Workers take part in repair work at the Rumoh Aceh Museum, a popular tourist attraction built to resemble traditional residential houses, in Banda Aceh on July 6, 2023. - AFP
Malaysia
* ‘Highly irresponsible, deeply disheartening’, M’sian Bar says of Dr M’s controversial claim
* Maintaining OPR in line with global economic development, decreasing Malaysian inflation - MoF
* Sabah kept in loop on Malaysia-Indonesia Sulawesi Sea Treaty negotiations, says CM
* Company handling NTL passengers at KLIA not appointed by MAHB
* Less fortunate better off once country is rid of corruption - Anwar
* MM2H programme needs improvement, says Sultan Ibrahim
* Man killed after being run over by train in Pasir Mas
* Dr M and Muhyiddin will continue to collude, says Anwar
* Bank Negara stays put on OPR at 3%
* Malaysia among four countries consulted to join Opec, says sec-gen
* Lawmaker urges Putrajaya to take legal action against Stampa, wants ‘Bongbong' Marcos to undo father’s law on Sabah claim
* Ex-youth and sports ministry senior officer found guilty of corruption, money laundering
Singapore
* Taylor Swift fans start queuing two days ahead for tickets at SingPost branches
* Singapore passes new law to remove online content that is criminal or harmful
* First K-pop international high school to open in Singapore
* Tech tools to help fans ‘jump’ queue to buy Taylor Swift concert tickets sold online
* Woman who tried to sell designer bag on Carousell lost nearly S$10,000 instead
* ‘So clever’: Dog helps handler with groceries by carrying plastic bag in mouth
* Landlord caught on video performing sex act in tenant’s room while she was at work
* Teen cheated 21 victims of over S$7,000 in Marquee nightclub tickets scam
Thailand
* Pita could become PM on July 20 after three voting rounds: deputy speaker
* Prayut’s party does not rule out contesting for PM: deputy leader
* Scandal-hit Stark Corp ex-chief, facing arrest warrant, has fled to Hong Kong: DSI
* Wealth of Thailand’s 50 Richest on Forbes list rises nearly 15% to US$17bil
Indonesia
* Dutch to return colonial treasures to Indonesia, S.Lanka
* Indonesia returns to upper-middle-income status
* Hacker breaches data of 34 million Indonesian passports
* Freeport Indonesia awaits export permit as copper concentrate piles up
* Interim Nduga regent to negotiate with Papuan rebels for release of NZ pilot
Philippines
* VAT on digital services expected to raise billions for Manila govt
* Abandoned shipment in Cebu yields nearly P1 million of smuggled onions
* Prosecutors seek new judge in De Lima’s final drug case
* ‘Barbie’ film screening in Philippines possible minus China’s nine-dash claim: senator
Vietnam
* Tinder swindlers break wallets as well as hearts
* Vietnam probes Blackpink concert organiser over South China Sea map
* Durian cultivation proves more lucrative for Tay Ninh farmers
* Number of Vietnamese workers sent overseas surges in five months
Cambodia
* Cambodian high schools rev up digital education
* Number of international tourists to Angkor up 543% in H1
Myanmar
* Myanmar exports 260,000 tonnes of rice, broken rice in Q1 of FY 2023-24
* Myanmar junta, rebels dispute deaths in village rocket attack
Laos
* Bokeo police net 7 million amphetamine tabs in latest drug bust
* Lao PM stresses need to benefit from export earnings
Brunei
* Forum highlights rights of divorced women
* Man jailed four years for copper cable theft
Aseanplus
* Japan may see wider Chinese seafood ban after Fukushima release
* Hong Kong slashes number of directly elected council seats
* Coco Lee's mother refused to remove singer's life support, says sister
* Coco Lee secretly battled breast cancer months before her death, says music producer friend
* Yellen arrives in China as US seeks to stabilise ties
* South Korea to issue assessment of Japan's Fukushima discharge plan on Friday
* From soup stock to supercrop: Japan shows off its seaweed savvy
* Suicide numbers rise among China’s young amid pressure to excel in school
* Air passenger traffic jumps 39.1% in May 2023 - IATA
* Startup e-commerce platform Temu expands to Japan
* South Korean doctors flee paediatrics as low birth rate bites
* Singer Wang Leehom's divorce with estranged wife Lee Jinglei approved in US
* Asia tracks Wall St lower as Fed minutes warn of more hikes
* China's digital sector to gain from next-gen IT
* Coco Lee's death: Mandopop stars, fans express shock, disbelief over pop diva’s sudden passing
* Jackie Chan and Ang Lee pay tribute to Coco Lee: 'You are a born star'
* Woman filmed using rice cooker on high-speed train in China sparks online outrage, fears of safety risk to fellow passengers
* South Korea's Yoon to attend NATO summit, meet Japan PM -Yonhap
