Tourists standing in a scenic area in Pingtan Island as China's largest-ever military exercises encircling Taiwan kicked off on Aug 4. - AFP
Malaysia
* Police probing alleged extortion by three cops after social media post goes viral
* Poor internet access at home likely due to set-up issues, says TM
* Covid-19 Watch: 5,330 new cases bring total number of infections in Malaysia to 4,692,800
* Selangor man wins RM11.9mil 4D Jackpot
* Two important meetings lined-up as talk of impending GE hots up
* MACC nabs two more for bribe to obtain quota for foreign workers
* S’wak wants to offer free tertiary education via sovereign wealth fund, says Abang Jo
* Anti-stalking law: Amendments to Penal Code, CPC tabled for first reading
* M’sia and Turkiye finalising discussions on currency swap deal, says Saifuddin
* MM2H: 267 new applications, 1,461 withdrawals since September 2021, says Hamzah
* Russia-Ukraine grain deal must be sustainable to end conflict, says Turkish Foreign Minister
* Chicken export ban expected to be lifted by Aug 31, says Kiandee
* Riza Aziz ordered to furnish documents to 1MDB in US$250mil lawsuit
* Dr M launches Malay-Muslim movement to take on Umno in GE15
* Abolition of requirement to fill in traveller's card is for citizens, non-citizens, says Dr Noor Hisham
* Regional, cross-regional cooperation needed to combat drug trafficking, says Russian ambassador
* Packets of cooking oil found floating in Indonesian waters not from Malaysia, says Annuar
Singapore
* Singapore joins green finance bonanza with 50-year bond
* New orchid display opens at Gardens by the Bay
Indonesia
* Police question inactive internal affairs chief over fatal cop shooting
* IDI forms task force to prevent monkeypox outbreak in Indonesia
* Indonesia's Batam island eyes one million foreign tourist arrivals in 2022
Philippines
* Bongbong Marcos: FVR was icon of stability after ‘tumultuous events’ in 1986
* Philippines logs 4,439 new Covid-19 cases, 11 deaths
Thailand
* Police swing into action after 59,000 cybercrime complaints filed online in four months
* ‘Joe Ferrari’ informs court he does not want to appeal verdict
Vietnam
* 60 Vietnamese international flights affected by China’s military drills near Taiwan
* Ministry considers adding birthplace information to new passports’ appendix due to visa rejections
* Vietnam reports 2,016 new Covid-19 cases
Cambodia
* Cambodia's famed Angkor receives 83,854 foreign visitors in seven months, up more than 13 times
* Preah Sihanouk to get tough on ‘rogue’ casinos after fatal shooting
* Edible bird’s nests to fly to China soon
* Cambodia has 17.8 million Internet subscribers: minister
Myanmar
* Asean warns Myanmar against more executions
* Myanmar junta charges Japanese journalist with encouraging dissent
* Myanmar's traders lower rice price to reduce households spending amid pandemic
Brunei
* Brunei welcomes more investment from China: senior official
* Foreign registered vehicles urged to use ASEAN Highway 150
* Brunei's consumer inflation hits 3.9% in April
Laos
* Covid-19 cases keep rising in Laos
AseanPlus
* New Hong Kong chief among world's highest-paid politicians
* Sri Lanka arrests protest leader Joseph Stalin
* Construction begins at Fukushima plant for water release
* India nixes privacy bill that alarmed big tech companies, works on new law
* Southern Chinese tourism city Sanya imposes lockdown measures, restricts businesses
* Solar power opens the door to banking for rural Indians
* After Taiwan, Pelosi in S. Korea to meet political leaders
* Suspect arrested in China kindergarten attack that killed three
* China warns that its temperatures are rising faster than global average
* China begins major Taiwan military drills after Pelosi visit
* China emphasises ties with South-East Asia in Cambodia meet
* Three missing, thousands ordered to evacuate as rain pounds northern Japan
* Taiwan govt websites attacked during Pelosi visit
* Taiwan cancels flights as China holds military drills
* Rights group says Sri Lanka harassed, intimidated protesters
* Bemused tourists granted front row seats to China's latest fire and fury
* India approves new emissions targets to tackle climate change
* SpiceJet flights to be reinstated gradually - India aviation watchdog
* Chinese missiles believed to have landed in Japan's EEZ: defence minister
