane robbery and kidnap case
* Dengue fever infections on the rise in Laos
Brunei:
* Re-infected patients considered new cases, says Brunei's health minister; 1,691 new cases reported
* 51-year-old Brunei man jailed three years, six months for stealing from mosques
* Change is crucial for progress: Brunei sultan
A health worker waits to test people for the Covid-19 coronavirus on a street next to a residential area in the Jing'an district of Shanghai on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. - AFP
AseanPlus
* China sees hottest June in over 60 years
* China slams Nasa chief Nelson as race to the moon gets heated
* ‘Twins village’: why are so many sets of twins born in this remote Chinese community? 33 in total
* Hotels set for recovery in Asia-Pacific as borders reopen but China’s decision to remain shut clouds overall picture
* Suspected North Korea dam water release prompts South Koreans to evacuate
* ‘Guerrilla’ sales, crowdsourcing: Japan’s game console crunch
* Hacker claims major Chinese citizens’ data theft
* China says vice premier Liu had 'constructive' talks with US' Yellen
* Hong Kong leader John Lee vows to bring in new measures soon to protect residents at risk from Covid-19
* Asian markets rise on talk Biden to roll back some China tariffs
* China’s Anhui province reports 231 new cases in Covid flareup
* Japan ruling parties set for upper House victory
* BTS rekindle debate about military service in South Korea
* Australia floods worsen as thousands more flee Sydney homes
* Hong Kong's travel challenges mount as flight bans climb to 100
* Mumbai turns to Twitter for help mapping India’s monsoon floods
* HK considers shorter Covid quarantine for travellers: Lee
* 12 bodies found after South China Sea typhoon shipwreck
