Fumio Kishida, Japan's prime minister, left, shakes hands with Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, ahead of their meeting at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi, India, on Monday, March 20, 2023. Kishida is expected to seek India’s assistance to forge a broader and stronger coalition to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, adding pressure on New Delhi to choose between major world democracies and a key supplier of energy and weapons. - Bloomberg
Malaysia:
* No confirmation RM5bil of SRC funds frozen by Swiss govt, Dewan Rakyat told
* Malaysia exports rise 9.8% to RM204.99bil in Feb
* Today's peace and prosperity thanks to sacrifices of police, says IGP
* Cabinet nod needed for policy changes in Political Funding Bill, Azalina tells Parliament
* Works Ministry: Multi-lane free flow toll payment system to be implemented by 2025
* Home Ministry will give MACC space to probe officers over RM596mil sukuk fraud, says Saifuddin
* Najib brands Dr M as a dictator on Facebook
* M. Indira Gandhi and 13 other plaintiffs file legal challenge against unilateral conversion
* Malaysian singer Sheila Majid shines in first concert after pandemic
* Efforts to improve police welfare are ongoing, says Saifuddin
* Home and Health ministries to present findings on issues nation's youths are facing, says Yeoh
* Joint exercise with Canada is vital training to fight terror threats, says Army No 2
People visit the graves of deceased family members in Surabaya on Monday, March 20, 2023, as part of traditions that precede the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. - AFP
Singapore:
* Singapore and Hong Kong seek to calm nerves over Credit Suisse deal
* Probe into Lee Hsien Yang and wife made public as they had absconded: Shanmugam
* Singapore to tighten shoe recycling controls after Reuters report
* Singapore President Halimah arrives in Malaysia for three-day state visit
* Used car sales down 7.7% in first two months of 2023, new car registration falls 23.8%
* Singapore’s foreign workforce returns to near pre-pandemic level
* Singapore report identifies top skill sets needed to thrive in the future
* Credit Suisse rescue relief runs dry in skittish trade
* Twelve Singaporeans injured in crash on NSE near Pagoh
* Oil falls more than US$2 on banking concerns, likely Fed rate hike
Indonesia:
* Indonesia's Bali deports 47 in crackdown on tourists misusing visa rules
* Dozens in Indonesia protest Israel's presence at FIFA World Cup Under-20
* Bank Indonesia pushes ahead with domestic credit card to cut reliance on foreign ones
* Poll delay debate back from dead despite Jokowi's assurances
* Asia better placed than developed economies: Morgan Stanley
* ‘Early school hours do not work’ for Indonesia
* Merapi erupts, spews hot lava
Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, centre, poses for photos with porters at Government house in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, March 20, 2023. Prayut, who is seeking to be returned to office, announced that he has dissolved Parliament, setting the stage for a general election in May. - AP
Thailand:
* Thailand’s ‘phanaeng’ beats India’s shahi paneer to top list of best curries in the world
* Thailand dissolves parliament for crunch election in May - polls expected to be on May 14
* Thai PM slips in opinion poll, rival pulls ahead as election looms
* Caesium-137 found at steel-melting plant during search for missing cylinder
* Thai elections: Paetongtarn far ahead of rivals for PM
* Taxi driver banned from Thai airport for life for overcharging Taiwanese visitor
Philippines:
* US and Philippines to announce new sites for US military as soon as possible, say officials
* Oil spill in Philippines reaches biodiversity-rich Verde Island
* Philippine finance chief sees quarter-point rate hike or halt
* Manila slashes fuel prices by up to P2 per litre
* De Lima: Philippines should rejoin ICC after Putin ‘development’
* New panel mulled in drug war probe
Frank Kendall III (C), US Secretary of the Air Force, Philippine acting Defence Secretary Carlito Galvez (L) and Major General Ramon Guiang, acting Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force, lower a time capsule during a ground breaking ceremomny of a runway rehabilitation at Basa Air Base in Floridablanca town, Pampanga Province, north of Manila on March 20, 2023. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / POOL / AFP)
Vietnam:
* Vietnam seizes seven tonnes ivory in largest wildlife smuggling case in years
* Vietnam vows to boost renewable energy and reach net zero emissions by 2050
* Vietnam beefs up defence cooperation with Laos and Cambodia
* British tourist injured trying to take photo on Vietnam's 'Cliff of Death'
* Vietnam's flag carrier conducts first regular flight from Beijing in three years
* Bears rescued from bile farm near Hanoi
Myanmar:
* Myanmar's displaced dig to safety from junta air strikes
* Asean nations must resolve Myanmar situation collectively, says Zambry
* Myanmar's displaced dig to safety from junta air strikes
* The Myanmar-Rohingya issue: Repatriation plan under way
A girl plays with pigeons in front of Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. - AFP
Cambodia:
* Cambodia records first rare Mekong river dolphin death in 2023
* 'Floating toilets' help Cambodia's lake-dwelling poor
* Police arrest Chinese trio accused of kidnapping in Bangkok near Cambodian border
Laos:
* On 'World Save a Sider Day' - Top 10 largest spiders in the world - the biggest is in Laos!
* Laos Finance Ministry to issue more government bonds via Lao Securities Exchange
* Laos records first trade surplus of US$48mil for 2023
Brunei:
* Brunei plans to build waste-to-electricity incinerator plant
* Six detained in major drug bust
* Mental illness ‘on the rise’ in sultanate
Visitors picnic under cherry trees in bloom at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan. Japan's main labor unions won their biggest wage hike in decades this week amid historic levels of inflation. - Bloomberg
AseanPlus:
* Japan marks 28 years since cult's deadly sarin gas attack on Tokyo subway
* China appeals for fair treatment after latest TikTok bans
* Japan PM Kishida to announce new Indo-Pacific plan in India
* Nine Chinese nationals killed in Central African Republic
* Hong Kong asylum seekers fear deportation under tightened policy
* N. Korea's Kim led drills 'simulating a nuclear counterattack': KCNA
*Asian stocks drop despite Credit Suisse buyout, central banks' pledge
* Former Taiwan president Ma open to meeting leaders on landmark China trip
* China's Shenyang opens new freight route for RCEP countries
* China's Xi meeting Putin in boost for isolated Russia leader
* North Korea says 800,000 people enlist to fight ‘US imperialists’
* Taiwan financial regulator says will oversee crypto currencies
* Nicholas Tse to team up with Jackie Chan for reboot of 2004’s 'New Police Story'
* TikTok’s moderators still review child abuse despite vow to exit
* Australia arrests former soldier for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan
* Google employees petition Sundar Pichai for better handling of job cuts
* How AI could upend the world even more than electricity or the Internet
* Scared of losing your job to ChatGPT? Maybe you're suffering from 'AI-nxiety'
* Residents call for clean-up after mass fish death in Australia
* South Korean superstar Yoo Ah-in to appear for questioning over alleged drug use
* House with Abby Choi’s remains now on list of Hong Kong’s ‘haunted’ homes where history of murder, grisly crime and death keep prices down
