Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail arrive at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in conjunction with the 43rd Asean Summit 2023 and Related Summits which will take place Tuesday (Sept 5). - Bernama
Malaysia:
* Stop racial polemics, Hadith module only for Muslim students, says Anwar
* Dr M calls parties led by non-Malays 'parti pendatang'
* PM approves part of foreign worker applications for three sectors
* Dr Mahathir has forgotten contributions of non-Malays, says PKR Deputy Info chief
* Defence team to appeal for Zahid's full acquittal, says Hisyam Teh
* High Court grants Zahid discharge not amounting to acquittal in YAB case
* Show evidence you applied for permit and paid up, Ambassador to politician in maid abuse case
* Bukit Aman to investigate Muhyiddin for ceramah 'fatwa' / Police arrive at PAS headquarters to record Hadi's statement
* Investigation paper on PAS president will be ready within a week, says Deputy IGP
* Samirah, two teens responsible for Cradle Fund CEO's death, says prosecution
* Muhyiddin following in footsteps of PAS by issuing political fatwa, says Nur Jazlan
* MACC nab civil servant for allegedly accepting car as bribe
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi reacts while delivering her remarks during a signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Association of South East-Asian Nations (Asean) and the Pacific Islands Forum and between Asean and the Indian Ocean Rim Association, at the Asean Secretariat ahead of the Asean Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday, September 4, 2023. - Reuters
Singapore:
* Singapore central bank chief Ravi Menon to retire; leaves MAS in safe and sound position
* Heavy traffic expected on major roads in JB due to school holiday in Singapore
* Singapore appoints Chia Der Jiun as central bank head from Jan 1, 2024
* Jail for man who got 25 people to transfer S$1.28mil to him for ‘investments’
* Singapore PM to attend Asean Summit in Indonesia, Myanmar among issues on the agenda
* Orchard Road fatal brawl: Man allegedly hid knife used by purported accomplice
* Children up to age six to get S$400 top-up in Child Development Account from mid-September
* Oil steady amid OPEC+ supply cut expectations
* Asian markets rise as US jobs data ease rate pressure on Fed
Indonesia:
* Indonesian regions brace for wildfire, haze as dry season peaks
* PM Anwar arrives in Jakarta to attend 43rd Asean Summit / Malaysia's participation in summit can strengthen Asean centrality, says Anwar
* Syed Saddiq gets temporary release of passport to fly to Indonesia
* NasDem-PKB deal redraws alliances for 2024 presidential polls in Indonesia
* Dry weather, hot spots in Sumatra could lead to haze in Singapore: NEA
* Asean leaders to meet at Jakarta summit, amid tensions over new Chinese map
* Malaysia-Indonesia: Maid in protection, says ambassador, politician cries slander
* Enticing foreign investors in Indonesia
* Head of Islamic party in the running for top job in Indonesia
(From left) Malaysia's Foreign Minister Zambry Abd Kadir, Philippines' Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo, Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Thailand's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sarun Charoensuwan, Vietnam's Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet, Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Laos' Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, Brunei's Foreign Minister Erywan Pehin Yusof, Cambodia's Foreign Minister Sok Chenda Sophea, East Timor's Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas, and Asean Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn, hold hands for a group photo during the 34th Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) Coordinating Council (ACC) meeting, ahead of the Asean Summit, at the Asean Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. - AP
Thailand:
* Thailand to hold US security talks, PM Srettha says as he skips Asean
* Srettha govt faces four major economic challenges
* First it was rice, now it's sugar - Global sugar prices to surge as drought-hit India set to ban exports, says Thailand
* Weather: warnings of heavy rain for all of Thailand
* Thailand: Performing an art meant to provoke
Philippines:
* Philippines' President Marcos to help rice retailers hit by price caps
* Philippines and US navies conduct joint sail in South China Sea
* Emerging Markets - Asian shares rise on Chinese stimulus but FX subdued in thin trade
* Philippines says H1 nickel ore output up 40% y/y
* Manila to increase fuel prices by up to P1.20 per litre starting Sept 5
Serbia's Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic speaks before a signing ceremony of the instrument of accession to the treaty of amity and cooperation in South-East Asia (TAC) by Serbia, Panama and Kuwait during the Asean Ministerial Meeting in Jakarta on Monday, September 4, 2023. - AFP
Vietnam:
* Vice President Harris will face doubts and dysfunction at the South-East Asian nations summit
* US expects to upgrade Vietnam ties, risks China anger
* Vietnam is 14th most favoured country by expats, thanks to budget-friendly living costs
* Vietnam MSMEs not focusing on sustainable development
* Trade surplus of US$20bil in first eight months for Vietnam
Myanmar:
* South-East Asian leaders are besieged by thorny issues as they hold an Asean summit without Biden; Myanmar problems issue top of the pile
* Asean to review its next course of action concerning instability in Myanmar, says Zambry
* Asean diplomats meet to review stalled Myanmar peace plan
* Five Myanmar officials killed, 16 injured in drone attacks
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet (left) meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, during a bilateral meeting at Merdeka palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday, Sept 4, 2023. - AP
Cambodia:
* New Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet set to make international debut at 43rd Asean Summit in Jakarta
* No ban on Japanese food imports in Cambodia, despite concerns
* ‘FB has rendered justice to me’, says Hun Sen
* 65 years on, Cambodia’s ties with China remain ‘rock solid’
Laos:
* UN General Assembly adopts resolution tabled by Laos and four other countries
* Laos-Vietnam railway set to open for service in 2028
* Weak kip continues to drive inflation
Brunei:
* Senior citizen in Brunei charged with molesting seven-year-old girl
* Brunei records 41.2 per cent total trade drop in May
* Cleaning brush found to be non-halal in Brunei
Kuwait's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al Ahmad Al Sabah passes the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) document to Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, during a signing ceremony of MoU between Asean and the Pacific Islands Forum, at the Asean Secretariat, ahead of the Asean Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday, September 4, 2023. - Reuters
AseanPlus:
* Malaysian PM approves part of foreign worker applications for three sectors
* Comprehensive regulatory framework needed for intra-Asean data sharing, says Tengku Zafrul
* 'Little Napoleons' no more in Sarawak
* Hong Kong police smash HK$320 million money-laundering operation and arrest 19, but origins of most of cash still mystery
* I’m banned from visiting my family in North Korea. When will the US change this policy?
* China's Xi will skip G20 summit in India during a period of soured bilateral relations
* Typhoon Haikui leaves trail of destruction in Taiwan
* S. Korea's Yoon to call for strong international response to North's nukes at Asean, G20 summits
* China's Moutai, Luckin launch alcohol-tinged latte to woo young Chinese consumers
* A selfless act - Chinese police officer cuffs himself to suicidal man in desperate bid to save his life
* Hong Kong saw hottest summer on record in 2023
* Japan fishermen, locals seek halt to Fukushima water release
* BTS' RM denies Islamophobia, says he won't apologise
* Asia shares bounce as China mood turns less bleak
* South Korean teachers to rally after colleague's death
* Hong Kong universities relent to rise of ChatGPT, AI tools for teaching and assignments, but keep eye out for plagiarism
* Japan’s synthesised singing sensation Hatsune Miku turns 16
* Protecting snow leopards on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
* Pope hails power of interfaith dialogue for peace
* US-China decoupling? Washington calls it ‘de-risking’, but Beijing blasts ‘zero-sum cold war mindset’
* India's Paytm launches $12 'soundbox' that accepts card payments
* China’s resort and hotel operators await windfall as National Day holiday set to unleash pent-up demand, inflate room prices
* Innocence lost: Probe launched amid fears China ‘temporary travel partner’ seeking trend on social media being used as cover for ‘escort’ services
