Asean News Headlines as at 9pm on Monday (Aug 22)

Police distribute alcohol and face masks to students during the opening of classes at the San Juan Elementary School in metro Manila, Philippines on Aug. 22, 2022. Millions of students wearing face masks streamed back to grade and high schools across the Philippines Monday in their first in-person classes after two years of coronavirus lockdowns that are feared to have worsened one of the world's most alarming illiteracy rates among children. -AP

Malaysia:

* Khairy in Thailand to assess potential of marijuana for medical use