Asean news headlines as at 9pm on Wednesday (Sept 6)


US Vice President Kamala Harris greeting Indonesia President Joko Widodo before their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 43rd Asean Summit in Jakarta on Sept 6, 2023. - AFP

Malaysia

* Cooperation between Malaysia and China depends on mutual trust, says Anwar

* M'sia-US should boost people-to-people linkages, says PM

* 1,144 projects worth RM61.1bil implemented in Sabah this year, says Ahmad Maslan

* Sarawak in negotiations to build undersea power cable connection with Singapore

* Malaysia seeking to boost cooperation in green technology with Japan and South Korea

* PM says Asean must have a strong stance on the Myanmar crisis

* Malaysia now a nation of compromises, says Shahril on Ahmad Zahid's DNAA

* MACC still probing new leads in Zahid’s Yayasan Akalbudi case

* Home Ministry seriously looking into reopening ‘shortcut’ at BSI checkpoint, says Saifuddin

* Malaysia needs to learn from China to leapfrog its economy - Miti

* Security guard charged with murder of lover's baby

* Worrying number of MyKads lost annually, says NRD

* No RTK 2.0 Special approval for illegals after December 2022

* Palm oil group to allocate RM2mil to elephant and orangutan conservation efforts in Sabah

* 1MDB: MACC has started questioning Jasmine Loo, says Azam

Singapore

* Asean concerned over US-China relationship as tensions could stoke flashpoints: S'pore PM

* Foreign firms speeding up growth plans in Singapore and Asean: HSBC survey

* Ministers Shanmugam, Vivian seek to serve defamation papers on Lee Hsien Yang via Facebook

* UWC student, 17, dies on unchaperoned school trip to Cambodia, parents urge review of guidelines

* Economists cut S’pore growth forecast to 1% as trade expected to slump further

* Man who jumped from bungalow in money laundering case has S$160mil assets with wife frozen

* Online mooncake scam: 27 people in S’pore lose RM1.11mil in a month

Thailand

* Thai govt plans handouts, fuel prices cuts to revive economy: draft policy speech

* Anti-graft body says 15 people helped Red Bull heir evade justice

* Chinese tour agencies ‘delighted’ with free visa policy

* Elderly Australian passes away at Suvarnabhumi Airport

* Arrest warrant issued for ex-Pattaya mayor Ittipol Khunpluem

* Pilot cleared over copter crash that killed Thai owner of Leicester City

Indonesia

* Asean dialogue partners' summits begin

* China premier says major powers must 'oppose a new Cold War'

* Big power disputes cast shadow on South-east Asia summits

* All eyes on 2024 elections as popular governors Ganjar, Ridwan leave office

* Australia to host Asean leaders in Melbourne next March

* China's Li promotes greater cooperation with Indonesia

* Indonesia halves output at coal power plant as pollution spikes

* PCG expands its plastic waste management initiative Be Green to Indonesia

Philippines

* Peace in South China Sea still distant; Marcos urges self-restraint from involved parties

* US$3bil Philippine airport project has three potential bidders

* Elderly Muslim jailed because he has same name as dead criminal: Senator Padilla

Vietnam

* Vietnamese PM reaffirms ties with Chinese counterpart in Indonesia

* Hanoi to kick off major promotion month in October

* Laundromat market growing in Vietnam

Cambodia

* Cambodia and Thailand unite to combat transnational crime

* Cambodia seeks to boost foreign investment

Myanmar

* Myanmar junta condemns 'one-sided' Asean statement on violence

* US VP Harris: US will continue to press Myanmar to foster democracy

* Myanmar junta jails journalist for 20 years: employer

Laos

* Lao startup LOCA secures top honours at Asean Business Award 2023

* Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam agree to deepen ties

Brunei

* Brunei shuttler suspended after testing positive for prohibited substance

* Senior Brunei official denies charges in graft case

Aseanplus

* Japan PM speaks to China's Li about radioactive water release

* South Korea's Yoon says any attempt to cooperate militarily with North Korea must stop

* Japan's 'moon sniper' to test precision landing - and Tokyo's space ambitions

* China considers law banning clothes that ‘hurt feelings’ of others

* China bans iPhone use at central government agencies, WSJ says

* Remnants of typhoon Haikui cause floods in southeastern China

* Man charged for throwing explosive at Japan PM

* Japan city to use robots to tackle rising school truancy

* Premature to say N.Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s daughter an heir: Seoul

* China to achieve this year's economic growth target of around 5%, says Premier

* ‘Einstein’s brain for sale’: Online China vendor claims bizarre virtual cerebrum makes you smarter, sells 20,000 units at less than 65sen each

* China's exports, imports likely contracted more slowly in August

* Friend who scammed Taiwanese star Vic Chou and wife of RM5mil gets jail sentence

* Asian markets mostly drop as oil spike fuels fresh inflation worry

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Asean news , headlines , Sept 6

   

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