Asean news headlines as at 9pm on Wednesday (July 19)


Supporters of the Move Forward Party gather at Democracy Monument during a protest in Bangkok, Thailand, on July 19, 2023. Thailand's Constitutional Court has agreed to suspend the party's leader Pita Limjaroenrat, a candidate to become prime minister, from his duties as a member of Parliament pending its ruling on whether he violated an election law. - AP

Malaysia

Sanusi denies being uncontactable by cops ahead of arrest, says has proof

No comparison between Sanusi and Anwar's arrests, says Fahmi

Apologise, retract statements or face legal action, Muhyiddin tells Anwar over Felda debt issue

Strong winds, rough seas in certain coastal areas until July 26

Sabah students win suit against absentee teacher

Return education autonomy to Sabah, PBS leader urges ministry after absentee teacher case

Johor MACC arrest two family members over RM90,000 in false claims

Three found dead in car in Johor

Special unit to check pre-polls 3R issues, says Fahmi

Sabah sea curfew extended to Aug 3

Arrest and charging of Sanusi is against reformasi, says Muhyiddin

Ringgit expected to continue to strengthen - Ahmad Maslan

Sabah welcomes RM300mil special grant but will still pursue 40% tax revenue, says CM

Report Customs duty evasion and get a reward, says Ahmad Maslan

Tiong's MPV among three damaged by pick-up driven by intoxicated man in PJ

Domestic helper who claimed abuse by employers actually a thief, say JB cops

AGC dismisses claims of selective prosecution

Singapore

Singapore Worker Party's Leon Perera and Nicole Seah resign over affair

Family of five rescued from Sengkang kitchen blaze

The man who taught Lee Kuan Yew to meditate: Six things about presidential hopeful Ng Kok Song

S$15,000 sign-on bonus for fresh Singapore nursing grads, hundreds of hospital beds added

Thailand

Thailand's Pita says unlikely to be PM after suspension from parliament

Thai court suspends reformist Pita as MP

Thai Cabinet approves draft regulation to prevent use of legal drugs by children

Thai reformist faces second uphill battle in bid to become PM

Pheu Thai denies plan to form coalition with outgoing govt parties

Turmoil in Thailand as rivals derail election winner's PM bid

Fire wipes out big motorbike rental shop in Phuket's Patong area

Protests as Thai court suspends election winner Pita

Indonesia

Singapore looks elsewhere amid doubt over Indonesia's green power exports

Anoa calf born in Indonesia's North Sulawesi

15 men charged with molestation; one allegedly assaulted victim during surgery

Coalition divided over Jokowi’s latest Cabinet shake-up

Philippines

Duterte, Dela Rosa, others in ICC ‘drug war’ probe told to skip European countries

Woman drug-user in Cavite kills two-year-old son

‘Their world is getting smaller,’ De Lima says of Duterte, ‘cohorts’ amid ICC decision

Philippines rejects private sector's US$4.9bil offer to upgrade ageing airport

Filipino Barbie fans flock to see fantasy movie

Rise in Pogo-linked crimes sparks call for another Senate probe

Vietnam

Anwar's two-day visit to Vietnam very significant, says Zambry

Nghe An attracts $725.4mil worth of foreign investment in H1

Ample room for further Vietnam-Malaysia cooperation, says Tengku Zafrul

Cambodia

Cambodia braces for Typhoon Talim

King urges Cambodians to cast ballots in polls

Cambodia's export to RCEP countries up 24% in H1

Myanmar

Myanmar's education system in 'crisis' as rebellion rages on, says World Bank

Record rainfall hits Myanmar's southernmost town, triggers landslides, flooding

Laos

That Phonh stupa a must see for visitors to Laos

Govt orders action to regulate foreign currencies, address economic challenges

Brunei

Local faces trial in 2021 infant murder case

Brunei records 39.1-per cent trade balance drop in March

Aseanplus

Beijing's top diplomat tells Kissinger 'impossible to contain' China

Speculation over disappearing act of Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang

Heavily fortified North Korea border area a magnet for tourists

For North Korea, US defectors can be a propaganda win, but a logistical pain

US soldier got in fights, damaged police car before dash to North Korea - court docs

V of BTS named brand ambassador of luxury jeweller Cartier

China defence minister tells Kissinger US caused severed ties

Solomon Islands, Vanuatu consider forming militaries: Australia

The Best Bar in Asia is Hong Kong’s Coa - again

Factbox-US soldier in North Korea not the first to flee to the secretive state

N. Korea silent about apparent detention of the US soldier who bolted across the border

Chinese tourists brave scorching heat to see 'Flaming Mountains'

US envoy John Kerry tells China to separate climate from politics

K-pop's biggest music label HYBE looks to lift language barrier with AI

HK actor Ray Lui, 66, calls a man uncle before learning he’s 2 years younger than Lui

As younger Japanese shun overworking, a startup helps employees quit

Visitors to Japan top two million in June for first time since Covid

Taiwanese actor Kai Ko’s face injured by dog months after scarring incident

Most markets track Wall St rally but China weighs on optimism

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