Asean News Headlines at 9pm on Sunday (June 11, 2023)

Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia poses on the winner's podium after defeating Anders Antonsen of Denmark in their men's singles final match at the Singapore Open badminton tournament in Singapore on Saturdaty, June 11, 2023. - AFP

Malaysia:

* Federal Govt to continue offering medical, dentistry and pharmacy scholarships, says PM

* Anwar urges Malaysians to focus on improving education standards

* PM Anwar: I'd never use judiciary for political revenge

* State polls: Barisan-Pakatan discussions for 53 Selangor seats finalised, says MB

* SPM: 14,858 candidates did not sit for exam, Education Ministry to find out why

* Caution seen on Bursa Malaysia this week ahead of US interest rate decision

* Cautious sentiment ahead of FOMC meeting to weigh on ringgit this week

* Johor Sultan revealed to be owner of 'FF1' number plate

* Govt wants every Malaysian to own a home, says Nga

* Saifuddin: Lured by lucrative job opportunities, some Malaysians end up stranded overseas

* Father, 11-year-old son detained after boy seen driving car in video

* Six-vehicle pile-up in Penang after driver suffers chest pains

Environmental activists and students releasing sea turtles into the sea on Barane beach in Majene, West Sulawesi. - AFP

Singapore:

* ‘There will never be another you’, says wife of missing Everest Singapore climber in tribute post

* South Korea's An, badminton's new superstar, beats top-ranked Yamaguchi for fifth title of 2023 at Singapore Open

* Woman in SG loses over RM100,000 after downloading third-party app via WhatsApp

* Online fraud a big issue for many countries, says Malaysian deputy minister in round-table meeting in Singapore

* Game on for life and death role play in Singapore

* Emotional win in Singapore fires up Li Jane for HK mission

Indonesia:

* Indonesia's export earnings rules set to take effect July 1, says minister

* Indonesia holiday haven Bali seeks a new kind of tourist after kicking out 136 unruly visitors this year

* Screaming their way to peace in Indonesia

* Tribe seeks net shutdown in Java Island

Thailand:

* Cop on duty shot dead in Pattani after yet another shooting accident in troubled southern Thai region

* China's Chongqing opens faster import route for Thai durians; numbers expected to hit record numbers this year

* Global warming is already devastating Thai marine life, top marine ecologist warns

Women pose for a selfie at the Asiatique Riverfront along the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok on Saturday, June 11, 2023. - AFP

Philippines:

* Thousands evacuated as Philippine volcano spews ash and rocks

* Philippine pole vault superstar EJ Obiena resets Asian record with six-metre breakthrough for gold in Norway

* Philippines inter-agency panel keeps 2023 GDP growth target at 6.0%-7.0%

Vietnam:

* Several killed and wounded in Vietnam police station attacks; six arrested in connection of shootings

* Vietnam focuses on developing cultural tourism this year, says leading expert

* Vietnam raises guard and take major steps against rising hand, foot and mouth disease in country

Myanmar:

* China thumps Myanmar to qualify for 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

* Over 234,000 Myanmar contracted workers left for Thailand last year

* UN: Cyclone survivors denied aid in Myanmar

Dark clouds are seen over the skyline of the financial district of Makati in suburban Manila on Sunday, June 11, 2023. - AFP

Cambodia:

* Cambodia's economy projected to grow by 5.6 per cent this year, says Hun Sen

* South Korea pushes for digital cooperation with Cambodia

* Cambodia to host Asian Youth Games as PM Hun Sen promises it will be ‘even bigger than Sea Games’

Laos:

* Laos gears up to launch ambitious tourism campaign - Visit Laos Year 2024

* Laos and Australia partner GGGI to foster sustainable carbon markets

Brunei:

* A bear-y good rescue: Bornean sun bear cub Tenom avoids life as a pet

* Brunei among the freest economies in Asia-Pacific according to annual Index of Economic Freedom 2023

China's Wang Xinyu (left) and Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan lift the trophy as they celebrate winning the women's doubles final match of the French Open tennis against Canada's Leylah Fernandez and Taylor Townsend of the US at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday, June 11, 2023. - AP

AseanPlus:

* Taiwan says 10 Chinese warplanes crossed strait’s median line

* MMEA seizes two vessels, nabs crew for anchoring illegally off Mersing

* China operating intel unit in Cuba for years, at least since 2019, says US official

* Exclusive: India rail crash probe is focusing on manual bypass of track signal - railway sources

* What political problems, what issues as Taiwan's Hsieh and China's Wang win French Open women's doubles title

* Taiwan's armed forces hold coastal drills

* US lawmakers ask Antony Blinken not to invite sanctioned Hong Kong leader John Lee to Apec

* China should set up US communication channels like it offered other countries, top Biden aide says

* Japanese consulate slams Hong Kong minister over accusations dumping nuclear waste water would violate international law

* China property: With new round of stimulus on the horizon, analysts differ on extent of Beijing’s speculated rescue package

* Tech war: Chinese manufacturers brace for the impact of Japan’s semiconductor export curbs

* US House panel reviewing university with Pentagon contract for ties to Chinese programmes

* Three die, farmland and trees damaged as storms sweep across China

* Sushi chain suing licking teen prankster for RM2.2mil

* Top Indian wrestler accuses government of silence over sexual harassment probe

* India wrestling chief holds political rally, silent on sexual misconduct probe

* Study: From quiet quitting to rage applying, these workplace trends are all the rage on TikTok

* People ‘over-confident’ they can spot deepfake videos, survey finds

* The Chinese dilemma - Chinese voters face an almost impossible choice between staying to vote, staying and not voting, or leaving the country

* Henry Kissinger’s hideous legacy still haunts US’ role in the world

* China is building the most powerful warship radar on record, say scientists

* Teenager who sought to derail South Korea bullet train by placing rock on railway to be questioned

* More than 50,000 left homeless in ethnic conflict in India's Manipur state