People stay beside apartment-type tombs inside Manila's North Cemetery, Philippines on Nov. 1, 2023. Many Filipinos trooped to cemeteries to visit the graves of their departed loved ones as part of tradition during All Saints' Day. - AP
Malaysia
* Malaysia to dispatch 20 tonnes of aid to Gaza
* Thailand's move to control raw sugar export doesn't affect domestic supply, says acting minister
* Sabah govt serious about resolving water, electricity supply issues, says Hajiji
* HR ministry developing national HR policy, says Sivakumar
* Proceeds from Rolex auction to be distributed through eight NGOs to aid Palestine, says Dr Zulkifli
* Caution issued over tiger presence near Pos Kuala Mu in Perak
* Malaysia to get Dutch expert help in flood mitigation, says Anwar
* Couple drifts from Sandakan to the Philippines after boat runs out of fuel
* Apex court dismisses MyCC's bid to reinstate RM10mil in fines against MAS, AirAsia
* No plans to peg the ringgit, Parliament told
Singapore
* Changi Airport T2 reopens fully with four-storey waterfall display, new garden
* Websites of all Singapore public hospitals, polyclinics down for five hours on Wednesday (Nov 1)
* Four years’ jail for 75-year-old ‘serial thief’ who continued stealing while out on bail
* Doctor’s widow, eldest daughter lose court tussle over S$4mil willed to all 4 kids
* SG police: At least 25 people lost RM132,200 since October through parcel delivery scams
* Singapore set to direct largest bank DBS to fix ‘unacceptable’ online outages
* Serial con woman who cheated 10 people of over S$880k was ‘seasoned and skilled manipulator’
Thailand
* Thailand to take southern land bridge project on roadshow in 2024
* SAS resumes Copenhagen-Bangkok direct flights after 10-year hiatus
* Thailand approves new, scaled down EV subsidy package - industry official
* Move Forward grapples with sexual harassment scandal, may expel two MPs
* Thai Cabinet offers US$1,400 and soft loans to encourage citizens to leave Israel
* Thai police bust US$33mil gold scam, arrest four Chinese ‘kingpins’
Indonesia
* Indonesia to exclude books, films from ban on imported products in e-commerce: minister
* Indonesian court jails CEO, three others, over deadly cough syrup
* Jokowi breaks ground for airport in planned US$32bil capital
* Indonesia says 200,000 hectares of oil palm plantations to be turned into forests
* Jokowi nominates loyalist for military chief
* Indonesia sets emission target for G7 funding, lays out investment map
* Indonesia Oct inflation inches up to 2.56%, within c.bank target
Philippines
* Philippines says abstention in UN vote not against Israel-Hamas truce
* Filipinos throng cemeteries for All Saints' Day
* Survey finds 48% of Filipino families rate themselves as ‘poor’
* Japan, Philippines in final stages of talks on security aid - Japan govt spokesperson
Vietnam
* Hanoi to build five bridges to develop urban areas along Hong River
* Vietnam and Indonesia hold third defence policy dialogue
* Landslides threaten farmland in Dak Nong province
Cambodia
* Unesco congratulates Battambang on being named creative city of gastronomy
* Cambodia's famed Angkor records 602,570 int'l tourists in first 10 months
* Cambodia predicts economic growth of 6.6% for 2024
* Zero-plastic’ campaign set for all schools across Cambodia
Laos
* Laos to carry out project to assist people affected by Agent Orange
* Laos, Thailand mull construction of railway bridge over Mekong
Myanmar
* Two children killed, another injured in rocket attack in east Myanmar
* US, UK, Canada unveil new sanctions on supporters of Myanmar military
Brunei
* Brunei ranks 26th of 30 in sustainable trade report
* Brunei monarch welcomes Johor Sultan
Aseanplus
* North Korea closes multiple embassies around the world
* China’s ‘least convenient convenience store’ juts out from a cliff
* Teen in S. Korea held over stabbing death of teenage girl
* China, Japan coast guards face off again near disputed islands
* Elderly Japanese hostage taker 'had grudge' with post office
* Blinken to visit South Korea; North Korea, Russia on agenda
* Southeast Asia's internet economy growth to slow in 2023
* Samurai trash collectors clean Tokyo streets after Halloween revels
* Alibaba banks on aggressive Singles Day pricing to recoup sales mojo
* Biggest Chinese Antarctic fleet sets off to build research station
* Halloween revellers throng Shanghai, some in costumes seen as a protest to China policies
* Hopes for US, China to build confidence at expected Xi-Biden meet: S'pore defence minister
* Japan train hits bear, stranding passengers overnight
* N. Korea sends Russia artillery rounds for satellite advice: Seoul
* Tencent, Kuaishou demand real names in China Internet tightening
* Bangladesh PM's daughter takes WHO top job, denying nepotism
* Equities gain ahead of Fed, yen rebounds on intervention warning
* S. Korean stars Lee Seung-gi and Lee Da-in expecting their first child in February
* TVB actress Katy Kung reveals she hasn't talked to her mum in 20 years
* Taiwan-based Malaysian singer Penny Tai to stage concert in Genting on Feb 3
* Singer Selina Jen of S.H.E reflects on motherhood, shares photos of son for 42nd birthday
