A view of the Temple of Dawn before Earth Hour in Bangkok, Thailand. = Reuters
Malaysia:
* Opposition attacks on Anwar over Saudi visit 'unwarranted'
* Selangor polls results a 'litmus test' for Anwar, says Gobind
* Cautious trading seen on Bursa Malaysia from Monday (March 27) onwards
* Ringgit likely to be in tight range against the greenback ahead of Bank Negara's annual report
* Malaysian designer couple turns terrace house into open-plan, pitched roof home
* State polls: Barisan-Pakatan seat negotiations still ongoing, says Gobind
* Water supply in Klang, Shah Alam fully restored, says Air Selangor
* It's 'toxic', I'm slippin' under: Five saved from rotting fish fumes in KK
* OK to have political appointees in statutory bodies but not GLCs, says Loke
* Explain why medical scholarships stopped, MMA urges PSD
A group of fish swim in the river at Sungei Buluh wetland reserve in Singapore. - AFP
Singapore:
* Singapore PM Lee to make official visit to China on Monday (March 27), will meet President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang
* Singapore hospitals resume elective surgery deferred due to Covid-19, take steps to cut duration of stay
* Detained crypto mogul Do Kwon rejects false passport claim, his lawyer says
* Singapore: New pacts will give local firms wider range of credits to offset carbon tax bill
* Seven-year-old Singapore girl gives tuition, includes playtime too
* Indonesia woman who scalded hubby arrested in SIngapore
Indonesia:
* Indonesia cracks down on used clothing imports as lower prices hurt local producers
* IMF chief warns risks to financial stability have increased; the need for vigilance" in banking sector
* Indonesia's General Election Commission to challenge 'discrepancy' in poll delay ruling
* More rain havoc as two people killed in landslide in western Indonesia
* On the hunt for new leaders in Indonesia
* Jokowi’s capital ambitions
Muslims break their fast on the fourth day of the holy Ramadan at the Istiqlal mosque on Sunday, March 26, 2023. - AFP
Thailand:
* Thailand's RM434 billion 2024 budget to be delayed over election
* Traffic backed up four kilometres following yet another accident on Thailand's notorious Rama II highway
* Ready, set, roll! Thai man wins fastest joint rolling in Phuket
* Airbnb sees surge in tourists visiting Bangkok for ‘world’s largest water fight’
* Driving to Thailand from Kuala Lumpur is a fun family bonding activity
* The slow return of the tourists to Thailand
Philippines:
* Philippines steps up efforts to eradicate tuberculosis
* Philippines may lean towards rate pause in May, Diokno says
* Newcomer Kho upsets Filipino Tabuena and claims maiden Asian Tour victory for Hong Kong
* Fine or hold Hong Kong agencies criminally liable to tackle job-hopping among domestic workers, lawmakers say
* Taking the diplomatic route - between China and Philippines
* The Filipino right to travel
This picture shows the Quezon Memorial Shrine after the lights were turned off to mark the Earth Hour environmental campaign in Quezon city, suburban Manila. - AFP
Vietnam:
* Vietnam seeks new investor incentives as cross-border tax rules loom
* Sapling from world's longest-living Bodhi tree planted in Bai Dinh pagoda in Vietnam
* Health, vehicles to be main growth drivers for Vietnam's non-life insurers in 2023
* Vietnam EV VinFast maker to ship longer-range SUVs to US in April
* Four held over balloon poisonings in Vietnam
Myanmar:
* Myanmar targets to expand the sunflower plantations up to 4 million acres across the country to cover domestic oil consumption
* Heavy fighting in Myanmar's Myawaddy township forces closure of border checkpoint in Tak province
* Lawyer accused of helping army slain by guerrillas
A dragon fly holds onto a leaf at Sungei Buluh wetland reserve in Singapore. - AFP
Cambodia:
* Malaysian PM to arrive in Cambodia on March 27 for first official visit
* Cambodia govt says that prices must be displayed on all goods, services from Monday (March 27) onwards
* Cambodia residents switch off lights on Saturday night to observe Earth Hour
Laos:
* Cassava export boom leading to deforestation and poor air in Laos
* Air pollution reaches hazadrous levels in Laos capital Vientiane
Brunei:
* Brunei International Airport is 217th out of 450 on Skytrax rankings
* UN: Healthy diet biting deep into the wallet of Brunei people
A group of residents hold the first authorised protest and march in several years in Hong Kong against the proposal for reclamation in the district on Tseung Kwan O on Sunday, March 26, 2023. - AFP
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* Digital currencies have important role in future financial system, central bank chiefs say
* Regulators need to deploy AI, gather ‘granular’ data in bid to assess climate risk to financial markets, bankers say
* India summons Canada High Commissioner, concerned over Sikh protesters
* India's Gandhi vows to keep fighting after removal from parliament
* Will ChatGPT replace me? Hong Kong reporter gets the shivers as he learns what the AI tool can do
* ‘No regrets in life’: Video of dog visiting sick elderly owner in hospital every day touches hearts in China
* Mainland Chinese students taking IELTS English test make greater gains than Hong Kong candidates over past decade
* China population: City dangles free high school education for third child amid birth rate crisis
* ‘Makes me want to get married’: Chinese student injects tradition into tying the knot with historical wedding certificate scrolls
* Kowloon Tong private school to cease operations, becoming first in Hong Kong to cite emigration wave for demise
* ‘She’s marrying the right man’: Bride-to-be in China watches ‘brave’ fiancé jump into lake to save drowning girl
* More singles opt to make out last wills in China
* UN’s final warning on climate
* The ‘Mystery Cat’ of Pakistan
* Honduras forms diplomatic ties with China after breaking off with Taiwan
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