Asean news headlines as at 9pm on Wednesday (April 10)

People rush to get the last bags of food aid distributed by Indonesian President Joko Widodo to celebrate Aidilfitri, marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on April 10, 2024. - AFP

Malaysia

* King, Queen grace Hari Raya Aidilfitri gathering at Istana Negara

* King graces Johor MB's open house

* Car with eight foreigners collides with lorry on NSE, three killed

* Lawyer confirms blogger Tamrin contacted by cops over recent blog post

* Lorry driver on drugs nabbed after 50km police chase

* Universiti Malaya is Malaysia's most represented institution in QS World University Rankings

* M'sian students who died in NZ crash laid to rest

* KL overflowing with Raya cheer as tourists and city folk join in celebration

* Man drowns during family outing in Kota Tinggi

* Over 1,600 accidents reported nationwide on April 9

* GPS to discuss former PSB seats in due course, says Abang Jo

* WHO lists five road safety tips for Malaysians

* Unhealthy API readings in Klang Valley, good to moderate in rest of country

* Perikatan picks candidate for Kuala Kubu Baharu, set for 'underdog' fight

Singapore

* Tunku Ismail grants audience to two Singaporean Ministers

* Singapore and Germany to work towards a strategic partnership

* Crane that crushed van in Sengkang removed from road

* Shopee tops latest e-commerce safety ratings; Facebook, Carousell at bottom

Thailand

* Pair from HK held in Bangkok mall with tool for sending fake SMS messages

* Thai PM unveils details of a US$13.7bil digital wallet handout plan

* Thailand has yet to decide on indicting ex-PM Thaksin in royal insult case

* Asean+3 think-tank eyes viability of digital wallet scheme

* Thailand temporarily exempts tourists from submitting TM.6 from Immigration checkpoints

* Thailand expects over 10 million tourists from Asean this year

Indonesia

* Aidilfitri holiday tradition spurs Indonesia's economy as tens millions of Muslims travel home

* Jokowi hosts Aidilfitri gathering at palace for ministers, public

* One child killed, another injured in Central Papua shootout

* Indonesia airdrops aid in Gaza with Jordan's help

Philippines

* Marcos sets off for trilateral summit, vows to boost ties with Japan, US

* Marcos ‘horrified’ by idea of ‘agreement’ between China, Philippines on South China Sea

* Marcos says trilateral summit with US, Japan to include South China Sea cooperation

Vietnam

* Vietnam orders Netflix to stop advertising, distributing its games

* Huge factory explosion kills one, injures two others in Vietnam's northern province

* Vietnam aims to start work on high-speed rail lines to China by 2030

* Vietnam has great potential for biofuel: experts

* Vietnam's Viettel to develop semiconductor industry, prime minister says

Cambodia

* Cambodia's plastic bag imports down 74.6% in Q1

* Cambodia's total export up 18% in Q1

Myanmar

* Thai military step up patrols along Myanmar border as clashes continue

* Clashes at Myanmar border hub enter second day

Laos

* Man killed by wild elephant in northern Laos

Brunei

* Five locals caught fishing in restricted area

* Brunei announces changes to public service vacancies

Aseanplus

* South Korea opposition increases majority in election: exit polls

* S. Korea's scandal-plagued opposition leader is election's big winner

* China's Xi tells ex-Taiwan leader 'external interference' cannot block unification

* Eight dead after cargo ship collides with boat near China's Hainan

* Five dead, 19 injured in Hong Kong gym fire

* S. Korean man who assaulted woman for having short hair gets 3 years in jail

* ‘We want Fu Bao back,’ Seoulites petition for loan of beloved panda

* Taiwan quake death toll rises to 16, Singaporeans still missing

* Yoon faces rebuke in slugfest South Korea vote

* Biden welcomes Japan PM for state visit with eye on China

* Two top universities deny cat abuser admission to postgrad programmes

* India's influencers sway millions to vote for Modi

* China’s Xi to meet ex-Taiwan leader in Beijing in landmark event

* Most Asian markets rise as traders jockey ahead of US inflation