A worker planting trees along Hoan Kiem lake in Hanoi. - AFP
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Thursday (Feb 9, 2023)
Malaysia
* PM arrives in Thailand for two-day official visit
* Govt to look for better mechanism to help employers hire foreign workers, says Sivakumar
* Second Smart team arrives in Istanbul to help Turkiye quake SAR
* Genting Highlands accident: Family member clarifies 61-year-old "victim" still alive, claims police got it wrong
* Johor MB to embark on three-day official visit to S'pore from Feb 12
* KLIA and KLIA2 may be rebranded after first quarter of this year, says Transport Minister
* Malaysia-India air links need to grow, says Deputy Tourism Minister
* 1MDB trial: Jho Low was 'boss', Najib was the 'big boss', witness tells court
* Indonesia, Malaysia to send palm oil envoys to EU over deforestation law
* Apex court denies JJ's children leave to appeal over RM1bil in shares
* Selangor polls could go either way, say analysts
* Man gets six years jail for committing unnatural sex on step-sister
* Thailand rolls out the red carpet for PM Anwar
* Kremlin dismisses claims Putin was involved in MH17 downing
* Hussein Omar Khan to be new Selangor police chief
Singapore
* Singapore drops most mask mandates as Covid-19 threats recede
* Survey: Singapore among top countries admired by Indonesia, but China and the West fare worse
Indonesia
* Tourists on Bali island advised to beware of strong winds, high waves
* Indonesian police arrest six suspected terrorists
* Deaths of pigs in Indonesian province spark swine fever concerns
* Indonesia drafts law enabling media to receive payments from digital platforms for content
* Four killed, buildings damaged as earthquake hits eastern Indonesia
* Bali aims for high-spenders as Chinese tourists slowly return
Philippines
* Marcos in Tokyo to sign defence, infrastructure deals
* Philippines hopes for waste-to-energy technology amid waste disposal headache
* US forces returning to Philippines to counter China threats
* Philippine troops kill five suspected rebels in clash
* Japan and Philippines sign disaster relief deal, eye closer security ties
Thailand
* Thai teacher gave some 100 students ‘ugly’ haircut to punish them
Myanmar
* Myanmar detects 17 new cases of Omicron BA.5, BA.2 subvariants
AseanPlus
* S. Korea parliament votes to impeach minister over crowd crush
* North Korea unveils 'record' number of ICBMs at military parade
* World should 'calm down' about China Covid-19 variants, says Chinese scientist
* Japan analysing previous aerial objects after China balloon
* Paraguay president to visit Taiwan ahead of election that could end ties
* Australia to remove Chinese-made cameras from defence sites
* First Australian coal cargoes arrive in China, await customs clearance
* In a first for India, transgender couple become biological parents
* Taiwan president to donate a month's salary for Turkey relief efforts
* Beijing urges 'fair' treatment after Australia removes cameras
* China's Alibaba joins global chatbot race
* Most Asian shares slid on Fed caution; China rebounds amid growth hopes
* China slams Biden's 'irresponsible' remarks on Xi
* China’s Gen-Z, millennials embrace on-demand home services as manicures to personal chefs flourish
* ‘He’s dead, he won’t know’: Heartless Hong Kong girlfriend ditched after she insists man miss grandfather’s funeral to spend Valentine’s Day with her
* Two Hong Kongers given five years for inciting subversion
* Top Korean actor Yoo Ah-in under investigation for alleged illegal use of propofol drug
