Asean news headlines as at 9pm on Wednesday (March 13)


People participate in the Mebuug-Buugan tradition, a mud-bathing ritual following Nyepi or the Day of Silence in Kedongan Village, Badung in Bali, Indonesia on March 12, 2024. - Antara via Reuters

Malaysia

* PM Anwar meets up with Muslims in Germany

* Anwar holds discussion with leading German think tank

* Malaysia receives impressive support, recognition in Germany - PM

* Rights of children born abroad being addressed, says PM Anwar

* Dr Dzul rushed to hospital for renal colic, says Health Ministry

* I've never met Jaffer Sadiq, says businessman 'Datuk Malik'

* No personal data breach in Maxis cyber attack, says Gobind

* MACC nabs four for being smuggling ring's bribe paymasters

* Canteens are where students eat, not storerooms, says Fadhlina

* Cops take statement from seven individuals over alleged murder of photographer

* Non-muslims can only marry one spouse, says Sarawak minister

* Prove foreigners are abandoning children to justify proposed amendments, says Suhakam

* Woman and son set on fire in Cheras playground, both survive with injuries

* Telcos to provide parental control tools to curb kid's use of social media, says Fahmi

* No guarantee Na'imah wouldn't abscond if passport returned, court told

Singapore

* Taylor Swift, her mum’s family and a glimpse of a bygone era in Singapore

* Jail for woman who cheated boss of over S$3.6mil; victim suffered stroke, has cancer

* Taxi driver held for allegedly attacking passenger with weapon following dispute

* Changi Airport traffic exceeds pre-pandemic levels in February

* Firm fined S$50k after its bank account was used to receive scam proceeds totalling nearly $2mil

* It’s your ‘Time to Fly’ with Singapore Airlines’ exciting travel deals

Thailand

* Thai PM poised to step aside as finance chief: Report

* Crackdown on fake investment scam, two Malaysians, five Thais held

* Albino Thai buffalo fetches a record RM2.3mil at fair

* Two ministries unveil six projects to drive AI transition in Thailand

* Officials wage no-win battle against Chiang Mai’s raging fires

* Thai body working on feasibility study for Land Bridge Industrial Estate project

Indonesia

* Tides hamper search for Taiwanese citizen after boat capsize off Jakarta

* Ministers to get smaller houses in new capital Nusantara: Basuki

* Indonesian fisherman steals 2.6kg of gold from mosque dome

* Two dead, 22 missing after Indonesia boat capsizes: officials

* Indonesia's Anies plans to contest election results in top court

* Search on for missing Indonesia boat crew after 11 found alive at sea

Philippines

* Army on general who ‘abused’ his wife, kids: ‘We don’t tolerate such acts’

* Philippines secures US$4bil in investment deals from German firms

* Marcos questions China’s 10-dash line

* Philippine seafarers who survived Houthi Red Sea attack arrive home

* Scholz talks ties with Philippines after Malaysia in South-East Asian push

Vietnam

* Vietnam's automobile sales drop 50% in February

* In Mekong Delta, lure of moving to the city grows even stronger amid climate shocks

* Vietnam Airlines to open Hanoi-Munich direct flight from October

* Exploring central Vietnam with a fresh perspective

Cambodia

* Dozens of Cambodians charged in land dispute: activist

* “First They Killed My Father” author honoured with global peace award

* Military Police launch anti-deforestation campaign

Myanmar

* Myanmar to electrify 900 villages by 2024 through solar home system, mini grid

* Locals rescue 15 dolphins stranded on Myanmar's southwestern island

Laos

* Lao rail operator adds new stations as passenger numbers surge

* Laos to hold fair to boost furniture industry

Brunei

* Regular crocodile sightings along Brunei River a cause for concern

* Hybrid EV launch signals paradigm shift

Aseanplus

* Japan space rocket explodes seconds after launch

* China warns proposed TikTok ban will ‘come back to bite’ US

* Japan PM grilled over 'go-go dancers' at party meet

* Sports and music lessons for China's kids in sharp decline as purse strings tighten

* China's new focus boosting global supply chains

* Tokyo expected to be mainland Japan’s earliest bloomer in sakura season

* Australian wine industry toasts expected end to China tariffs

* Taiwanese singer creates AI-version of late daughter, to sing happy birthday song to wife

* Japan, US, Philippines arranging to hold summit meeting in April: Report

* S. Korean held in Russia for spying did humanitarian, mission work, says aid group

* HK star Ron Ng 'snubbed' by Malaysian fan at his movie premiere

* Chinese producer Zhang Jizhong, 72, and 42YO wife expecting 3rd kid together

* S.H.E’s Selina Jen says her six-month-old son weighs almost 10kg

* Most Asian markets track Wall St gains as US data fails to damp rate hopes

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