Asean News Headlines at 9pm on Wednesday (Aug 3, 2022)


Indonesia's Commander of the National Armed Forces Andika Perkasa and US Army Pacific Commanding General Charles Flynn walking as they inspect the troops during the opening of the "Super Garuda Shield" joint military exercise in Baturaja, South Sumatra province, Indonesia. - Reuters

Malaysia

* New health funding options being studied, says Khairy

* ECRL C2 stretch including Puncak Alam station to be completed by Dec 31, 2027, says Dr Wee

* Covid-19: Teenagers to get three main vaccine doses, two boosters

* TNB warns of SMS scam offering fake blackout compensation

* Recording cops in public areas not a crime, says Lawyers for Liberty

* Influenza: 24 clusters detected this year, Dewan Rakyat told

* Two nabbed for misappropriating subsidised diesel

* Joint op held to remind oil and gas sector of 'Sabah First' policy

* Turkiye's foreign minister to visit Malaysia starting Aug 3

* Penang's anti-hopping enactment constitutional, Federal Court rules

* Ipoh crash first fatal accident in Malaysia involving Piper PA-28

* Sharing photos of hostel saves Malaysian from online scam syndicate

* MACC arrests IT CEO, seven others for accepting bribes

* Transgender doctor who sexually abused patients deported to Malaysia

Singapore

* UN deplores double execution in Singapore

* S’porean on trial in UK for suffocating wife with pillow: Son says dad never laid a finger on mum

* YouTuber Dee Kosh's sexual offences highly premeditated, says DPP

Indonesia

* Indonesian police thwart crystal meth smuggling in South Kalimantan

* Indonesia temporarily unblocks Yahoo, PayPal, Dota after public outcry

* Indonesia approves Comirnaty as Covid-19 booster vaccine for age group of 16 years and above

* Indonesian police bust counterfeit money syndicate

* Indonesian anti-graft agency teams up with Interpol to hunt fugitive

* US, Indonesia hold joint military drills amid China concerns

Philippines

* Chinese FM offers condolences to Philippine counterpart over death of former Philippine president

* Philippines tallies 319 dengue deaths in 2022

Thailand

* Thailand reports third monkeypox case, plans to import vaccine

* Thai opposition to seek court ruling to end PM's term sooner

Vietnam

* Vietnam calls for restraint from all parties in Taiwan situation

* Vietnam records over 136,000 dengue cases in seven months

Cambodia

* Asean foreign ministers to push for Myanmar progress

* Asean to rethink peace plan if Myanmar executes more prisoners, says Cambodian PM

* Stopping Myanmar violence tops meeting of Asian diplomats

* China's Wang Yi meets Cambodian PM candidate Hun Manet on bilateral ties

* Asean ministers urge restraint after Pelosi Taiwan visit

Myanmar

* Bomb blast, shootings rock Myanmar-China border town

* Russia's foreign minister makes official visit to Myanmar

* Rare white elephant born in Myanmar, says state media

* FM: Russia backs Myanmar junta's efforts to 'stabilise' country

* Friends of Japanese journalist demand his release in Myanmar

Brunei

* Man faces five charges for rape, sexual assault of minor

Laos

* Lao govt warns of illegal foreign employment

AseanPlus

* China vows military operations around Taiwan in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit

* Japan expresses concern to China over Taiwan Strait drills

* Pelosi’s roundabout flight to Taiwan shows China’s long reach

* South Korea calls for calm over Pelosi Taiwan visit

* Twitch’s peer-to-peer streams in South Korea may put user privacy at risk

* ‘No sweet without sweat’: boy, 11, helping single dad run food stands for 17 hours a day during holidays praised for maturity, starts childhood debate online

* Hong Kong mahjong carver among the last of his kind

* Three killed, six wounded in China kindergarten stabbing

* No plans for Blinken to meet Chinese, Russian counterparts in Cambodia this week - senior US official

* Sri Lanka to restart IMF bailout talks, president calls for unity government

* Sino-US tensions send equities lower

* As US eyes new China chip curbs, turmoil looms for global market

* Nancy Pelosi knocks out China’s Weibo as millions track Taiwan trip

* China: Military drills around Taiwan Strait 'necessary and just'

* Alibaba and Tencent face end of an era as sales start to shrink

* Pelosi departs Taiwan after visit that fueled US-China rift

* Japan's KM Biologics sees overseas demand for newly approved monkeypox vaccine

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