People visit “Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience”, a multi-sensorial exhibition featuring over 300 artworks by renowned artist Vincent Van Gogh at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore on Friday, March 3, 2023. - Reuters
Malaysia:
* MACC conducts more raids, including on banks, in international scam syndicate probe
* 1MDB audit tampering trial: Najib, Arul Kanda freed from charges
* Acquittal has rekindled Najib's fighting spirit, says Shafee
* New judge presides over Najib's RM27mil SRC money laundering case
* 1MDB audit tampering trial: Prosecution mulls possibility of appeal
* A victory for the family too, says Rosmah
* Don't hesitate to use 997 scam response hotline, IGP tells victims
* Friday morning fright Armed robbers burst in on family in Klang home
* Floods: Over 36,000 evacuees at relief centres in five states
* Floods: Govt to extend RM50mil immediate assistance to Johor, says Anwar
* Vaccinations of at risk groups must be high to prevent measles outbreak, says medical society
* Cops bust three drug distribution syndicates in KL, seize RM2mil worth of drugs
People visit “Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience”, a multi-sensorial exhibition featuring over 300 artworks by renowned artist Vincent Van Gogh at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore, on Friday, March 3, 2023. - Reuters
Singapore:
* Passenger traffic at Singapore's Changi Airport expected to recover fully by 2024 or possibly earlier, says Transport Minister
* Tens of thousands try their luck in Hong Kong airline ticket giveaway for return trips from Singapore
* Singapore PM’s estranged brother weighs running for President
* Hillside condo management in S’pore seeks damages from Gojek after car ends up in pool
* SMRT makes police report after 12-year-old allegedly causes train delay
* Administrator of WhatsApp group in SG sent out 17 sexually explicit video clips involving children
* E-book on Lee Kuan Yew’s last will calculated to mislead, at odds with court findings: Minister
* Vivian Balakrishnan urges US and China to de-escalate tensions in Taiwan Strait at G-20 talks
* Firefly to launch flights from Penang to Changi Airport on March 26
* Oil set for weekly gain as China demand optimism trumps recession fears
* Asian stocks gain as prospects of China recovery, and Fed caution
Indonesia:
* Indonesia judicial body to question judges over election delay ruling
* Indonesia president Jokowi censures overbearing and self-serving civil servants
* Indonesian labour party to protest court ruling calling for election delay / Court decision to delay 2024 election must be challenged: Mahfud
* Tokopedia launches three new features for easier shopping experience
* Indonesian football postpones match between stadium tragedy rivals
* Vivian Balakrishnan urges US and China to de-escalate tensions in Taiwan Strait at G-20 talks
* SMRT makes police report after 12-year-old allegedly causes train delay
* ‘Fix the system’ – parents seek justice after cough syrup crisis
Students from the Papua province take part on a rally in front of the office of the Indonesian National Commission on Human Rights in Jakarta on Friday, March 3, 2023 against the recent violence that took place in Papua province in February 2023.- AFP
Thailand:
* Finding hard to breathe - Thailand issues 24/7 hotspot alert as thousands of fires deepen haze crisis
* Thailand's election commission collaborates with TikTok to combat fake news
* Over 6,000 US troops in Thailand for war games
* Thailand shelves tax on stock trading
* Thailand launches e-guidebook for foodies and Muslim tourists
* Thai Move Forward Party vows ‘quality of life’‘
* Thai joint business group maintains GDP growth outlook at 3.0-3.5% this year
Philippines:
* Philippines scrambles to contain oil spill and locate sunken fuel tanker
* Numbers of working children, child labourers in Philippines increase in 2021
* KK High Court frees Filipina from Sosma detention on bail in landmark decision
* Fishing banned as Philippine oil spill spreads
* Expanded US access to Philippines bases 'not for aggression', defence chief says
* Medical copter missing with five aboard
A woman drives a boat carrying watermelon on Can Tho river in Can Tho city. - AFP
Vietnam:
* Job completed: Vietnam’s VinFast delivers first EVs to US customers
* Vietnam's tourism revenue hits US$3.6bil in January-February; up 12% from 2023
* International arrivals to Vietnam surge in February this year on air traffic recovery
* New business applications fall 3% in Vietnam
* New Vietnam president voted in - Vo Van Thuong promises to crack down on corruption
* Vietnam a vital hub in WLP network
Myanmar:
* Infant among 32 foreigners nabbed in illegal settlement near Seremban
* Myanmar Rohingya refugees decry 'devastating' cuts to food aid
* Myanmar's trade with Asean countries tops US$10.3bil in nine months till December
* Two Myanmar youths in the dock for murder of Port Dickson farmer
Climate activists destroy an image of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and a mockup of an excavator used for mining, during a Global Climate Strike protest in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on Friday, March 3, 2023. - Reuters
Cambodia:
* Cambodia opposition leader Kem Sokha jailed 27 years for treason: court
* Two more human cases of bird flu in Cambodia but officials confirm "not human-to-human transmission"
* Hun Sen calls for end to row over event name at SEA Games
* Mali peacekeeper’s body sent home to Phnom Penh
Laos:
* Bird flu still poses significant threat in Laos, say officials
* US$692mil loan secured to finance region’s largest wind farm in Laos
Brunei:
* Brunei-Australia sign financial intelligence MoU
* Carpets-for-favours case goes to trial
People sit next to traditional boats along the coastline in Surabaya on Friday, March 3, 2023. - AFP
AseanPlus:
* Abby Choi’s murder: Aaron Kwok speaks out on socialite’s death - ‘Shocking and heartbreaking incident’
* Sixth suspect arrested over murder of HK socialite Abby Choi
* ‘No more masks!’: Classrooms in S. Korea return to normal after three years
* Russian sub launches cruise missile from Sea of Japan in a drill
* DiCaprio, Kardashian quizzed over connection with Jho Low, FBI documents show
* Asean must rethink its airspace security new surveillance tools appear
* National anthem blunder: Anger after Hong Kong protest song played at ice hockey competition
* China to reshuffle Cabinet at upcoming annual Parliament session, restructure party and state organs
* Why Japan's young workers are looking for opportunities abroad
* Massive fire hits Hong Kong high-rise construction site
* Latest human bird flu cases in China raise concerns of potential outbreak
* US, S.Korean troops to conduct largest combined drills in years
* Peace talks key to ending crisis, says Xi amid Belarus PM state visit
* Japan reschedules H3 rocket launch to March 6, after Feb. 17 abort
* Expert says China's GDP seen topping 5% this year
* Stumped Chinese investors churn stocks at record pace before congress
* Internet access, privacy ‘essential for freedom’, says Proton chief
* ‘Just eat, drink and have fun’: Childless couple in China retiring in their prime to enjoy life restart Internet debate on ‘lying flat’ culture
* S. Korea chip inventory climbs the fastest in 27 years
* National anthem blunder: Anger after Hong Kong protest song played at ice hockey competition
* SpaceX capsule delivers latest four-member crew to International Space Station
