Participants ride on elephants in a parade during the annual "Khong Dee Muang Nara" festival celebrating the culture and traditions of Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat, in Narathiwat on Saturday, September 17, 2022. - AFP
Malaysia:
* Ecotourism may help solve animal-human conflicts in Sabah, says minister
* GE15 just a short wait away, says PM
* Couple who allegedly abused nephew, niece remanded for a week
* Malaysia concerned about latest Nagorno-Karabakh clashes
* Hints that Parliament to dissolve in October
* High voter turnout expected for GE15, says Mat Sabu
* Joint ventures, tech exchange between local, foreign businesses always welcome, Dr Wee tells China CEOs
* Govt forms Malaysian film and music advisory council
* Entrepreneur Development Ministry proposes seven initiatives for Budget 2013
* Ipoh police arrest one of three suspects who beat up Myanmar national
* We cannot wait any longer for GE15, says Ahmad Zahid
* Chief Judge pays homage to court interpreters, calls them 'backbone of the judicial institution'
Elementary school students take part in a race during a children games festival in Banda Aceh on Saturday, September 17, 2022. - AFP
Singapore:
* Singapore reports 1,847 new Covid-19 cases and two more deaths on Saturday (Sept 17)
* Singapore conducts living donor liver transplant on stage 4 colorectal cancer patient
* Starbucks Singapore says customer database breached; media reports 200,000 customers' data stole
* Singapore will be tough, says recovering F1 Williams driver Albon
* Construction sector has most workplace deaths in Singapore
* Oil prices up after Basra spill, but log weekly decline
* Starbucks Singapore says customer database breached; media reports 200,000 customers' data stole
Indonesia:
* Indonesia president Jokowi to decide on presidential hopeful he'll endorse, has no plans to run for V-P in 2024: Sources
* Seven dead in Indonesia mine landslide, says district chief
* Indonesia open to buying cheap oil 'from anywhere', energy minister says
* Indonesia unveils new regulation to boost renewable energy use
* Close ties with China help boost Asean economy
* Gig drivers fear hardship in Indonesia
* Google probed over payment system in Indonesia
Dancers walk after performing during a children games festival in Banda Aceh on Saturday September 17, 2022. - AFP
Thailand:
* Thai student praised for daring rescue after boy electrocuted in floodwater
* Blackpink's new album surpasses one million copies on first day of sales
* Thailand court to rule on Sept 30 if PM Prayut must quit top job
* Dramatic rescue of elephant and calf: Thai vet's bravery highlights tough task of wildlife guardians
* Thailand GDP to grow 3%-3.5% this year as tourism makes major rebound, says finance minister
* Soldier charged over fatal shooting at army facility in Thailand
Philippines:
* Philippine leader Marcos Jr says calling his father a dictator is so`wrong'
* Philippines logs 2,275 new Covid-19 cases and 35 more deaths on Saturday (Sept 17)
* Cleanup day comes to Philippine capital's polluted bay
* Philippines sees record current account gap as imports surge
* Media consolidation raised in ongoing congressional inquiry
Tourists pose for photos on Hanoi's popular train street on following the announcement of its closure over safety concerns. Snap-happy tourists and cafe owners along Hanoi's popular 'train street' spoke of their disappointment as the Instagram hotspot was blocked off due to safety concerns just weeks after reopening following a long Covid closure. - AFP
Vietnam:
* Vietnam records 2,479 cases and one death on Saturday (Sept 17)
* Owner of Vietnam bar arrested after blaze that killed 32
* Vietnam currency dong drops to record low amid outflows, boosting prospect of intervention
* Green activists urge United Nations rights body to reject Vietnam's bid to join
* Vietnam is on a quest to turn into an economic power with its burgeoning fruit exports
Myanmar:
* United Nations rights office calls for urgent halt to arms sales to Myanmar
* Mortar fired from Myanmar kills Rohingya in Bangladesh
* Cops seeking trio who attacked Myanmar national in Menglembu
* Agents bringing in Rohingyas also helped obtain UNHCR cards, says Immigration DG
* BBC journo jailed three years over ‘incitement’
Volunteers carry rubbish in plastic bags during World Cleanup Day in Phnom Penh on Saturday, September 17, 2022. - AFP
Cambodia:
* CLMV economic ministers endorse two-year action plan; economic recovery for all four nations main agenda
* Cambodian PM orders crackdown on all types of illegal gambling
* Ministers reaffirm vow to regional economic integration
Laos:
* Laos top beauty pageant cancelled for allowing transgender participants
* Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia take part in joint rescue exercise
Brunei:
* Brunei gets top ranking for business regulation from top international economic freedom survey
* Brunei logs 62.5 per cent trade increase in June 2022
Lambadi tribal women perform during Hyderabad Liberation Day celebrations in Secunderabad on Saturday, September 17, 2022. - AFP
AseanPlus:
* Xi and Putin look to challenge world order at regional summit
* Japan braces for 'very dangerous' Typhoon Nanmadol
* US-China clean energy decoupling ‘nearly impossible’, risks global climate change fight, study says
* International universities may not automatically recognise Hong Kong’s new core subject which replaces liberal studies
* Coronavirus: Hong Kong leader dismisses talk banking summit will flounder despite Singapore hosting fintech event at same time
* Taiwan eyeing earlier end to Covid-19 quarantine for arrivals
* Cracks in ties over conflict - China-Russia meeting
* Li stresses importance of economic push
* South Korea’s exports of key memory chip plummet
* Hong Kong consumer watchdog receives more coupon complaints as well-known bakery chain among latest closures amid rent woes
* Xi article gives insight into China’s direction ahead of party congress
* ‘Striking’ that Putin admits Xi’s concerns about Russia’s war in Ukraine: US State Department
* United States vows continued deployment of strategic assets after N. Korea nuclear law
* Cheetahs make a comeback in India after 70 years
* Outdoor recreation centre in Hong Kong to be converted into monkeypox quarantine facility
