Philippine Coast Guard personnel evacuating a child from a flooded home due to heavy rains at a village in Catarman town, Northern Samar, central Philippines on Nov 21. - AFP
Malaysia
* PM still best person to hold Finance portfolio, Rafizi tells Dewan Rakyat
* Public can monitor issues highlighted in A-G's report via digital dashboard
* Bomb hoax: 37 police reports lodged nationwide, says IGP
* TRX tunnel to open Nov 29, expected to reduce traffic by 30%, says Nanta
* Unknown biker honks horn to warn Sg Petani house occupants of fire
* Malaysia has implemented 16 FTAs, 62 bilateral IGAs to date - Tengku Zafrul
* Too early to gauge impact of Thailand's proposed land bridge, says Tengku Zafrul
* Indonesia's Defence Minister, Johor MB among six awarded titles in conjunction with Johor Ruler's birthday
* Tourists to Penang more than double in first half of 2022, state assembly hears
Singapore
* Deaths of three in Bedok North fire, including 3-year-old girl, ruled a misadventure
* Singaporean guilty of fixing basketball matches in Thailand
* Male ex-teacher in SG who sent multiple victims sexually explicit material gets 20 weeks’ jail
* Malaysian jailed for helping ring record cards at casino, group won over S$433k
* Man held for allegedly swopping S$318k diamond ring with replica
* Singapore economy forecast to grow 1-3% in 2024
Thailand
* Bangkok police arrest 10 suspects over shooting incidents that claimed three lives
* Iguana invasion: Thailand rounds up rogue reptiles
* Thai exports expected to contract this year: shippers' council
* New coach for Thailand after muted World Cup campaign start
* Bangkok imam elected as Thailand’s 19th Chula Rajamontri
* PM2.5 pollution exceeds safe threshold in most of Bangkok
Indonesia
* Cianjur earthquake survivors remain homeless one year after disaster
* Rohingya refugees stranded on Indonesia beach to be moved after local rejection
* TikTok mulls investing in Indonesia’s GoTo to revive online shop
* Indonesian police arrest suspect in Coldplay ticket scam
* Hundreds of Rohingya come ashore in Indonesia, joining about 1,000 this week
Philippines
* Duterte says he may return to politics if daughter is impeached
* Philippines is Vietnam's largest rice importer in October
* Manila confirms 17 Filipino seafarers held hostage by Houthi rebels in Red Sea
Vietnam
* HCM City-Can Tho travel time to be cut by half when bridge, expressway is ready
* Vietnam's sugar prices forecast to surge by year end
* Sand mining in Vietnam's Mekong Delta sinks homes, livelihoods
* Vietnam's garment sector sees positive signs in Q4
Cambodia
* Cambodia and Japan seek to advance bilateral ties
* Cambodian economy advances amid external, domestic headwinds: World Bank
Myanmar
* Mounting Myanmar clashes displace nearly 300,000 people: UN
* Myanmar fireworks festival muted as clashes spread
* Myanmar anti-junta fighters battle military in state capital
Laos
* Laos records trade surplus of US$943mil in 9 months
* Laos to review progress in promoting children's rights
Brunei
* Sexual assault on nephew: Uncle gets jail, whipping
* Water disruption to affect nine Brunei districts
Aseanplus
* Xi urges 'immediate' ceasefire, release of detainees in Israel-Hamas war
* Load of rubbish: litter-hunters vie for unusual world title in Tokyo
* Indian rescuers drill halfway towards workers trapped in tunnel
* Qatar announces Israel-Hamas truce-for-hostages deal that would pause Gaza fighting, bring more aid
* India orders safety audit of tunnels after collapse in Himalayas
* S. Korean prosecutors seek 30-year jail term for cult leader charged with sexual assault
* Hamas, Israel agree to four-day ceasefire, prisoner swap deal
* China still awaiting inbound travel surge, but flight resumption should help oil the wheels
* HK’s ‘rude’ taxi drivers’ threat to strike casts spotlight on city’s ride-hailing policy
* South Korean president to meet UK PM Sunak for state visit talks
* It’s cheaper in Tokyo: Hong Kong’s Japanese restaurants shut as patrons take off for holidays, sushi and omakase feasts
* ‘Dancing woman’ on Seoul street arrested for meth use
* Explainer-What we know about North Korea's new satellite and claims of Russian aid
* Climate, energy experts more confident about China peaking carbon emissions earlier, CREA survey finds
Tencent eyes China’s multibillion dollar healthcare sector with social media and AI models
* Dog abandoned with written note sparks anger in South Korea
* ‘Fines are king’: County in China imposes ‘uncivilised behaviour’ penalty for squatting while eating and not making beds, divides opinions online
* Zii Jia beats Tze Yong to reach China Masters second round
* Actors Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio looking for next Karate Kid
* HK celebrity couple Benjamin Yuen and Bowie Cheung welcome first baby
* K-Pop supergroup BTS' Jung Kook to begin military service in December
* Former Category III actor Charlie Cho apologises for birthday wish to Myanmar scammer
