This screengrab from UGC video posted by user @D.weii_ on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Oct 3, 2023 shows people running out of Siam Paragon shopping centre in Bangkok on Oct 3, 2023, after a shooting incident in the mall. Three people were killed and four wounded, with the shooter arrested by police. - AFP
Malaysia
* Malaysia maintaining 4-5% GDP growth forecast for 2023 - Ahmad Maslan
* Meeting with King not about Cabinet reshuffle, says PM
* Malaysia's sprint queens win Asian Games 4x100m bronze medal
* Cloud seeding to be carried out if API stays above 150 for more than 24 hours
* Haze: Seven areas in Peninsula with unhealthy API as at 11am
* Malaysian caught smuggling giant squirrels at Indian airport
* Cops to take action against illegal immigrant colonies in Sabah, says Sabah police commissioner
* Medicine prices must be prominent so people know what they can afford, says PM
* Roadmap to nominate Sarawak Delta as Unesco Global Geopark to be presented in October
* Congested Straits of Malacca affecting Melaka fishermen, says exco rep
* Malaysia's economy remains resilient - Bank Negara governor
* Malaysia stands by GDP forecast despite World Bank's estimates, says Ahmad Maslan
* High Court acquits five charged with 2017 murder of T. Nhaveen
* Malaysia rises to 18th place in Global Financial Inclusion Index
Singapore
* Money laundering case among world’s largest with assets seized worth over S$2.8bil
* Orchard Towers brawl: Man on trial for murder punched victim while holding knife
* Singapore expects more arrests in money laundering case
* 'Still in a daze' after Shanti Pereira ends Singapore athletics gold drought
* Singapore’s athletics fraternity hail Shanti Pereira’s performance as ‘one for the ages’
* S$13mil Toto windfall the biggest win of its kind in Singapore
* Man admits being in syndicate that recorded cards at casino, helping group win over S$433k
* Car catches fire under HDB block in Yishun, no injuries reported
Thailand
* Thai police arrest 14-yr-old suspected gunman after 3 killed at Bangkok mall
* Three killed, three injured in shooting at Bangkok's Siam Paragon mall (update)
* Shoppers flee major shopping mall in Bangkok after hearing reports of gunshots
* Thai police ‘best in the world’, says Spanish tourist after lost camera recovered
* Families still grieving a year after horrific Thai nursery massacre
* Plankton blooms in the Gulf of Thailand signal bad pollution, warn experts
* Ayutthaya on alert for flooding as Chao Phraya Dam opens gates
Indonesia
* TikTok halts Indonesia online shopping to comply with new rule
* Jokowi says successor must adopt his reforms to reach 7% growth
* Bali hunts for foreigner who meditated naked at shrine
* Presidential contenders jostle for support in East Java
Philippines
* IMF cuts Philippines growth outlook to 5.3% for 2023
* Filipino gymnast Aleah Finnegan secures Paris Olympics ticket
* Media group asks for justice for slain broadcaster Percy Lapid
* Philippines tipped to grow fastest in East Asia and Pacific in 2023
Vietnam
* Vietnam property developer accused of US$1.2bil bond fraud
* Big plans to upgrade Vietnam highways connecting with Laos and China
* Four children trapped in floodwaters safely rescued
Cambodia
* Manet suggests Thai PM open agro-markets on larger scale
* Over 4.2 million vehicles travel on Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway in first 11 months
* World Bank pegs Cambodia's economic growth at 5.5%
Myanmar
* Myanmar approves six new investment proposals
* Myanmar's population estimated at 56.2 million in 2023
Laos
* Japan to aid vulnerable Lao farmers and businesses
* Saravan waterfall sites to undergo extensive development
Brunei
* Parents happy children can now start school at five years
* Brunei enjoys healthy air quality levels
Aseanplus
* Taiwan braces for typhoon Koinu, torrential rain expected
* AirAsia secures five-year term loan facility of up to US$150mil
* China offers to collaborate on lunar mission as deadlines loom
* Japan sees hottest September since records began
* Apple enforces new check on apps in China as Beijing tightens oversight
* Not so black and white? Panda fibs fuel anti-US vibe in China
* Japan’s first red sweet corn becomes social media ‘jewel’
* Squash desperate to end 'very weird' Olympic exile in 2028
* Extravagant and embarrassing wedding ceremonies on the way out in China
* India tells Canada to withdraw 41 diplomats - FT
* Additional tickets to Coldplay’s Singapore concerts sold out
* South Korean actor Lee Je-hoon rushed to hospital for emergency surgery
* Jenny Tseng calls HK star Adam Cheng's handling of life 'reckless' after estranged daughter's death
* China kindergarten teacher trio fired for ‘repeated abuse’ after boy tells mother of relief at ‘not being hit all day’, social media in shock
* Japan’s top talent agency to dissolve after sex abuse scandal; over 300 seek damages
* HK celeb couple Tavia Yeung and Him Law celebrate 7th wedding anniversary
* Singer Jackson Wang is lead mentor for female idol survival show 'Chuang Asia'
