Malaysia:
* Indonesia lifts workers’ entry ban
* Hire ex-inmates to reduce dependency on foreign labour, Sabah firms told
* Malaysia, Philippines complete successful joint naval exercise in Lumut
* Govt to review chicken ceiling price after Aug 31
Singapore:
* 18 people left stranded in cable cars between Sentosa and Mount Faber due to system error
* Over 6kg of drugs worth S$313k seized in Sentosa hotel room, Shenton Way residence
Indonesia:
* Flash floods hit Indonesia's Central Sulawesi, killing 3, leaving 4 missing
* Indonesia starts 2nd booster inoculation for healthcare workers
* Indonesia’s top Muslim leaders hold environmental congress
Thailand:
* Virologist explains why it is tough to control spread of monkeypox
* ‘Wear black’ campaign stirs up Thai social media
* Minister orders imported 'garbage' shipped back to Australia
Philippines:
* Ghosting as emotional offence
* Philippines airlifts aid to areas cut off since earthquake
* Philippines detects first case of monkeypox
* Philippines traces 10 close contacts of first monkeypox case
* Unesco heritage site damaged in Philippines' quake
* Death toll from Philippine quake rises to 10
Vietnam:
* Vietnam discards over three million tonnes of plastic waste a year
* HCM City is most favoured destination for local travel: survey
* Ministry: Vietnam assessed as Covid-19 safe zone
* Vietnam needs to brace for monkeypox arrival, says US CDC
Myanmar:
* Germany summons Myanmar diplomat over executions
* Executions of pro-democracy activists display lack of respect for human life: Yomiuri Shimbun
Cambodia:
* Top diplomats from US, China expected at ASEAN meeting in Phnom Penh
* Personalised plates rake in US$24mil since 2020
* Cambodia's poverty rate falls to 17.8 pct in 2020: official
* Woman park ranger blazes trail guarding rare hog deer
* Cambodian youths pledge to participate in tiger conservation
* Cambodia to host Asean foreign ministers' meeting
Laos:
* Health ministry sets dengue control campaign as priority
* Laos among countries with highest inflation in South-East Asia
* Thai police arrest Lao woman over multimillion-dollar scam
Brunei:
* Uniformed personnel faces charges for aggression
* All set for land, sea border re-opening
AseanPlus:
* Demolition looms for historic Shanghai neighbourhood
* Hong Kong boy band ends show after falling screen hits dancers
* Xi speaks with Biden over phone
* S.Korea's new government to streamline public organisations
* Japan to allow Covid-fighting measures by regional authorities
* Abe murder spotlights Unification Church controversy in Japan
* China Focus: Homegrown brands shine at int'l expo
* Japans factory output zooms as China eases Covid curbs
* Rural-style weddings gain popularity among young couples
* US, Japan set to agree on joint research for semiconductors
* Some Asia economies may need rapid rate hikes to cool inflation
* Maybank Indonesias pre-tax profit rises 23.9% to 944bil rupiah in 1H
* China’s industrial profits bounce back
* Hong Kong authorities to investigate boy band concert accident
* Two pilots killed as Soviet-era fighter jet crashes in india
* Oil prices rise on tight supply as attention turns to OPEC+ meeting
* Energy crisis set to worsen in South Asia