Firefighters spray water on the crowd during Khmer New Year (Sangkranta) celebrations at Wat Phnom in Phnom Penh on April 14, 2023. - AFP
Malaysia
* HR Minister’s private secretary nabbed in MACC probe
* More than 400 VVIPS expected to attend Lima 2023
* Opposition-led states must improve relationship with Federal Govt for the sake of the people, says PM
* Jana Wibawa: Adam Radlan's graft case transferred to KL court
* Trial for Ahmad Zahid's defamation suit against Muhyiddin to begin on Oct 16
* Covid-19: Over 200 cases in three boarding secondary schools in Melaka
* 'Double Six' crash: Australia must release full report, including expunged folios, says ex-Sabah CM
* Extended hours at govt clinics helped reduce overcrowding at public hospitals, says Dr Zaliha
* Man pleads guilty to 32 counts of raping, sexually assaulting teen stepdaughter
* Over 200 illegal Indonesians deported from Sabah
* MACC's decision to arrest HR Minister’s officers, says Anwar
* High Court allows Rafizi’s request to obtain ex-Sapura Energy CEO’s remuneration, incentives
Singapore
* Indian Heritage Centre to mark Indian New Year with a ‘sweet’ open house this weekend
* 'Harry Potter' actors who played the Weasleys reunite in Singapore for travel series
* Singapore Q1 GDP expands 0.1% y/y, misses forecast
* Man snatches security officer’s phone after having his car wheel-clamped in Singapore
* Singapore in midst of new Covid-19 wave, with three in 10 cases reinfections
* Parti Liyani case: Son of ex-Changi Airport Group chairman gets two weeks’ jail for lying to judge
* 70-year-old who went on drug run with PMD convicted of heroin trafficking
Thailand
* Songkran festival to generate 18.5 billion baht, says tourism agency
* Thai SMEs eagerly explore greater opportunities brought by China-Laos Railway
* Tourists up 11% at Thai airports in Q1 after Covid restrictions scrapped
* Perrier potential?: Thai villagers drilling well hit mineral water motherload
* Police tighten safety measures as over 50,000 Songkran revellers flock to Khao San Road
Indonesia
* Indonesian Government mulls foreign tourist tax after viral incidents
* Suspended Papua governor named money laundering suspect
* Bali Governor gives the go-ahead for World Beach Games
* Plane shot upon landing in Papua
* After his term ends, Jokowi should just come home, says son Gibran
Philippines
* Philippines considers 330,000 tonnes of rice imports to boost stockpiles
* Arrest warrant out for Bantag, Zulueta for assassination of Percy Lapid
* China ‘advises’ Philippines to ‘unequivocally oppose’ Taiwan’s independence than ‘stoke fire’ via Edca
* Philippine envoy to US backs Marcos’ foreign trips: It’s only way to tell world who we are
Vietnam
* Vietnam's 3,000km flower-path project takes root, but safety concerns loom
* Over 400 firms join Vietnam International Cafe Show in HCM City
* Blinken arrives in Hanoi seeking upgrade in US-Vietnam ties
* Vietnam's PM urges increased efforts to boost forestry, fishery exports
* Grab fined for incorrectly labelling Vietnamese islands
Cambodia
* Cambodia kicks off Sankranta festival at famed Angkor after four-year hiatus
* Ornate banana trunk carvings sharpen pride in Siem Reap
* Cambodia's ‘Magic’ Sak Yant tattooists eye cultural heritage list
Myanmar
* Myanmar resumes floating Thingyan water festival at tourist site
* Myanmar air strike death toll climbs to at least 170
Laos
* President wishes ‘a Happy Lao New Year’, urges collective effort to overcome difficulties
Brunei
* Police bust suspected prostitution activity
* New development in palace flour case
Aseanplus
* N. Korea says it tested new solid-fuel ICBM, warns of 'extreme' horror
* Japan approves country's first legal casino
* Asia FX, stocks rise; Singapore dollar dips after c.bank's surprise hold
* S. Korean man arrested after growing and selling cannabis over Telegram
* Michelle Yeoh expresses interest filming in Hong Kong: 'The place is like family to me'
* Stocks rally, dollar dips further on easing rate expectations
* Brands look to China's tropical duty free island paradise for consumer comeback
* Powerful Cyclone Ilsa lashes Australia's northwest coast
* Jackie Chan, 69, says he will keep making action films as long as he can move
* Feeling poorer: Property slump hurting Chinese consumers, clouding recovery
* Japan, South Korea to hold first security talks in 5 years, Tokyo says
* US secrets leaks leads to drop in support for South Korea’s president
* China denies imposing no-fly zone north of Taiwan
* Phone scams drop in Hong Kong but too early to tell if mandatory real-name registration of SIM cards working, police say
* Chongqing-London direct passenger flights to resume in May
* Award-winning Taiwanese singer Leo Wang is now an Uber driver
