Asean News Headlines at 9pm on Monday (Aug 14, 2023)

Motorists traverse on a flooded road after heavy downpour brought about by southwest moonson hit Manila on Monday, August 14, 2023. - AFP

Malaysia:

* 1MDB: AmBank raid found RM3.2bil went into Najib's accounts, Zeti tells court

* Special task force formed to probe 1MDB, not to topple then PM, says Zeti

* National Month theme invites Malaysians to strengthen unity and face challenges

* Sanusi sworn in as Kedah MB / PAS will expand its victory, says Hadi

* State polls: Urging Zahid to resign not the solution, says Puad

* State polls: Election petition, police report to be made over Sg Kandis result

* State polls: Aminuddin sworn in as Negri MB for second term

* Moving forward with AI: How Malaysia can grow into an AI-savvy nation with the right talent and innovation

* Cops: Rent defaulter locked in by landlord died of heart attack

* Najib seeks nullification of RM2.28bil 1MDB High Court trial

* Cleaner gets 702 years' jail, 234 lashes for raping daughters

* Number of jobs up 2.4% in second quarter 2023, says Stats Dept

An activist takes part in a hunger strike outside the Indonesian parliament building in Jakarta on Monday, August 14, 2023, as part of a protest demanding MPs to pass a bill protecting domestic workers bill. - AFP

Singapore:

* 15 years’ jail for Singapore man with foot fetish who preyed on neighbours, schoolmates and NS mates

* Sim Leisure in talks to bring two more theme park concepts to Singapore

* Three children taken to hospital after fire breaks out in Redhill flat

* Singapore open to importing electricity from India: ST

* Singapore’s COE prices hit new highs for big cars

* Asia suffers China hangover; dollar scales 2023 top on yen

* Oil down 1% on strong dollar, China economy worries

Indonesia:

* Indonesia govt will now actively promoting EV to combat air pollution, says minister

* Indonesia to start random emission tests as poor air chokes Jakarta

* Amnesty praises Supreme Court ruling on Sambo death penalty

* From too wet to bone dry: Indonesian coffee crop faces El Nino jolt

* Emerging markets - Asian currencies weaken on China worries, Indonesian rupiah top loser

* Miss Universe cuts ties with Indonesia chapter after abuse claims

* Defence Minister Prabowo is main contender six months ahead of polls

A girl sits on a swing as a woman wearing a hijab walks by at Surin beach in Phuket, Thailand. - Reuters

Thailand:

* Thailand: house and Senate whips to meet on Wednesday (Aug 16) to set date for PM vote

* Thailand reports first monkeypox death; dead man was also infected with HIV and syphilis

* China will have military training with Thailand from mid-Aug to early-Sept

* Thai Excise dept mulls reclassifying liquor and beer

* House speaker to wait for Thai charter court’s ruling before setting date for PM vote

* Southwest monsoon to bring heavy rain to Thailand

Philippines:

* Embattled peso, now one of the worst performer in South East-Asia, seeks relief as Philippines to weigh rate hike

* Dredging persists in Cavite despite order suspending Manila Bay reclamation

* Education dept eyes blended learning after typhoon Egay destroyed Philippine schools

* Beijing keen to resolve differences with Manila

* Philippines: Pinoy listening post in Beijing

Clouds are pictured after rainfall in Danang on Monday, August 14, 2023. - AFP

Vietnam:

* Vietnam pushes for carbon market development and also focusing on the mandatory trading of greenhouse gas

* World Flower Council summit to take place in Vietnam for the first time

* World bank confident Vietnam can achieve its economic goals and further growth in 2024 and 2025

* Furniture market to see increased competition in Vietnam

* WWF launches Asian elephant alliance

Myanmar:

* Death toll keep rising - At least 36 now feared dead after landslide at Myanmar jade mine

* At least 25 missing after Myanmar jade mine landslide

* Six killed in explosive weapons attack in northern Myanmar

A dragon fly holds on a twig in a park in Singapore on Monday, August 14, 2023. - AFP

Cambodia:

* Cambodia's next leader Hun Manet and Chinese FM Wang Yi pledge to boost ties

* Water Festival set to return to Cambodia's Tonle Sap River in November

* China and Cambodia pledge to boost bilateral ties

Laos:

* Chinese citizens arrested in Laos after hiring minors for online dance performances

* Golden Triangle SEZ international border facility on track for completion in 2024

Brunei:

* Meet Yayang, the Siamese feline, who is now the best looking cat in Brunei

* Jail, whipping for man who raped ten-year old sister of friend

Pedestrians commute outside Shinjuku station during the evening hour of Tokyo on Monday, August 14, 2023. - AFP

AseanPlus:

* Malaysia Airlines flight from Sydney forced to turn back after passenger's crazed outburst

* MH122 incident: Flight landed safely, authorities assessing situation, says Malaysia Airlines

* MH122 incident: Passenger arrested by Aussie cops, to be charged

* Japan set to grapple with another typhoon with trains and hundreds of flights cancelled

* Taiwan will not back down to threats, its VP William Lai says on US trip

* Asian markets fall on China property woes

* N. Korea's Kim orders boosting missile production to prepare for war

* At least nine dead as India temple collapses during monsoon rains

* Google-backed Anthropic raises $100 million from South Korea's SK Telecom

* Australian court fines Dell unit $6.5 million for misleading customers on discounts

* Qantas unveils new livery in support for Indigenous referendum

* Blinken to meet Japan, S.Korea foreign ministers virtually on Monday

* Little-known Kakar sworn in as Pakistan's PM to oversee elections

* It’s getting too hot for airplanes to travel the skies now

* Researchers question the effectiveness of China’s game time restrictions for minors in reducing heavy play

* Hong Kong court grants partial victory to media tycoon Jimmy Lai, six opposition lawmakers over roles in 2019 anti-government protests

* China gamers gripped by Hong Kong-themed ‘escape rooms’ which recreate iconic city scenes, gangster film plots, Cantopop legends

* At least 18 killed in Indian Himalayas as rain triggers landslides

* Goodbye to science funding bias in China? Graft-busters target the practice of ‘saying hello’

* US nuclear submarine weak spot in bubble trail, say Chinese scientists

* Cricket-India must work on batting depth after Windies loss, says Dravid

* Soccer-'Just another game', Australia not focused on England rivalry

* American Vu wins second major at Women's British Open; Korean Shin highest placed Asian at third place