Singapore President Halimah Yacob and her husband Mohamed Abdullah Alhabsee arriving in KLIA for a three-day official visit to Malaysia. - Bernama
Malaysia:
* Appeals court allows release of Rosmah's passport, ex-PM's wife to spend Hari Raya in Singapore
* Not true Guan Eng revoked Yayasan Al-Bukhary's tax exempt status, Anwar tells Parliament
* Allowing EPF withdrawals not the only way to ease public burden, says Anwar
* Guan Eng wants retraction, apology from Muhyiddin over 'tax exempt' claim
* High Court sets May 11 for decision in Loh's unilateral conversion challenge
* Malaysian banks are well positioned to face potential asset quality deterioration - RAM Ratings
* Collapse of SVB in US unlikely to affect local banks, says Finance Ministry
* Nearly 2.8 million stored Covid-19 vaccine doses expired on Feb 28, says Health Ministry
* Restaurant owner's move to shame elderly customer for not ordering drinks backfires
* Comedy club case: Siti Nuramira on sick leave, hearing postponed
* Perikatan turns down Pejuang's application to join coalition
* Former TV3 personality Norjuma declared bankrupt after failing to pay debt of RM260,400
Visitors take photographs in front of life-sized statues of Transformers' characters Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal displayed as part of a world tour at Garden by the Bay in Singapore on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. - AFP
Singapore:
* Singapore lawyer suspended for 'baseless' attacks against judiciary
* Singapore, UAE and Taiwan are the top happiest countries in Asia, according to report
* Much scope for Singapore and Malaysia to expand cooperation, says President Halimah Yacob
* Malaysian King hopes for more Malaysia-Singapore collaboration in food security, green economy
* Singapore: Major MRT breakdowns double as overall rail reliability remains high
* Singapore president given state welcome at Istana Negara
* Jail for man who sexually abused nieces when they stayed over at his flat
* Singapore second most expensive business location in Asia - ECA International
* Oil lower as banking turmoil holds down sentiment
* Asian markets rebound as bank fears ease, Fed decision in view
Indonesia:
* Free of Covid-19 restrictions, Indonesia's Bali marks Nyepi New Year with colour and crowds
* Indonesia raises RM3.2bil from Islamic debt auction
* Indonesian students rally against Japan's plan to dispose nuclear wastewater
* Bank Indonesia chief Warjiyo gets parliamentary backing for second term
* Bali gears up for 24 hours of silence on Nyepi
* Indonesia's parliament passes controversial jobs decree into law
* Indonesia gears up to allow foreign medical specialists to practise in the country
* Scientex enters JV in foray into Indonesian property project
* Lotte Chemical Titan’s Indonesian unit secures RM10.58bil loan to fund expansion project
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, 36, the youngest daughter of billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, attends a Pheu Thai Party news conference in Bangkok, Thailand. - Reuters
Thailand:
* Ambitious Mekong dams project turn Thai fishing villages into 'ghost towns'
* Analysis - Some new faces but old divisions to haunt Thailand's May election
* Thailand to hold election on May 14 - poll body
* Three Thai policemen charged with kidnapping Chinese man in botched scam in Bangkok
* Move Forward unveils 300 policies to ‘end dictatorship, give power back to people’
* Delay in forming new govt will hurt Thailand, business sector warns
* Scientists combing Prachinburi for radioactivity after stolen caesium melted in furnace
* Thai PM dissolves parliament
Philippines:
* Two soldiers and one suspected rebel die in Philippine clashes
* Philippines finds sunken fuel tanker three weeks after spill
* Emerging markets: Philippine peso slips again as Asian currencies, stocks positive after fears of banking crisis ease
* Philippines a less happier country in 2022 - drops from 60th to 76th place in the world: report
* Hazing death: Doctor who denied help to victim hunted
* Philippine peso rally faces test from a widening trade deficit
Women exercise near Hoan Kiem lake in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Vietnam is scheduled to release it's annual gross domestic product (GDP) figures on March 29. - Bloomberg
Vietnam:
* Vietnam steps up fight against air drug smuggling after latest bust
* World's largest prayer wheel in Vietnam certified by the Guinness World Records
* Vietnam's Be Group in deal to become country's first ride-hailing firm to use EVs
* Russian tourists begging in Quang Nam helped by authorities
* Vietnam cuts policy interest rates
* Pushing up the economy - Hanoi aims to revamp conditions
Myanmar:
* United Nations expert calls for coordinated action against Myanmar junta
* Myanmar designates new protected forest area to protect biodiversity
* Myanmar expects to export more onions
* Digging to safety from junta
* Zambry: Asean must tackle Myanmar conflict as one
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
Cambodia:
* Cambodian king lights up SEA Games torch, relay begins as road to region's top sporting event starts
* Cambodia launches new phase of public financial management reform programme
* Torch relay begins for 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia
Laos:
* Mortality rates of mother and child decline in Laos
* Laos marked as “country of concern” for food security
* Laos and Cambodia agree to step up border security
Brunei:
* Thumbs up for solar energy in Brunei
* Brunei's Ramadhan month moon sighting on Tuesday evening (March 22)
* Minister reveals BND64mil housing debt
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (right) and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi having a beverage during their visit at the Buddha Jayanti Park in New Delhi. - AFP
AseanPlus:
* Bintulu naval base a must for Malaysia's security in South China Sea, says Bongowan rep
* Strategic cooperation among member countries gives Asean louder voice internationally, says Zafrul
* Japan to invest a whopping RM335bil in the Indo-Pacific region by 2030, says Prime Minister Kishida
* India hunts Sikh preacher who has revived calls for homeland
* Russia flies strategic bomber planes near Japan as its PM visits Ukraine
* Xi meets Putin in Moscow; both leaders have indepgth exchange in current issues
* China's Xi arrives in Russia to meet Putin over Ukraine war
* First harvest of Chinese durians to hit the market in June
* Japan says PM Kishida to visit Ukraine, meet Zelenskiy in show of solidarity
* South Korea targets North Korea satellites with new sanctions
* Beijing still seeking answers a year after China Eastern plane crash
* South Korea's Yoon says Japan will be back on trade 'white list'
* Amazon deepens tech-sector gloom with another 9,000 layoffs
* Credit Suisse, UBS deal: What you need to know
* 'Running Man' star Song Ji-hyo praised for using sign language to communicate with Malaysian fans
* South Korean actress Lee Da-hae and singer Se7en announce marriage
* Syria's war shattered their lives, Turkey's quake crushed their hopes
* All social media platforms have TikTok-like risks, transparency group says
* Pakistani migrants playing deadly 'game' chasing future abroad
* South Korea targets North Korea satellites with new sanctions
* Greta Thunberg, climate activists get court nod to sue Swedish state
