Asean news headlines as at 9pm on Wednesday (May 10)


Asean leaders and their wives sit on the deck of a pinisi boat during a sunset view event on the sidelines of the 42nd Asean Summit in Labuan Bajo on May 10, 2023. - AFP

Malaysia

* Anwar: Malaysia disappointed on lack of progress in Asean’s five-point consensus over Myanmar conflict

* PM Anwar attends Asean summit opening and plenary session

* PAS urges govt to give Coldplay concert the cold shoulder

* GRS fully behind Anwar’s unity government, says Jeffrey Kitingan

* Man gets 36 years' jail, 20 lashes for raping daughters

* Police initiate second case against mother who allegedly sexually abused own children

* Azam Baki reappointed MACC chief for another year

* MYAirline to fly to first international destination, Bangkok, in June

* SEA Games 2023: Silat exponent Izzul bags Malaysia's 20th overall gold

* Surprise gold by 15-year-old diver Yiat Qing brings cheer

* Golfer Jing Xuen, only 15, stuns favourite to win historic gold

* SEA Games: Cheong Min opens wushu team's account with first gold in nanquan event

* Teacher quits job after one day of live streaming exceeds 10 years worth in wages

Singapore

* School bus driver held for careless driving after hitting pedestrian

* Asean must stay cohesive and united, given troubled external environment: S'pore PM

* Over 300 cartons, 1,500 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes found in car at Woodlands Checkpoint

* Guilty - immigration and checkpoints officer who received sex and over S$3k in bribes

Thailand

* EC pledges to release unofficial election results late on May 14

* Thai couple jailed 12,640 years each for duping thousands in Ponzi scheme

* Malaysian weekend tourism train adding power to Hat Yai revival

* 78 million baht found in accounts linked to suspected ‘cyanide killer’

* Flood warning for nine Thai provinces in North, Northeast as storm approaches

* Thaksin's daughter carries Shinawatra torch in Thai election

* 85 tourists briefly stranded in front of Emerald Cave

* Prayut stays silent on possibility of minority government

Indonesia

* Ganjar top continuity candidate, Anies change bringer, survey finds

* Indonesia tax cut drives electric car sales for Hyundai, Wuling

* Asean leaders say 'deeply concerned' about Myanmar violence

* Timor-Leste attends first Asean summit as observer, vows to be unwavering partner

* Asean leaders condemn armed attack on aid convoy in Myanmar

* Indonesia's Widodo calls for Asean unity as Myanmar crisis worsens

Philippines

* Taiwan conflict, maritime code to figure in Asean talks: Marcos

* US man held in Philippines after body found in water drum

* World No.3 pole vaulter auctions off winning shoes for Philippine kids

* Microplastics in Metro Manila air alarm scientists

Vietnam

* Vietnam's factory activity down 1.8% in January-April over export slump

* Vietjet gives away one million promotional tickets

* Singapore PM accepts invitation to visit Vietnam later this year

* Viet PM meets Sultan of Brunei in bid to bolster bilateral trade

Cambodia

* Hun Sen rewards athlete for spirited performance in the rain

* Cambodia renews calls for end to bushmeat consumption

* Chinese tourists to Siem Reap short of expectations: insiders

Myanmar

* Myanmar shadow government welcomes Asean peace talks but distrusts junta

* Myanmar's rice exports decline to 47,888 tonnes in April

Laos

* Laos records US$17mil in trade deficit in April

Brunei

* Maid on the run for over eight years jailed

* Wushu star Adi lands Brunei’s first gold at 32nd SEA Games

Aseanplus

* Abby Choi murder: HK model’s ‘face to be recreated using 3D printing technology’ for funeral

* HK bans foreign lawyers from national security cases

* Egg freezing for singles - China court yet to give verdict

* HK actor Hugo Ng opens kopitiam in KL as he loves Malaysian food: 'Semua is delicious'

* Oil falls on higher US oil stocks, inflation data in focus

* Asian markets drift lower as US inflation data looms

* China's foreign trade to see steady growth

* Michelle Yeoh stars in new 'Transformers' movie as franchise embraces diversity

* India's Go First airline granted bankruptcy protection

* Seven diners in China eat non-stop for more than four hours

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