A parrot eats fruit from the Averrhoa carambola tree at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore. - Photo by Roslan Rahman / AFP
Malaysia:
* Warisan rep proposes ‘Borneo Education System’ for Sabah, Sarawak
* Cops cripple Penang drug ring with arrest of three, including father, teen son
* Former CEO of Melaka govt-owned company charged with submitting false details
* Domestic Trade Ministry to announce Deepavali price controls on Nov 6
* Verdict in Isa Samad’s appeal against graft conviction, jail sentence on Nov 28
* Only teens will be called up for NS, says Defence Ministry
* Penang Customs foil attempt to smuggle more than five million illicit cigarette sticks
* Anwar: Diesel subsidy retargeting to take place only in the peninsula
* Govt monitoring US Bill regarding sanctions against foreign supporters of Hamas
* Unity government confident of seeing out full five-year term, says Loke
* Cops investigating e-commerce company linked to airline co-founder
* 31 areas at risk of landslides nationwide due to northeast monsoon
Environmental activists display posters and banners during a rally in front of the General Election Commission (KPU) building in Jakarta on Friday, November 3, 2023, urging all three Indonesian presidential candidates of the upcoming 2024 elections to commit to renewable energy and stop using coal energy that damages the environment and causes climate change. - AFP
Singapore:
* Singapore: Private tutor, 57, sentenced to 53 months’ jail for molesting two of his male pupils
* Singapore public health services under cyberattack, says agency
* Singapore reshapes its crypto hub after Three Arrows and Terraform setbacks
* IT provider: Web service outages of public hospitals, polyclinics in S’pore caused by attacks which are continuing
* I don’t dare to use WhatsApp Web any more, says man in S’pore whose account was used to scam friend
* Singaporean musician, who was paralysed after stage accident, dies of cancer at 32
* Fares for Singapore-Malaysia route nearly triple for CNY period
* Asian markets extend gains as Fed's extended pause boosts confidence
* Oil falls for second week as Mideast worries ease, China demand seems fragile
Indonesia:
* Indonesian tribe at risk of losing homeland after court ruling, say NGOs
* Indonesia's top judge faces guilty verdict in ethics probe, says investigating panel
* Indonesia underlines the importance of ethical use of AI
* Indonesia and Singapore central banks extend bilateral agreements
* Possibility for AI to threaten professional jobs
This handout photo taken on October 31, 2023 and released by Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 1 shows Thailand's Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara (L) meeting with Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Doha. Thailand's foreign minister said Friday, November 3, the kingdom is working with Iran and other Middle Eastern governments to secure the release of 23 Thai nationals taken hostage when Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip entered southern Israel in an unprecedented attack on October 7, triggering a war declared by Israel on Hamas with retaliatory bombings on Gaza. - AFP
Thailand:
* Thai Muslim politicians holding talks with Hamas in Iran seeking hostage release
* Thai music wonder and Blackpink superstar Lisa removed from Chinese social media after cabaret show
* Thailand trying to rescue 162 nationals as tens of thousands flee Myanmar fighting
* Thai students at rival colleges turn to gang violence
* Decline in birth rates hits critical levels in Thailand
Philippines:
* Philippines, Japan announce negotiations for key defence pact
* Japan PM Kishida arrives in Philippines on official visit
* Philippine police unearth ‘torture chamber’ in sex den licensed as offshore gaming firm
* Emerging Markets - Philippine peso set for best day in 14 years as Asian markets rally
* Expedia beats profit estimates, announces $5 billion share buyback
Dogs are held as they are rescued at a dog farm and slaughterhouse in Thai Nguyen province on Friday, November 3, 2023. More than 40 dogs, including a litter of 10-day-old puppies, were set free from a slaughterhouse in Vietnam on Friday after its owner quit the dog meat trade. - AFP
Vietnam:
* Vietnam dog slaughterhouse closes and setting puppies free
* Vietnam's booming coconut industry eyes US$1 billion in export turnover
* Activists say Vietnamese govt is on a mission to silence its critics
* Vietnam sees increasing preference for digital banking and new payment modes
* World’s top renewable firms reel even as installations surge
Myanmar:
* China urges Myanmar junta cease-fire as rebels take key border outpost
* Myanmar ethnic minorities claim gains in junta offensive
* Myanmar junta vows to hit back at ethnic groups' offensive
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd-left) gestures during his bilateral meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (4th-right) at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila on Friday, November 3, 2023. - AFP
Cambodia:
* IMF lauds Cambodia’s fiscal vigour and anti-laundering efforts
* Cambodia attracts 3.92 million foreign tourists in first nine months of 2023; rise of 211% y-o-y
* Cambodia’s public debt within limit, says PM Hun Manet
Laos:
* Service sector key factor driving Laos' economic growth, says top Lao official
* Laos to step up efforts to advance gender equality
* Laos and Vietnam vow to curb border crimes after signing defence agreement
Brunei:
* Brunei strongly condemns Gaza violence, calls for peace
* Stroke ranks fourth leading cause of death in Brunei, no more a common disease among elderly, says minister
South Korea's Haein Lee performs during the women's short programme at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating of the Grand Prix de France in Angers IceParc venue on Friday, November 3, 2023. - Reuters
AseanPlus:
* FDI from Japan to exceed RM30bil in Malaysia this year - Tengku Zafrul
* Tom Cruise's 'Minority Report' has arrived in real life - South Korean police turn to AI to predict crimes and drug tracking
* Arrest warrant sought for ex-fiance of South Korean Olympic fencing medalist on fraud charges; fiance actually found to be a woman
* India's New Delhi blanketed by toxic haze, most polluted city in world
* Schools shut as toxic smog engulfs India's capital New Delhi
* Hong Kong student jailed for two months under sedition over social media posts in Japan
* Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty of massive crypto fraud
* Exclusive-South Korea lining up banks to help finance $22 billion arms sale to Poland
* YouTube Premium price raised in seven countries following ad blocker crackdown
* Hong Kong’s only disabled snooker player Andy Lam defies hypoxia to win tournaments single-handed
* Pakistan ignores calls to rethink Afghan expulsions, adds border centres
* Incoming New Zealand PM to form three-party coalition govt
* Elon Musk issues warning about ‘humanoid robots’ in AI ‘age of abundance’
* Microsoft vows to revamp security products after repeated hacks
* China brewery Tsingtao apologises amid worker’s urine scandal
* Hong Kong to build university town spanning more than 60 hectares to foster collaboration with mainland Chinese and overseas institutions
* China’s top spy agency warns of ‘gene weapons’ able to target specific ethnicity or race
* Chinese firms more exposed to climate transition risks than global peers amid lack of decarbonisation targets: Moody’s
* Shanghai attacks ‘wet waste’ with facility to turn kitchen garbage into useful materials, boost industrial development
* China steels itself for labour shortfalls, demographic decline with industrial robots
* Apple has plans to eventually, maybe revolutionise health care
* North Korea media urges stronger nuclear force after U.S. missile test
* YouTube takes aim at teens bingeing on body image videos
-- Cricket world Cup --
* Cricket-No rocket science, just rhythm as Shami helps India soar
* Cricket-Sri Lanka eye Champions Trophy qualification after mauling by India
* Cricket-Cummins confident Australia can deal with Maxwell, Marsh absence
* Cricket-New Zealand's Henry out of World Cup, replaced by Jamieson
* Cricket-England better 'man for man' than Australia, says defiant Root
* Cricket-Pakistan's Shadab doubtful for World Cup clash with New Zealand
