Asean news headlines as at 9pm on Thursday (April 27)


This handout photo released on April 26, 2023 by the Indonesian Foreign Ministry shows evacuees including Indonesian citizens queuing to board a ship at Port Sudan. Foreign countries rushed to evacuate their nationals from Sudan as deadly fighting raged into a second week between forces loyal to two rival generals. - AFP

Malaysia

* Thirty M'sians evacuated from Sudan now in Jeddah, to fly home on April 28, says Zambry

* Duo nabbed after spending over RM1,000 using ATM card found in car wash

* Covid-19: Pupils encouraged to wear face masks but not compulsory, says Health Minister

* 11-year-old dies from heat stroke in Kelantan

* Double Six tragedy: Two Australian investigators died in another Nomad crash two months later

* Johor MB orders CIQ exit lane to be cleaned following complaints on social media

* SIS Forum goes to Federal Court in bid to quash Selangor fatwa

* Navy confirms participation of 13 foreign ships in Lima 2023

* Anticipating heavy traffic, PLUS to activate 'smartlane' zones on NSE this weekend

* Elusive blue marlin spotted in Sabah's TAR Marine Park

Singapore

* Singapore not spared as Amazon retrenches 9,000 workers

* Jail for two in S’pore who sent S$1mil worth of Pokka and alcoholic drinks to North Korea

* SIA apologises for leaving travellers stranded in KL after flight cancelled due to technical issues

* Two Chinese navy ships head to Singapore for joint drills

* Jail for Australian who conspired with doctor to fake Covid-19 jab records for himself and wife

* Singapore's surprise property tax hike a 'freezing measure' for foreigners

* Man on death row for role in drug deal gets 10 years’ jail after apex court appeal

Thailand

* Ex-headmaster loses death sentence appeal over Thai shooting

* Thai policeman’s wife charged with cyanide murder as list of victims grows

* Thai party hopes protesters will become pro-reform voters

* China may send another panda to Thailand after cause of Lin Hui’s death is established

* Chiang Mai’s tuk-tuk drivers change kerb marking from red to yellow to avoid fines

Indonesia

* Megawati’s gamble: Jakarta Post

* Indomie variant banned in Taiwan is safe for consumption: Indonesia

* PPP backs Ganjar for 2024 presidential race, Sandiaga tipped to be running mate

* Indonesia food regulator pressed to probe instant noodles after Taiwan, Malaysia recall

* Indonesia to ease palm oil domestic sales rules starting May

Philippines

* Chinese, Philippine vessels in 'David and Goliath' near-crash

* 74 Filipino citizens evacuated to Egypt from Sudan

* Congested Philippine airport gets new upgrade pitch from tycoons

Vietnam

* Parkson Vietnam files for voluntary bankruptcy

* Masking, disinfection recommended during holiday amid Covid-19 spike in Vietnam

* Vietnam seizes 16kg of smuggled rhino horns, ivory

* OECD projects Vietnam's economic growth at 6.5% this year

Cambodia

* Bokor town deputy governor held for domestic violence

* Third dolphin calf born in four months spotted in Stung Treng

Myanmar

* Direct flights between China's Xiamen, Myanmar's Yangon resume after Covid-19 hiatus

* Pythons on your porch? Call Myanmar's 'Snake Princess'

Laos

* FAO helps Lao farmers boost cattle export to China

* Lao govt to raise monthly minimum wage to 1.3 million kip

Brunei

* Body of man believed to be victim of crocodile attack found

* Foreigner gets jail, whippings for illegal entry

Aseanplus

* Grandpa in China kidnaps granddaughter, demands ransom to continue gambling

* 'I had no damn idea you could sing': Yoon's 'American Pie' stuns Biden

* Giant panda Ya Ya arrives at Shanghai airport from US

* Losing finger does not stop deliveryman in Japan finishing his duties

* The 'end' of Kim Jong-un? What the 'Washington Declaration' means

* China approves wide-ranging expansion of counter-espionage law

* 150,000 hens killed in fire at Ibaraki farm amid shortage of eggs in Japan due to bird flu

* Founder of Taiwan's Foxconn says China won't attack if he's president

* When it comes to travel industry rebound, South-East Asia wins

* Why airfares are so expensive and likely to remain that way

* China evacuates 1,300 citizens, other nationals from Sudan

* Monument planned for cruise ship that was allowed to dock at Sihanoukville during pandemic

* Chinese actress Xu Jiao, who played Stephen Chow's son in 'CJ7', graduates from college

* Jobless young Chinese seek solace in temples as China claws way to post-Covid recovery

* Asian stocks mixed after lacklustre session on Wall Street

* China Jan-Mar industrial profit slump underlines slow economic recovery

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