Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's son,Hun Manet (right) meeting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a meeting in Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. China's foreign minister visited Cambodia over the weekend to reaffirm his country's commitment to the South-East Asian country after its incumbent prime minister handed off the job to his son following a one-sided election last month, officials said. - AP
Malaysia:
* State polls: Anwar thanks voters for fulfilling civic duty
* Rukun Negara to be recited with preamble in schools, govt programmes, says Unity Minister
* State polls: 94 cases of MyKad misuse on polling day, say cops
* CCTV being considered as mandatory for childcare centre licence renewals
* State polls: Umno is losing Malay ground, says Puad Zarkashi
* Ringgit likely to trade between RM4.57 and RM4.60 against the US dollar this week
* Bursa Malaysia set to rebound from Monday (Aug 14) onwards on bargain hunting
* Not quite a Malay tsunami / Umno reeling from Malay rejection
* It wasn't my intention to show ballot paper, says Sanusi
* State polls: PAS still confident of ousting unity govt
* State polls: Chow sworn in as Penang CM for second term
* 'To chase 500 DAP votes, we lost 5,000 Malay votes', says Isham of Umno's dismal polls outing
Dressed cats are held by their owners as they participate in the Cat Fashion Week held at a shopping mall in Banda Aceh, northern Indonesia. - AFP
Singapore:
* Singaporean jailed and fined for laundering fraudulent VAT refunds from UK
* 49 men nabbed for alleged drug party at Singapore's Sentosa hotel villa on National Day
* Singaporean man dies from acute altitude sickness on Mount Kilimanjaro
* Britain's Prince Harry saddles up for Singapore charity polo game; helps raise over RM4.5mil for charity
* Scammers use Telegram to recruit money mules in Singapore
Indonesia:
* Miss Universe cuts ties with Indonesia chapter after harassment allegations
* Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo becomes main contender six months ahead of polls
* Answering the call of the volcano in Indonesia
* Jakarta is the world's most polluted city - Blame the dry season and vehicles for the gray skies, says govt
* Safety a priority of delayed China-funded bullet train in Indonesia
Ploy Panchava (seconf rightR), 28, talks with other participants during the Miss Big Size Queen Thailand beauty pageant at a shopping mall in Bangkok on Sunday, August 13, 2023. - AFP
Thailand:
* Thailand gears up for very bad weather as heavy rain expected to bring flash floods and landslides to two Kanchanaburi districts
* Efforts to promote Perak as tourist destination ongoing in Thailand
* One dead, one missing in Thai boat incident; four women and another man rescued
* Seeing red over green seawater amid plankton surge in Thailand's Chonburi
* Two Malaysians among nine nabbed at drug-fuelled Bangkok party
Philippines:
* One soldier killed and seven others wounded in ambush in southern Philippines
* 5.7-magnitude earthquake rocks northern Philippines
* Rising rice prices fuel food inflation concerns
* Peace and friendship in Lanao del Sur of the Philippines
Farmers work in a paddy field next to large electricity pylons on the outskirts of Hanoi. - AFP
Vietnam:
* Vietnam's climate change response shifts from adaptation to low carbon economy
* Vietnam going all out to bring back its famous red-crowned cranes from brink of extinction
* No worries, no shortages here - Vietnam has up to 8 million tonnes of rice for export this year, says minister
* Frequent visitor with ill intent - Convicted paedophile admits regularly travelling to South-East Asia to sexually abuse children
Myanmar:
* Myanmar central bank tightens forex trading rules
* More than 10,000 households have been sent to relief camps due to heavy flooding in Bagu City in Myanmar
* 43rd Asean Summit on Sept 5 to focus on strengthening bloc's capacity and also discuss issues of Myanmar
* Myanmar Airways International to launch Russia-Myanmar direct flight from Sept 5
Participants play with water guns during the 2023 Water Gun Festival in Seoul, South Korea. - Reuters
Cambodia:
* Thousands of war-era explosives found inside Cambodia school
* China’s Wang Yi meets Cambodia’s top leaders ahead of power shift with both parties aiming to enhance their 'high quality' ties
* China's foreign minister visits Cambodia days after incumbent premier hands off the job to his son
* His own man - Can Cambodia’s incoming premier Hun Manet walk out of his father’s shadow?
Laos:
* Partnership with Asean members part of strategy for Indo-Pacific, says EU
* Laos and Philippines discuss direct flights to boost trade, investment and tourism
Brunei:
* Brunei trade sees 53.9 per cent decrease year-on-year
* Brunei man gets over 30 years jail with 20 strokes of caning for raping 10-year-old twice
Tourists walk along the Sanneizaka approach near Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto. Japan is scheduled to release its second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) figures on Wednesday (Aug 15). - Bloomberg
AseanPlus:
* Will China-Philippines tensions make other South China Sea claimants more likely to speak up?
* Death toll in China mudslide rises to 21, with six people missing; 142 dead since bad weather hit country in July
* Renewed interest in sumo wrestling gives boost to Japan’s tourism
* Fake belly buttons all the rage in China as women seek ‘freedom to dress’ and boost confidence but some raise body image concerns
* Japan: Museum crowdfunds to pay bills
* Visually impaired artist uses AR to explore Malaysia's multi-layered story
* China vows 'forceful' response over Taiwan VP's US visit
* Catch ’em all: Pokemon hooks kids, parents and investors in Japan
* Big protest in south Korea: Fight against contaminated water
* Does sportswashing even work? More research is needed to evaluate whether it is really changing attitudes
* A self-destructive move - Timor Leste and Asean
* China's headache - Floods hit rice and corn crops
* How can Korea recover from Jamboree debacle?
* Russian scientists start processing first data on Luna-25 craft - space agency
* The planet's boiling and we’re still dragging our feet over fossil fuels
* A special focus - Electoral fantasy in Pakistan
* Convoy of Chinese engineers attacked near Beijing-funded port in Pakistan
* China’s Inner Mongolia reports 2 cases of bubonic plague
* Taiwanese officials say it's country's right to visit anyone after China condemns visit of 'troublemaker' Taiwan VP to US
* India mounts superb comeback to beat M'sia 4-3 in Asian Champions Trophy final
* Soccer-Goalkeepers steal the show at Women's World Cup
* Soccer-Gustavsson hails game-changing Matildas as Australia celebrates win
* Cricket-Pandya seeks more responsibility from batsmen after win over Windies
