Asean news headlines as at 9pm on Thursday (March 2)

Workers prepare to fix a landslide site caused from heavy rains in the Caringin area, in Bogor, Indonesia on March 2, 2023. - AFP

Malaysia

* BREAKING: Bersatu Treasurer remanded over allegations concerning party accounts, says source

* Congestion at immigration counters at KLIA and KLIA2 to be addressed, says Tiong

* Floods: Two more fatalities recorded in Johor, death toll now at three

* Floods: Anwar wants sufficient allocations channelled to victims

* Floods: 807 victims evacuated to 11 relief centres in Negri Sembilan

* Aerotrain service at KLIA suspended due to technical problems

* Sabah special needs teacher makes Malaysia proud with global award

* Gagasan Rakyat set to lead Sabah’s GRS coalition govt

* Nazri Aziz to US on mission to help reset Malaysia's image

* 1MDB audit tampering trial: Court to decide if Najib, Arul Kanda need to enter defence on March 3

* Social media up-in-arms over Kok's comments on Syed Saddiq's dead cat

* New 'leash' on life: Senior Fire and Rescue K9 dogs will not be put down, parliament told

* Pejuang has applied to join Perikatan, says Mukhriz

* Ship building, repair tax incentive a boost to Sabah’s regional hub dreams

Singapore

* 98-year-old man dies two days after fire in Pasir Ris flat

* Lee Hsien Yang, Lee Suet Fern face police probe for lying under oath about Lee Kuan Yew’s will

* Foreigners must invest more, hire more Singaporeans to gain PR status with changes to EDB scheme

* 12,500 free Cathay Pacific tickets to HK for S’pore residents snapped up

* Binance unit plans bid for Singapore crypto license

* Singapore launches S$125mil coastal research programme

* Most supermarkets to charge five cents for a plastic bag from July 3

* S’pore company held liable for copyright infringement after employee installs unlicensed software

* Eligible platform workers to get boost in CPF savings, cushion to protect take-home pay

Thailand

* Paetongtarn, Pheu Thai take huge lead in Northeast poll as election looms

* Thai navy to ask for 200 million baht to raise HTMS Sukhothai from seabed

* Blockade of pier to Ko Lipe costing ‘THB10 million per day’ in lost tourism revenue

* Thai transgender actress Poyd Treechada weds businessman in traditional ceremony

* Maverick political party promises free university, shorter classes

Indonesia

* Indonesia presidential candidate pledges to deliver Jokowi's new capital if elected

* China and Asean to meet next week to discuss code of conduct on South China Sea

* Indonesia-India strategic partnership will be mutually beneficial

* 'Fix the system': Indonesia parents seek justice after cough syrup crisis

* Jokowi calls for overhaul of Lake Toba's tourist facilities

Philippines

* Hazing death: Police file case against six frat members over death of university student

* Manila is very special to me, says Anwar at end of two-day official visit

* Marcos gifts Anwar with Jose Rizal novel 'Noli Me Tangere'

* Oil spill from sunken ship threatens 21 protected marine areas in Philippines

* Marcos: Anwar's visit rekindles old friendship and old bond

* Hazing death: 17 Philippine university students face criminal charges

* Three of four bodies of Cessna plane crash victims dropped off Mayon base

* Philippines medical helicopter missing with five on board

Vietnam

* Hanoi needs to install earthquake monitoring systems: Experts

* Vietnam's retail sales, service revenues up 13% in January-February

* Vietnam extends cuts in retail fuel price

Cambodia

* Cambodia assures SEA Games village will be ready on time

* Hun Sen to push for change in law to allow raising of ‘rare animals’

* Cambodia, Malaysia team up on capital markets development

Laos

* China-Laos Railway operator asked to prepare for influx of tourists

* Lao, Russian military teams remove 158 UXO items in Khammuan

Myanmar

* Seized - 48kg of heroin in eastern Myanmar

* Seventy-five per cent of Myanmar's rubber export flows to Chinese market

Brunei

* Turkiye, Syria Humanitarian Fund receives over BND20K

* Court discharges couple in murder case

Aseanplus

* Murders of two women spark backlash in China against marriage

* No tongue? Chinese ‘kissing’ contraption is both bizarre and lip-smackingly enticing

* G20 chair India says bloc members reach consensus on many issues

* Hong Kong women’s group says police approved rare protest march

* China sends fighter jets near Taiwan as US approves arms sale

* India PM Modi calls for common ground on global issues at G20 meeting

* Cruise ships return to Japan three years after deadly Diamond Princess outbreak

* Close shave: Quick-thinking, brave Chinese children who cling on to save life of friend earn praise of millions on mainland social media

* The Japanese ex-soldier who has declared war on sexual abuse

* ‘So tacky’: Chinese wedding guests in a flap as bride enters ballroom on giant mechanical goose which steals the show on her big day

* Japan high school student held for stabbing teacher, admits to mutilating multiple cats

* China warns ‘hedonistic’ bankers to toe the Communist Party line

* Asian markets mixed as US rate saga plays against China reopening

* Economic recovery high on agenda as China’s annual parliamentary session meets this weekend