The seat reserved for the head of the delegation of Myanmar is left empty during the opening session of the Asean Defense Ministers Meeting (ADMM-Plus) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Nov 15, 2023. — AP
Malaysia:
* Number of flood evacuees drop in three states tonight
* Gaza an 'indescribable scene of hopelessness', says tearful Nurul Ain on return home
* Early warning for floods
* PM to bring up Gaza and Madani
* Issues remain in extraditing Sirul
* New SOP for hiring Indonesian domestic workers
* Malaysia can help reduce tensions via creative diplomacy, says Anwar
* PM: Humanitarian crisis in Palestine will affect not only Middle East but also global relations
* PM: Malaysia, US to formulate plan to further strengthen vital bilateral ties
* Anwar: We're not tilting to China, we happen to be geographically closer
* Significant drop in number of hardcore poor households, says Deputy Minister
* Expo showcases work of refugee women, raises awareness on gender-based violence
* Aerospace industry on track to meet RM18bil revenue target
* Rayer accuses MP of straining Malaysia-Singapore trade ties
* Employers nationwide fined over RM4.3mil for labour offences this year
* MACC lodges police report over TikTok post
* Man fails in bid to reinstate suit against govt on Pulau Batu Puteh claim
* Villagers living in fear after tiger spotted in Gua Musang
* Malaysia Airlines fully resumes in-flight service offerings
* Rural tourism players in Sabah to showcase all on offer during fair
* Bangladeshi man gets 22 years' jail, 15 lashings for raping stepdaughter
* Over 1,000 hauled to court for electricity theft in Sabah, Labuan
* Queen calls for ceasefire, permanent humanitarian corridor to Gaza
Singapore:
* Singapore wants to play ‘long game’ in AI space, official says
* Grab loses second top executive in six months as President quits
* Singapore Airlines expands Philippine reach with new regional partner
* 10 transgender persons behind bars, no assaults reported, says S’pore prisons
Indonesia:
* Prabowo vows to keep foreign policy neutral
* Asean defence chiefs meet in Indonesia amid multiple global crises
* US Defense Chief won’t be meeting Chinese officials at Indonesia military forum
* Around 200 more Rohingya arrive in Indonesia's Aceh
Thailand:
* Thailand's Central Group takes over UK's Selfridges
* Thailand's RM65.7bil digital handout an antidote to economic crisis, says PM's advisor
* Thailand to receive $8.5 billion worth of investment from AWS, Google, Microsoft
* Thailand lifts 2023 rice export target to 8.5 million metric tons
* Thailand to tighten cannabis rules after 6,000 weed shops open
Philippines:
* Top Philippine court affirms dismissal of Marcos wealth case
* Philippines' Marcos uses hologram to speak in Singapore while visiting US
* UN expert urges Philippines to disband anti-communist agency
Vietnam:
* Vietnam official arrested over sand-mining extortion
* Thousands of homes underwater after floods hit Vietnam
* Vietnam's arrest of official coincides with UN rights envoy visit
Myanmar:
* Myanmar rebels say surrounded notorious scam town
* Asean defence chiefs call for Gaza ceasefire, but struggle to address Myanmar
* Over 200,000 people displaced in recent Myanmar fighting, says UN
* Myanmar resistance group says an entire army battalion surrendered to it
Cambodia:
* 2.65 million people join plastic-free campaign
* Chinese doctors help restore eyesight for cataract patients in Cambodia
Laos:
* WFP boosting food security in Laos' vulnerable areas
* Germany provides Laos with 24mil euros for development
Brunei:
* Brunei locates missing M'sian fisherman drifting in waters
* McDonald's Brunei makes donation to Palestine
AseanPlus:
* HK folk take precautions against bedbugs
* The Hexi Corridor of the ancient Silk Road in China is full of amazing wonders
* China's animal lovers fight illegal cat meat trade
* US, China pledge cooperation on climate following California talks
* Bentley or Porsche? Chinese boy, 11, delights social media with school essay about buying RM1.93mil luxury car by age 18
* Foreign spies likely to target Australian submarine program, spy agency says
* Indian rescuers send medicine to tunnel workers trapped for four days
* North Korea says it tested new solid-fuel engines for ballistic missiles
* Jordan aims to score big in global gaming industry
* China claims world’s fastest Internet with 1.2 terabit-per-second network
* Japan sees 2.52 million visitors in October, exceeding pre-Covid-19 levels
* China's ByteDance mulls sale of gaming studio behind Mobile Legends
* South Korea braces for annual university entrance exam shutdown
* Afghanistan urges Pakistan to release 1,000s of containers held at port
* Puking bird wins New Zealand bird competition after John Oliver campaign
* New Zealand prime minister-elect will not attend APEC, govt says
* Taiwan's opposition parties team up for January election
* India signs deals to export 500,000 tonnes of basmati rice
* Rolling Stones logo inspired by Indian goddess Kali, says Mick Jagger
* Boy band Seventeen rocks UN agency with K-Pop
* Sri Lanka top court rules Rajapaksa brothers guilty of economic crisis
