Asean News Headlines at 9pm on Sunday (Jan 29, 2023)

Models wear traditional dress during the Kick Off 2023 Asean Indonesian Chairmanship in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. Indonesia will chair the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean), for 2023. - AP

Malaysia:

* You said nothing when Umno sacked me without 'due process', Zaid tells ousted leaders

* Due process was followed in sacking and suspension of leaders, says Umno info chief

* Bling ring: Online jewellery racket busted, four nabbed

* Umno purge: Suspended leaders remain strong, vow to fight back

* Leaders must never forget the people and their sorrows, says Anwar

* Covid-19 Watch: 258 new cases, nationwide ICU bed usage at 63.5pc

* Veteran lawyer Gopal Sri Ram passes away at 79

* Local-based Gagasan to be new 'home' for ex-Sabah Bersatu members, says Hajiji

* Anwar: I offered Nurul Izzah senior adviser post without allowance

* Malaysian Queen urges parents and teachers to do their part in wiping out social ills

* Bursa Malaysia likely to stage rebound this week

* Ringgit likely to continue uptrend this week - to trade between 4.2175 and 4.2475

Singapore:

* Singapore PM Lee to meet Malaysian PM Anwar during his visit to the republic beginning Monday (Jan 30)

* Malaysian FM Zambry confident PM's visit will further strengthen Malaysia-Singapore ties

* Singapore’s Treasury bills draw record demand on signs yields are peaking

* South-East Asian nations must secure rare earth interests amid great power competition

* Jail for Singaporean woman who abused two maids; one said she was kicked after putting on abuser’s socks wrongly

* Malaysian PM to make official visit to Singapore on Jan 30

* What’s wrong with learning from Singapore, asks Nga

* Singapore: Interpol seeks ex-principal

Indonesia:

* Indonesia to start rolling out Covid-19 vaccination for children under six

* Indonesian president Joko Widodo is confident Asean will remain relevant in global crisis

* Indonesian leprosy survivor crafts new limbs for shunned villagers

* It's an all Indonesian affair - Indonesia Masters badminton final to showcase rivalry of home aces

* Dams in the mercy of wild weather

A model wears a traditional dress during the Kick Off 2023 Asean Indonesian Chairmanship in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. Indonesia will chair the association in 2023. - AP

Thailand:

* Swede dies in motorbike crash just five days after meeting Thai girlfriend

* Thailand's northern city Chiang Mai beats Davao and Singapore as safest city in South-East Asia

* Thailand faces tougher competition for high-tech foreign investments as election jitters mount

* Thaksin’s daughter says she’s confident of landslide Thai election win for her party

* When trash becomes trendy in fashion industry

Philippines:

* Philippines greenlights LNG project as domestic reserves shrink

* Philippines to offer value-added tax refund to foreign tourists by 2024

* Philippines probes labour abuses in Kuwait after new killing

* Marcos approves Philippine tax refund plan for foreign tourists

Vietnam:

* US trade shifts on Covid and China tensions, but no 'decoupling' yet; Vietnam now a major attraction

* Vietnam's Viettel named most valuable telecoms brand in South-East Asia

* Cultural diplomacy raises Vietnam's position worldwide

* US shows off military might in hotly-contested South China Sea

Myanmar:

* Myanmar's military government enacts new political party law

* Two years after coup, UN says situation ‘catastrophic’

A woman poses with the newly set up logo of Asean, as Indonesia officially assumes the group's chairmanship following a ceremony in Jakarta on Sunday, January 29, 2023. -- AFP

Cambodia:

* Malaysian police liaise with Cambodia's Preah Sihanouk police over trafficking cases

* Cambodia's ruling party holds extraordinary congress ahead of general election

Laos:

* Laos Kapok Festival draws in the crowds to admire trees in bloom

* Mind-controlling fungus, as seen in popular HBO series 'The Last of US', likely exists in Laos

Brunei:

* Barred foreigner jailed and fined for re-entering Brunei

* Brunei woman pleads guilty to abuse in child death case; to be sentenced on Feb 14

AseanPlus:

* China says Covid-19 deaths fell even as Chinese New Year holiday travel likely to spread virus

* Russia rules out talks with Japan on fishing near disputed islands

* South Korean soldier fires near border by mistake, says report

* China says it resumes issuing ordinary visas for Japanese citizens

* NATO's Stoltenberg arrives in S. Korea to deepen alliance's ties in Asia

* US general warns of looming war

* Tennis-Belarusian Sabalenka crowned first 'neutral' Grand Slam champion

* New Zealand roiled by flash floods, landslides for third day

* A final act of anger?

* Why are Pakistanis bashing their elite?

* Chinese resort to traditional remedies to fight Covid-19

* Opinion: Teens carry a threat to mental health in their pockets

* In India, deity decorating a calling for Hindu temple artist

* Razzies retracts nomination of 12-year-old as ‘worst actress’

* Bus crash in southern Pakistan kills 41, reports local media

* Woods may be back at Masters, says Immelman

* Tennis-Djokovic crushes Tsitsipas to win 10th Australian Open

* Tennis-Novak Djokovic's run to 22 Grand Slam titles