Couples dressed in Vietnamese traditional clothes are pictured during a collective wedding ceremony in downtown Hanoi on Saturday, October 15, 2022. - AFP
Malaysia:
* Covid-19 Watch: 2,231 new cases, says Health Ministry
* Najib was put up as Pekan candidate before he was sentenced, says Umno
* Mahathir says he welcomes competition for Langkawi seat
* Former Anwar aide Ezam to challenge Mahathir for Langkawi seat
* Candidates popular on social media have high chance of attracting young voters
* Australia's southeast stays on emergency alert amid flood crisis
* Elon Musk tweets complicate US diplomacy from Ukraine to Taiwan
* Malaysian student found killed in Taiwan, kin rush over
* GE15: Penang, S'gor, Negri assemblies will not dissolve, says Pakatan presidential council
* Batu Puteh: Decision to withdraw application based on Apandi's advice, says Dr M
* Cops seize RM3.4mil of vape liquid laced with narcotics, seven arrested
* GE15: PAS can be 'nasi tambah' if there is collab after polls, says Johor Umno chief
A boat sails past a container ship docked at Pasir Panjang terminal port in Singapore. - AFP
Singapore:
* Singapore tightens policy, warns of risks as GDP growth predicted to come in below trend in 2023
* Higher risk of infection during XBB wave for those who've never caught Covid-19, says Singapore health minister
* Covid-19 XBB infection wave to peak by mid-Nov this year, says Singapore Health Ministry
* Singapore penalises Vogue magazine for promoting ‘Non-Traditional Families’, breached content guidelines on four occasions
* S$1.5bil package to help people with inflation
* Man gets 26 months’ jail for dumping friend’s corpse
* Singapore recalls eggs from Malaysian farm after salmonella detected
* Oil prices fall more than 3% on recession worries; in for another tough week
Indonesia:
* Indonesia's fatal soccer stampede caused by tear gas, say investigators
* Indonesia bans cough syrup material linked to Gambia child deaths
* Apin BK, Indonesia's North Sumatra illegal gambling kingpin, arrested in Malaysia
* Indonesia task force wants FA chief to resign over stadium disaster
* Bali pushes traditional healing to attract more tourists
* Nation’s first homegrown Covid-19 vaccine launched
Men steam fish in a shop located in a flooded street in Ayutthaya, Thailand. - Reuters
Thailand:
* Thailand volleyballers served RM1.23mil reward after record-smashing season
* Thailand airports checking Singapore, Hong Kong travellers for new XXB strain
* Thailand plans to sell US$3.4bil of govt savings bonds in 2023 fiscal year
* More than 320,000 people in 29 provinces in Thailand still affected by flood
* Thai industrial sentiment at near three-year high in Sept on tourism rebound
* Govt woos big tourism spenders
Philippines:
* Philippines central banker makes case for 75 basis-point rate hike
* Philippines hopes Cadlao oil redevelopment will revitalise upstream sector
* Urban farms in most populous Philippine city reaps gains after pandemic
* US firepower showcased in Philippine joint combat drills near Manila
* Long way to go to close the gap in the Philippines
* Philippines posts record US$6bil trade deficit in August
A couple burns incense during a collective wedding ceremony in downtown Hanoi on Saturday, October 15, 2022. - AFP
Vietnam:
* Vietnamese beauty Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc crowned Miss Intercontinental 2022
* Vietnam reports 732 new Covid-19 cases and no deaths on Saturday (Oct 15)
* Vietnam to put leading Saigon Commercial Bank Lender under ‘Special Scrutiny’ after bank run
* Vietnam moves to boost green agriculture; govt sees big future in industry
* Asia Coffee - Vietnam braces for heavy rains, supplies dwindle in Indonesia
* Vietnam's F1 track abandoned as hopes fade for debut grand prix and its big racing dreams
Myanmar:
* Up against the junta - Legal cases against Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi
* Toyota begins production in Myanmar after coup delay
* Now not the right time to hold elections in Myanmar, says United States
* Myanmar reports 359 new Covid-19 cases
A group of fishermen pull a trawl net after being repaired into a traditional fishing boat, at the Pusong pier, in Lhokseumawe. - AFP
Cambodia:
* Three detained over Cambodian boat accident that killed 11
* Cambodia's garment, footwear, travel goods exports top US$10billion in first nine months
* At least 14 children confirmed dead in Cambodia after boat sinks
* 2030 goal to reduce blindness
Laos:
* Laos health minister advise people not to drop dengue caution due to ongoing rainy season
* Laos to use new drug to cure alcoholic hepatitis
Brunei:
* Brunei's inflation index increases 4.5 per cent in August
* Brunei's Consumer Price Index rises 4.1 per cent in July
Activists from a social organisation pose on a giant poster resembling a food plate to promote Veganism in Kolkata on Saturday, October 15, 2022. - AFP
AseanPlus
* Hong Kong minimum wage ‘to be raised to HK$40 an hour’ from HK$37.50 next May after four-year freeze:
* Maqis seizes 4,500kg of Indian buffalo meat in Pasir Gudang citing halal certificate issues
* Spotlight in China - Congress comes at crucial time
* Complementarities of India-Malaysia economies offer numerous possibilities for cooperation
* Hong Kong police complain to newspaper over cartoon showing riot squad called to school to deal with unruly pupils
* Former Hong Kong civil engineer gets five years’ jail for rioting, stabbing policeman in protest against national security law
* Motorcycling-Martin sets lap record to grab pole position in Australia
* Report: 5.3 billion cellphones to become waste in 2022
* US and China both face tough struggles as war for chip supremacy intensifies following American export restrictions
* China is working on ‘invisible’ missile launchers for ‘future combat’
* Zero-Covid policies save lives – but not livelihoods
* Posh ice cream in vogue as consumers downsize
* Tech war: China’s top chip equipment maker removes US employees from product development after Washington imposes restrictions
* Despite China’s vows, market-reform progress remains ‘stagnated’, report finds
* Explainer-Australia floods: why the country is battling weather again
* Cricket - Small talks to defuse big pressure around Indo-Pak game at World T20
* Taiwan welcomes foreign tour groups as border fully reopens
* BTS holds free concert to support S.Korea's bid to host World Expo
