Workers clean a Buddha statue at Maha Vihara Mojopahit temple in Mojokerto on Monday, May 30, 2023, ahead of the Vesak festival which commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. - AFP
Malaysia:
* Malaysia says 1MDB fugitive Jho Low in Macau, says report
* Anwar lambasts Sanusi over claims that Penang is Kedah's, tells him to understand Constitution
* Girl, 11, warded after eating cannabis-laced biscuits in Gerik
* High Court grants leave for Bersatu challenge of MACC freezing bank account, travel ban
* No discussion on Cabinet reshuffle, says Fadillah
* Sulu heirs’ demand a threat to the nation, cops to probe case under sabotage, says IGP
* Ex-beauty queen claims being sexually harassed after ‘vulgar’ FB session
* Anti-smoking Bill may be heading to Parliamentary Special Select Committee
* El Nino to worsen haze in Malaysia, say experts
* PAS has not been offered a place in unity government, says Zahid
* Health White Paper to be presented to Cabinet on June 2 before tabling in Dewan Rakyat
* Covid-19: Health Ministry sticking to timeline for transition to endemic status
Crew of the Shenzhou-15 spaceflight mission Fei Junlong (front Left), Zhang Lu (back Left) and Deng Qingming (back second left) take photos with crew of the Shenzhou-16 spaceflight mission Jing Haipeng (front R), Gui Haichao (back R) and Zhu Yangzhu (back 2nd R) inside the Chinese space station core module Tianhe on May 30, 2023. China sent three astronauts to its Tiangong space station on May 30, putting a civilian into orbit for the first time as it pursues plans to send a crewed mission to the Moon by 2030. - AFP
Singapore:
* El Nino is forecast for second half of 2023, risk of transboundary haze, says Singapore
* Prepare N95 masks, air purifiers as haze may hit Singapore from June, says Met Service
* China rejects US call for defence ministers to meet in Singapore
* Singaporean claims trial to hitting, injuring Melaka tahfiz students
* Woman who scalded husband with hot water for wanting divorce gets jail
* Singapore private homes now priciest to own and rent in Asia-Pacific in absolute terms: Report
* S’pore uni lab to build fast-charging EV batteries that can last 30 years
* Luxury bags, alcohol and cigarettes - most undeclared items at Changi airport
* Weak China data outlook, US debt deal weigh on Asian FX
Indonesia:
* Danish woman arrested in Bali for porn on social media
* Flying cars or pie in the sky: Indonesia’s dreams for new capital Nusantara called ‘too ambitious’
* Indonesia sends 100 students to further studies in Malaysia
* Indonesia aims to replant 540,000 ha of smallholder palm plantation by 2024
* Cops: KK man stabbed ex-fiancee to death after she refused to reconcile
* Return of sea sand exports sparks controversy in Indonesia
* Norway’s wealth fund puts Indonesian SOE under observation
Motorists along a road near the Port of Bangkok in Bangkok, Thailand. - Bloomberg
Thailand:
* Thai exports fall more than expected in April, may rebound in Q3
* Thai coalition forms transition team as it chases senate support
* Long-stay visa service now offered by True Digital Park
* Power transition top of agenda at Thai coalition meeting
* Former Canadian soldier extradited to Thailand over gang killing
* Thailand: Shifu proves cats really have nine lives
Philippines:
* Qatar Airways makes emergency landing in Pakistan's Karachi airport for pregnant Filipino woman
* Offshore Typhoon Mawar lashes eastern Taiwan, northern Philippines as it heads for southern Japan
* Marcos govt keen on keeping existing tax system
* Northern Luzon evacuations continue even as Mawar weakens
* Philippines all ready for Typhoon Mawar
* Dad mistakes daughter’s sonogram for super typhoon Mawar
A worker picks tea leaves at Tambi Tea plantation, operated by PT Perkebunan Tambi, in Wonosobo regency, Central Java, Indonesia, on Saturday, May 27, 2023. Indonesia’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a fourth straight meeting, while saying it will focus on its primary objective of stabilising the rupiah to keep imported inflation at bay. - Bloomberg
Vietnam:
* Vietnam's Mekong Capital plans South-East Asia climate fund as early as 2024
* Vietnam capital dims street lights to save energy during heatwave
* Exclusive-Vietnam eyes multi-million-dollar handouts to Samsung, others to offset global tax -source
* Vietnam's trade ministry mulls registration fee cuts as auto sales drop
* Vietnam to export more durian to China
Myanmar:
* Climate costs mount for poorer nations already burdened by debt; Myanmar expected among worst hit
* UN agencies face funding challenges in feeding Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, official says
* 42 Myanmar citizens forced to work in online gaming firm rescued in Philippines
* Rapper Byu Har arrested for criticising junta online in Myanmar
Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni signs the visitors book after paying his respect at Gandhi's memorial at Rajghat in New Delhi on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. - AFP
Cambodia:
* Cambodian government adopts long-awaited code of environment, natural resources
* Cambodian parliament ratifies Asean trade in services agreement
* 1,453 athletes to attend Asean Para Games in Cambodia
Laos:
* Laos gears up to welcome influx of Chinese tourists in 2023
* Lao, Korean universities partner in development of dairy farming
Brunei:
* Asean centrality key to regional security, says Brunei deputy minister
* Angler snags BND5,000 fine for trespassing
Rain clouds hover over the holy lake Of Pushkar in India's desert state of Rajasthan on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. - AFP
AseanPlus:
* Qatar Airways makes emergency landing in Pakistan's Karachi airport for pregnant woman
* China population: Re-employment of elderly an ‘urgent, realistic problem to be solved’
* South Korea, Australia agree to step up defence cooperation
* Asian stocks dip as investors question consequences of US debt deal
* Japan court rules that a bar on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional
* Hawkers back on China's streets as economic recovery teeters
* China declines meeting with US defence chief: Pentagon
* South Korean singer Kim Woo-seok to perform in KL on June 24, tickets go on sale June 2
* N. Korea confirms June launch of military spy satellite: KCNA
* Ukraine's Zelenskiy urges South Korea to provide defence systems -report
* China launches mission with first civilian to space station
* Shenzhou-16 crew docks at space station, complete handover in five days
* Wrestling-Indian athletes to toss medals into Ganges as they demand official's arrest
* BHP taps Microsoft, AI, to improve recovery at top copper mine
* Chinese influencer’s account with 13 million fans frozen after court finds false claim of sexual advances for ‘low cost’ contract exit
* WhatsApp testing new feature to allow screen-sharing during video call
* Binance Australia customers seen selling bitcoin at discount to rival exchanges
* Japan’s wind industry aims to provide a third of the country’s power by 2050
* India's Minister of State Muraleedharan to visit Malaysia this week
* HK’s vanishing books: as public libraries clear shelves of sensitive titles, can readers turn to shops or are they also becoming wary?
* Singapore home prices surpass Hong Kong as APAC's most expensive - survey
* South Korea’s race to become one of world’s biggest arms dealers
* Pakistan's Khan gets bail on new charge of abetting violence - lawyer
