Asean news headlines as at 9pm on Tuesday (Oct 24)

Philippine legislator France Castro shows a document after filing a criminal complaint against former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, at the Office of the Prosecutor in Quezon City on Oct 24, 2023, following the malicious threats made by Duterte in a television interview. - AFP

Malaysia

* Thank you for your support, Malaysia, one day we will host you in Al-Aqsa, says Palestinian envoy

* Political leaders, farmer detained for obstructing authorities, say cops

* PSM's Dr Jeyakumar arrested as eviction of Kanthan farmers begins

* Prosecution wants to amend three charges against Najib

* Wan Saiful expected to be charged with money laundering

* Asia needs integrated approach to boost green economy, says DPM

* Python slithers into student hostel in Melaka

* Splendid double from Ziyad, Latif at Asian Para Games

* Health Ministry bans sale of five cosmetics

* No plan to allow non-Malaysians to be witnesses on postal ballots

* Nur-ul Afida Kamaludin is first Bernama woman editor-in-chief

* Public bus system upgrade key to sorting out connectivity issues, says Loke

* Shooter Johnathan qualifies for 2024 Olympics

* Sabah’s Taralamas River Canyon: A hidden treasure and geological wonder

* Nearly 11,000 nabbed for drug offences in KL from January to September

Singapore

* Doctor who has ‘obsession’ with sex with underage girls loses overnight access to his two kids

* Singapore to reward residents who use less power under pilot programme

* Body of missing kayaker found in waters off Sentosa: Police

* Britain's Prince William to visit Singapore for Earthshot Prize

* Woman missing off Sentosa was trying to save companion whose kayak had capsized, says friend

* Singapore and France sign eight pacts to further science and technology tie-up

Thailand

* Srettha slams Israeli employers for tempting Thai workers to stay with more money

* Police dismiss ‘car clue’, say crime boss who escaped from hospital still in Thailand

* Thailand aims to swap Chinese sub with frigate after troubled deal

* Thai tourism industry fears Israel-Hamas conflict could derail recovery

* Former PM Thaksin undergoes orthopaedic surgery

* Thais embrace gun ownership for protection amid mass shootings

Indonesia

* Jokowi says rupiah's drop still 'safe', flags tax incentives

* Indonesian presidential hopeful Ganjar pledges legal certainty, tax reforms

* Indonesia ethics council to probe Chief Justice Anwar over 'change of age' ruling

* Health Ministry increases vigilance as monkeypox cases multiply in Indonesia

* PDI-P mum on Gibran’s fate following perceived betrayal

Philippines

* Philippines seeks gasoline price cut with higher ethanol blend

* Filipino listeners cheered by last surviving radio dramas

* Lawmaker Castro sues ex-president Duterte over death threat

* Philippines to continue supplying grounded navy ship via sea

Vietnam

* Four South Korean tourists killed in Vietnam floods

* Monkeypox: 18 out of 20 cases in HCM City test positive for HIV

* Going green critical for Vietnam fashion industry

* Singapore to import 1.2GW of low-carbon energy from Vietnam

Cambodia

* Manet opens Cambodia's largest hospital

* Siem Reap ‘Smart City’ goal on track for 2035

* Cambodia bans smartphones in classrooms

Myanmar

* Taunggyi Tazaungdaing Hot-air Balloon Festival to be held in November

* Myanmar exports over 400,000 tonnes of black grams in over six months

Laos

* Food prices continue to affect Lao households despite easing inflation

* Laos to step up financial support for SMEs

Brunei

* New system allows shorter time spent in school

* Teacher says integration of religious, general education a game changer

Aseanplus

* US state senator granted bail in HK over gun possession

* Japan railways probes free-riding foreign YouTubers

* Foreign YouTuber apologises after free-riding Japan trip

* China sacks defence minister Li Shangfu; ex-FM Qin Gang also removed as state councillor

* Malaysian start-up Food Market Hub wins Asean competition in S. Korea

* China police rescue over 1,000 cats from being slaughtered and sold as mutton, pork

* Sri Lanka offers free tourist visas for seven countries including Malaysia

* China's top diplomat to pay rare US visit ahead of potential Xi trip

* China’s X-like service asks top influencers to show real names

* Australia launches first project to let apartment dwellers join nation’s solar panel frenzy

* Pakistan's ex-PM Nawaz Sharif gets bail in corruption cases - lawyer

* UN 'deeply disappointed' by Australia Indigenous rights rejection

* Boat carrying presumed N. Korean defectors reaches South

* The Bird of Paradise dazzles in the wild within Papua's lush tropical jungles

* AirAsia X records 80% passenger load factor in 3Q23

* ‘More scared of poverty than death’: Prayer trumps care for injured man on hike to ‘world’s best’ good fortune temple in China

* Late tycoon Stanley Ho's daughter offers RM610k to find person who spread rumour about her

* Blackpink's Jisoo and Ahn Bo-hyun split 2 months after confirming relationship

* Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi has 'finally opened her eyes', says singer Wang Feng's ex

* Asian shares wobble, dollar soft as traders await economic data

* Asian markets slump on Mideast crisis weak growth outlook