People prepare food aid packages for flood-affected residents in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat on Dec 27, 2023. Floods in southern Thailand have killed at least six people and affected tens of thousands of households. - AFP
Malaysia
* Three teens claim trial to kidnapping seven-year-old boy in JB
* 'Suspicious' assets of the Tuns should be seized, Tun M says
* Azis Jamman's ex-aide lodges police report on alleged links to drug kingpin
* Unapproved meds and cosmetics worth RM400,000 seized locally as part of Interpol worldwide ops
* Villagers panic as huge Sun bear enters village in search of food
* Tawau businesswoman loses RM5mil in gold investment scam
* Singaporean tourist missing off Desaru
* Senior citizen gets 10 years jail for sexual assault of minor
* Ambitious plan set to transform KK’s waterfronts
* E-hailing driver pleads not guilty to hurting Chinese national
* Missing man gives rescue workers the slip in Kota Marudu
* Elephants that killed elderly farmer herded back into Tabin reserve
* Floods: Kelantan MB's house inundated as situation worsens in the state
* Express bus overturns on NSE near Kluang
Singapore
* Money mule hiring spree goes digital as crime syndicates turn to Telegram platform
* Chapati, chutney and cockroaches – food supplier hauled to court over cleanliness lapses
* Former minimart owner who lost finger to frostbite charged for taking belongings of dead man
* Thirty people under probe after multi-agency Geylang blitz
Thailand
* Talk of royal pardon sparks rumours of Yingluck's return
* Srettha hands Justice Ministry to coalition partner to deflect focus on Thaksin
* Chiang Rai holds traditional midnight alms-giving
* PM2.5 pollution exceeds health standard in much of Bangkok
* Flooding in five southern provinces affects 10 Thai hospitals
* Thai PM reaffirms coalition’s stability, rules out Cabinet reshuffle talks
Indonesia
* Anti-graft panel finds ex-chairman Firli guilty of ethics breach in Syahrul bribery case
* Ex-Papua governor Lukas Enembe dies at 56
* Indonesian protesters storm refugee shelter calling for deportation of Rohingya
* Presidential contenders join Christmas festivities
* China says eight Chinese nationals killed in Indonesia smelter fire
* Hundreds of Indonesian nickel workers rally to demand safety at work
Philippines
* China continues to blame Philippines for provoking South China Sea dispute
* Coast Guard rescues eight tourists, crewmen off Occidental Mindoro
* Philippines attracts four bids for US$3bil airport upgrade
Vietnam
* Life sentences upheld for three high-ranking officials in 'repatriation flight' bribery case
* Fully automatic check-in and boarding processes proposed for Vietnam domestic flights
* Vietnam's economy to grow 4.7% in 2023: report
Cambodia
* ‘Education’ over, fines for all errant Cambodia drivers from next year
* Garment, footwear, travel goods exports down 15% in 11 months
* Japan being wooed to set up special economic zones in Cambodia
Myanmar
* Myanmar earns over US$931mil from beans, pulses export in over eight months
Laos
* Road accidents kill 833 in Laos in 11 months
* Mekong-Lancang leaders set direction of future cooperation
Brunei
* Asia kidney transplant rate low despite rise in end-stage disease
* New Football Association chief meets Fifa head, vows to improve Brunei football
Aseanplus
* Actor Lee of Oscar-winning 'Parasite' found dead amid drugs probe
* Japanese comedian denies sexual assault allegations
* Seoul conducts rare defence drills to guard against surprise attack by North
* Whisky and the coal mining 'shack': Taiwan election is not only about China
* ‘Like a saviour’: Japanese women fall prey to male host clubs
* Dept store in Japan deeply sorry its collapsed cakes ruined Christmas for some
* China threatens more trade sanctions on Taiwan as election nears
* Japan lifts operational ban on world's biggest nuclear plant
* S. Korea sanctions N. Korea spy chief for illicit cyber activities
* Russia warns Japan over providing Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine
* China's industrial profits extend gains for 4th month in Nov
* Whisky wooing young Chinese away from 'baijiu' as top distillers target a growing market
* Former HK actress Bonnie Lai dies at 46, ex-husband confirms
* Lee Sun-kyun's acting career from television to silver screen
* Taiwanese celebrity couple Tsao Yu-ning and Gingle Wang are finally ‘Instagram official’
* Taiwanese singer Vivian Hsu focuses on family and work after divorce
* Asian stocks track US gains in 'Santa Claus rally'
