Asean News Headlines as at 9pm on Tuesday (Nov 22)


A rescuer walks among the rubble of collapsed buildings during a rescue operation after earthquake hit in Cianjur, West Java province, Indonesia, on Nov 22, 2022. - Antara/Reuters

Malaysia:

* GE15: No decision yet on who will be PM, says Anwar

* GE15: King summons all 30 Barisan MPs to Istana Negara on Nov 23 morning

* GE15: No to unity govt with Pakatan, says Muhyiddin

* GE15: Perlis Perikatan chairman sworn in as state's eighth MB

* Pakatan-Perikatan unity govt possible, says constitutional expert

* Warisan favours PH-BN forming Federal Govt

* Sarawak amends constitution to curb party hopping

* GE15: Ten Perak exco members sworn in before state Ruler

* Hajiji denies 'declaring war' on BN, wants joint Sabah govt to continue

* Prosecution's appeal against Zahid's acquittal in VLN case set for Jan 10

* Parties in Rosmah's appeal told to file submissions on jurisdiction issue

* Housewife, 60, loses almost half a million ringgit to scammers

Singapore:

* Cop charged with allegedly receiving S$32,500 in bribes, tipping off suspects

* Singapore to hire about 4,000 new nurses by end-2023

* Taiwanese father-daughter fugitives caught in Singapore, will be extradited to the US

Thailand:

* Car bomb kills one, hurts nearly 30 in southern Thailand

* Bangkok shrine bombing trial resumes after long delays

* Thailand telecom merger faces delay, Norway's Telenor says

* Thailand’s Hom Mali dethroned as World’s Best Rice after losing fragrance, warn exporters

Indonesia:

* ‘It felt like the end of the world’: Indonesia quake survivors recount harrowing experience

* Indonesia to give compensation to earthquake victims - president

* Hunt for buried survivors after Indonesia quake kills 162

Philippines:

* US VP Kamala Harris visits Palawan island near China-claimed waters

* US to give Philippines US$7.5mil to boost maritime patrol in South China Sea

Vietnam:

* Top legislator’s visit to help reinforce Vietnam-Philippines strategic partnership

* Vietnam to promote exports through e-commerce channels

Myanmar:

* 210 deported Myanmar migrant workers arrive back in Kawthaung from Thailand

Cambodia:

* US presses China to ease up on Taiwan as defence chiefs meet

* Cambodia's defence minister calls for collective efforts to address Asean security challenges

Laos:

* Reform essential to restore economic stability in Laos: World Bank

Brunei:

* No plans to get children aged six months to four years vaccinated: Brunei minister

* Brunei receives bivalent vaccine

Aseanplus:

* Six staffers from HK's Apple Daily plead guilty to foreign collusion

* China resumes streaming S. Korean content after six-year suspension

* Explainer-What is the Unification Church, and how will Japan's probe affect it?

* Beijing shuts museums, parks as China’s Covid-19 cases rise

* ‘Cushy’ cemetery job gives Chinese university grad work-life balance, no office politics — sparking careers debate online

* Hong Kong to promote transport connectivity

* South Korea anti-ballistic missile system destroys target in test - reports

* Asian markets struggle as China Covid worries build

* Strong 7.0 quake hits Solomon Islands

* Factory fire kills 36 in Chinese city of Anyang

* Japan begins Unification Church probe amid anger over ties with ruling party

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