Motorists board a ferry to leave for their hometowns at Gilimanuk Port on Bali Island, Indonesia on April 5, 2024. The annual exodus out of major cities in the world's most populous Muslim country is underway as millions of people are leaving for their home villages to be with their family members to celebrate Aidil Fitri, the holiday marking the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan next week. - AP
Malaysia
* Dr Akmal arrested in KK
* Two police reports lodged on Dr Akmal's speech, says IGP
* Dr Akmal released after being called back by KK police
* Dr Akmal not barred from entering Sarawak, says minister
* Probe Dr Akmal under Penal Code, not Sedition Act, says Lawyers for Liberty
* HSR should be made via concession method, says Loke
* Govt committed to efforts to raise civil servants' salaries by year-end, says Anwar
* 16 total arrests so far in Israeli 'spy' probe, says IGP
* Raya rush: PLUS improves 18 Smart Lane locations to ease traffic
* 1MDB trial: I'm not aware of Zeti-Jho Low connection, Loo testifies
* 1MDB trial: Loo denies being part of 'inner circle conspiracy' against Najib
* Despite inter-monsoon, heatwave still at Level 2, says MetMalaysia
* Touch on 3R issues and your position won't shield you from the law, says Anwar
* Seventeen-year-old pleads guilty to raping 14-year-old sister in Gemas
* Bella Astillah has a message for Ruhainies: 'Thank you. Because of you, my children have lost their father'
Singapore
* S$3bil money laundering case: Man who jumped from bungalow balcony during raid gets 14 months’ jail
* Another Cordlife director arrested, the seventh in string of arrests
* Two Singaporeans reported missing after Taiwan earthquake
* Singapore and its otters feature in new BBC Earth documentary series Mammals
* UEM Edgenta bags contracts for hospital support services in Singapore
* Man fakes identity to enter Marina Bay Sands casino, cover blown by ex-schoolmate working there
* Marina Bay Sands expansion, including new 4th tower, to be completed by July 2029
Thailand
* 10 passengers hospitalised following boat fire Koh Tao in Surat Thani
* My daughter Paetongtarn will be a good leader as she has my DNA: Thaksin
* Rabbit Girls: Thai football’s last women promoters in Pathum Thani
* Bangkok gets a new splashing zone this Songkran – Samyan
* Pita tells House of Representatives he has no regrets
* Thai author seeks to reopen probe into 1946 death of King Ananda
Indonesia
* Four Indonesian ministers testify in general election dispute trial
* Indonesia's Prabowo pledges fiscal prudence, eyes broader coalition, aide says
* Police raid drug lab in Semarang, nab smugglers in Medan
* Testifying on state budget helps safeguard public reason: Finance minister Mulyani
Philippines
* Inflation remains Filipinos' biggest worry: survey
* Thousands of Philippine schools suspend in-person classes due to heat
* Muhammad Ali's 'Thrilla in Manila' shorts up for auction
* South China sea on agenda of US, Philippines, Japan trilateral summit
Vietnam
* One pupil dead, dozens hospitalised for suspected food poisoning in Vietnam
* Vietnam's car import volume increases 55.4% in March
* Binh Thuan targets to welcome over 9.5 million visitors in 2024
Cambodia
* Vietnamese concerned canal project in Cambodia could be potential gateway for Chinese forces
* Cambodia records significant rise in Chinese tourist arrivals to famed Angkor in Q1
* Cambodia approves investment projects worth US$2.2bil in Q1
Myanmar
* Demand for overseas trips up during Myanmar's Thingyan festival holidays
* Myanmar's worst violence since coup is intensifying crisis: UN
Laos
* Authorities warn over chemical spill in rivers in northern Laos
* Dengue cases in Laos hit 1,837 in Q1
Brunei
* ‘We were all so scared,’ says Brunei women after first-hand experience of Taiwan quake
* Brunei central bank addresses alleged unauthorised fund transfers
Aseanplus
* Taiwan rescuers free nine from cave after quake
* Families in Taiwan quake epicentre pick up the pieces of their lives
* Public told to avoid monkeys as Hong Kong man falls sick after contact
* China’s green-tech manufacturing boom draws concerns about overcapacity
* South Korea's Yoon joins early voting ahead of parliamentary elections
* K-pop campaigning: S Korean candidates embrace song to pull in votes
* Cooperation with S. Korea, Philippines important for regional security: Japan's Kishida
* More Chinese turn to online services to remember loved ones during Qing Ming
* N. Korean kids face death penalty for distributing K-dramas: Seoul envoy to UN
* Taiwan star Mickey Huang apologises for possessing porn videos of underage girls
* Korean actress Hwang Jung-eum accuses wrong woman of having affair with husband
* Asian equities tumble, oil extends gains on Middle East worries
* Asia stocks slip on risk-off mood; oil prices climb
