This handout photo taken and released by the Philippine Coast Guard on August 26, 2022 shows coast guard personnel assisting rescued passengers (wearing life jackets) after a ferry caught fire off the port of Batangas. A ferry caught fire off a port near the Philippine capital Manila on August 26, leaving nine people missing and one injured, the coast guard said. - AFP
Malaysia:
* Covid-19 Watch: 3,206 new cases bring total to 4,768,394
* LCS scandal: I have no wife or wives named Zainab Mohd Salleh, says Abdul Latiff on Rafizi’s claims
* Malaysia - Budget 2023 expected to be tabled on Oct 7
* PETRONAS Gas stays bullish on gas and utilities demand
* Budget 2023 to be tabled Oct 7, confirms Wan Junaidi
* Tabling budget early not unusual, Pak Lah did it before, says PM
* Najib's incarceration will not be end of Umno’s struggle, says Ahmad Zahid
* UMS develops anesthesiology, critical care postgraduate specialist programmes
* I only dealt with Molly and Michael, don’t know about Nazlan’s involvement in 1MDB loan, says Arul Kanda
* Information suppressed during 2015 audit of 1MDB, Arul Kanda tells court
* Wage revision soon for cleaners and security guards at govt facilities, says HR minister
* Malaysian Space Board agrees to govt ratifying international space treaty
Loh Kean Yew of Singapore plays a shot against Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand during a badminton game of the men's singles quarterfinal in the BWF World Championships in Tokyo Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. - AP
Singapore:
* 'No regrets' as Singapore's badminton world champion Loh loses crown
* External parties trying to influence Singapore and the people here should guard themselves, says minister Vivian Balakrishnan
* Singapore steps up crypto questioning as firms brace for changes
* About 1.2 million Singaporean households to receive one-off $100 utilities credit
* Luxury goods scam: No-bail order remains for couple as probe continues
* SG cops warn of property agent scam after close to 1,000 people lose almost S$4mil
* Oil prices rise on signs of improving demand, gain 3% on week
* Asian stocks follow Wall St higher ahead of Fed chair speech
* Singapore further lifts border measures
A man casts his net for shrimps in the shallow waters on the outskirt of Banda Aceh on Friday, August 26, 2022. - AFP
Indonesia:
* Indonesia bulls cheer better-late-than-never rate hike; first interest rate hike in four years
* Indonesia's MRT second phase to cost more than estimated, close to 26 trillion rupiah now
* Indonesia's wealth fund to invest in expansion of port in Malacca Straits
* Indonesia considering hiking fuel prices as much as 40%, say lawmakers
* Exposed: Data breaches on the rise in Indonesia
* Indonesia police deny violence in death of Harvard trans activist on Bali honeymoon
* Senior cop quits as public anger mounts over scandal
Acting Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan leaves at the Government House, as the Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-O-Cha from official duties on Wednesday, after deciding to hear a petition to review his legally mandated eight-year term limit, in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, August 26, 2022. - Reuters
Thailand:
* Prayut remains 'calm' despite losing top job as he attends Thailand Defence Council meeting virtually
* Thailand launches culinary event of the year
* BOI-approved foreign businesses can now own land in Thailand
* Suspended Thai PM Prayuth says to continue as defence minister
* Thai Appeals Court upholds death sentences for ex-minister Banyin
* Survey: Healthcare ranks as top online activity for Thais
* Political uncertainty in Thailand
Philippines:
* Nine missing after ferry catches fire in the Philippines
* Philippines pole vault star Obiena finish third as world champ Duplantis soars to pole vault victory on banks of Lake Geneva
* Philippines allocates over 11 per cent of budget to repay debt in 2023
* Emerging markets - Asian stocks inch higher ahead of Jackson Hole conference as Philippine's benchmark index advanced 0.7%
* Philippine tycoon Uy’s empire open to sale of crown jewels to pay debt
* Philippine Navy still harbours submarine dreams
* Inmates climb roof to make grouses known
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state premier Manuela Schwesig stand next to abbot of the Vien Giac pagoda Thich Nhu Dien and abbess of the Linh Thuu pagoda Thich Nu Dieu Phuoc amid a visit to a Buddhist-Vietnamese temple, during a commemoration to mark the 30th anniversary of the racist attacks in the district Lichtenhagen of Rostock, Germany August 25, 2022. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
Vietnam:
* New freight train route links Vietnam with north-west China's Shaanxi
* Vietnam court upholds nine-year prison sentence for journalist
* Vietnam works with Cambodia on serious human trafficking situation
* Vietnam War photographer Tim Page dies at age 78
* Vietnam works with Cambodia on serious human trafficking situation
* Vietnam firms advised to limit risks in foreign trade
* Seafood companies in Vietnam face a difficult third quarter
Myanmar:
* Myanmar reports only 33 new Covid-19 cases
* Myanmar Rohingya, five years on, desperate to leave Bangladesh camps and go home
* Myanmar earns over US$800mil from natural gas exports in April-July
* UN: Rohingya must be part of Myanmar crisis solution
* Britain’s former Myanmar envoy detained in Yangon
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits a Vietnamese buddhist temple in Rostock, northern Germany on August 25, 2022. The German President earlier attended a ceremony to commemorate violent xenophobic riots against migrants and asylum seekers inc many Vietnamese that took place 30 years ago, in 1992, when thousands of bystanders applauded as a marauding mob flung stones and petrol bombs at the housing block. - AFP
Cambodia:
* Cambodia rescues 865 foreigners from human trafficking in Jan-Aug 2022, says interior minister
* Cambodia to issue first-ever sovereign bond worth US$300mil in September
* Cambodia pledges to get ‘tough’ on human trafficking
Laos:
* Dengue cases rising rapidly as cases in Laos surpass 20,000
* Laos warns of possible flooding, landslides as tropical storm MA-ON approaches country
* US commits to deepening health relationship with Asean, Laos
Brunei:
* Brunei Sultan meets Singapore PM and tours Air Force base
* Brunei records 83.6 per cent decrease of average daily Covid-19 cases from peak
* Brunei opens registration for exam results messaging service
AlphaTauri's Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda competes in the first free practice for the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps racetrack in Spa, on Friday, August 26, 2022. - AFP
AseanPlus:
* Hong Kong pair cleared of raping domestic helper, defence says man had one-night stand with worker that led to divorce
* Gimme shelter: Older Chinese take refuge from heatwave in subways
* Pope Francis asks North Korea to invite him to visit
* 'All dead': A devastated farmer in southern China longs for rain
* Pot-bellied Japanese security guards reach TikTok stardom
* County next to Beijing locks down on one possible Covid-19 case
* ‘Most powerful uncle in the universe’ who splurges US$8,800 on hosting 16 nieces and nephews at his home for two months a viral hit
* China: Other nations' military drills should not target third party
* Asia stocks up before Powell speech, China tech adds support
* Hong Kong's exodus shrinks workforce in threat to financial hub status
* North Korea says new fever cases were flu, not Covid
* China's navy begins to erase imaginary Taiwan Strait median line
* Asian LNG prices hit new records as Japan, South Korea start stocking for winter
* Japan to spend $1.8 million on Abe's funeral despite opposition
* Alibaba Cloud launches ‘Digital Heroes Program' to bolster its commitments in Malaysia
* Suspected Covid-19 cases in N. Korea after victory claim
* Japan national police chief resigns over Abe killing
* China’s heatwave, power crunch adds to economic woes, inflation concerns even with rain set to fall
* Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s daily tally could cross 10,000 in coming week with explosion in BA.5 variant cases
