Asean News Headlines at 9pm on Wednesday (Nov 9, 2022)


A visitor posing for photos at an installation by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama during a media preview of the Yayoi Kusama: 1945 to Now exhibition at the M museum in Hong Kong, China. - Reuters

Malaysia:

* MetMalaysia issues thunderstorm warning for seven states

* Parts of Klang hit by flash floods

* Dr Wee says sorry, intensive effort being taken to resolve LRT service glitch

* GE15: Negri state secretary declares holiday on Nov 18

* GE15: Poster, flag 'battles' heat up in Kedah

* GE15: Immigration does not expect major increase in traffic from S'pore on polling day

* LRT commuters vent frustrations at week-long LRT suspension

* Three Immigration officers nabbed over human-trafficking syndicates, says DG

* GE15: Selangor MB declares state holiday on Nov 18

* GE15: Cops investigating name-calling, defamation, vandalism cases, says Bukit Aman elections chief

* Kelana Jaya LRT disruption: Prasarana deploys nearly seven dozen buses to ferry stranded commuters

* Three students injured after orphanage roof collapses

* Seremban cops looking for five motorcyclists who obstructed traffic by playing 'marshal' for convoy

A couple posing for their wedding photos in front of the Hoan Kiem lake in Hanoi, Vietnam. - AFPA couple posing for their wedding photos in front of the Hoan Kiem lake in Hanoi, Vietnam. - AFP

Singapore:

* New rules to make social media firms accountable for online harms

* SG national serviceman admits being in possession of sexually explicit material involving minors

* Grab-led Singapore digital bank's senior executive steps down

* Teen accused of murdering father to undergo mental health check

Thailand:

* Thai woman condemned for eating bats on show

* 15 injured in fireworks explosion

* Thailand Nixes Plan to Allow Foreigners Buy Land After Backlash

Philippines:

* Marcos to stress cooperation on climate change, food security at Asean summits

* The dark side of the Philippines' jobs numbers

* 129 years' jail for Aussie man in Philippine child sex abuse case

Indonesia:

* Eight cops arrested over hospital attack in Medan

* Indonesia suspends licences of two more drug firms amid child death probes

* Jakarta preps for extreme weather through February 2023

Myanmar:

* Myanmar junta releases former top election commission officials

* Hot air balloon festival back after two-year hiatus

Cambodia:

* US-China rivalry, N. Korea to dominate Asean summit

* Cambodia marks 69th anniversary of Independence Day

* Inside the 'living hell' of Cambodia's scam operations

* Biden to raise human rights in Egypt, Cambodia: US officials

Laos:

* That Luang festivities back to pre-pandemic levels

A man releasing a water lantern for peace and luck during the traditional Loy Krathong Festival in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. - XinhuaA man releasing a water lantern for peace and luck during the traditional Loy Krathong Festival in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. - Xinhua

Brunei:

* Brunei population tops 440,000

Vietnam:

* 11 Vietnam institutes ranked among Asia's top varsities for 2023

* Vietnam looks to help fuel market ease gasoline shortages

* Vietnam on alert with over 10,000 dengue cases in a week

China:

* China willing to help compensate for climate change damage

* Four charged in HK for reposting election boycott calls

* Guangzhou brings back mass testing to fight worst Covid-19 outbreak

* Beijing Covid-19 cases hit five-month high

* China's factory gate prices drop for first time since Dec 2020 as Covid curbs take toll

* China's ultra-rich squeezed by slowing economy

South Korea:

* North Korea fires ballistic missile, Seoul's military says

* South Korea military salvages missile debris from North

* South Korea's Yoon to attend ASEAN, G20 summit meetings this month

* Miners lived on coffee, water while trapped in shaft for nine days

A child riding on a carousel during the Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival celebrations at Pyin Oo Lwin Township in Mandalay, Myanmar. - AFPA child riding on a carousel during the Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival celebrations at Pyin Oo Lwin Township in Mandalay, Myanmar. - AFP

Japan:

* Japan PM vows to strengthen military might

* ‘Grave of the Fireflies’ candy maker goes bust as costs soar

India:

* India says will need coal until 2040 and beyond

* Disgraced celeb jeweller fails to block India extradition From UK

* Six dead after powerful earthquake hits Nepal, rattles New Delhi

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (left) and China Premier Li Keqiang inspecting an honour guard at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. - AFPCambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (left) and China Premier Li Keqiang inspecting an honour guard at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. - AFP

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