Indonesia's president-elect Prabowo Subianto and vice president-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka wave after the country's election commission officially announced them as the presidential election winners at General Election Commission headquarters in Jakarta on April 24, 2024. - Reuters
Malaysia
* Straits Chinese eager for key role in 50th-anniversary celebration of Malaysia-China ties
* Court rejects 1MDB’s bid to transfer Riza Shahriz case to another judge
* KLIA shooting: Gunman claims trial to seven charges
* Police inspector arrested for alleged sexual assault of minor
* KKB by-election: Nga’s aide likely to be DAP’s candidate
* Copter tragedy: Post mortem of victims completed, says Navy
* Copter tragedy: Interim report will be ready in two weeks, says Fahmi
* Copter tragedy: Victims to be accorded military honours
* Cops seize RM1.7mil in drugs bound for Sarawak at KLIA2, two nabbed
* Pregnant woman, three men arrested for arson attack on illegal moneylenders' borrowers
* Cops yet to identify owner of half million ringgit bag
Singapore
* Singapore firms rethink workplace policies ahead of new flexi-work guidelines
* Tampines fatal accident: Driver arrested after discharge from hospital
* Malaysia to roll out QR code immigration system for factory workers commuting to Singapore
* ‘Northern Lights’ coming to Supertree Grove at Gardens by the Bay in May
* S$3bil money laundering accused Su Baolin handed three new charges
* Repeat offender known to touch women’s feet charged with molestation
Thailand
* Anti-graft panel frees ex-PM Yingluck of any legal action
* Thailand plans for first post-coup Senate election, referendum
* Sizzling heat in March, April claims 30 lives in Thailand
* Thai police hunt two Japanese suspects in Bangkok murder-dismemberment case
* High PM2.5 levels make Chiang Mai world's 3rd worst polluted city
* Thai c.bank says intervenes to ease baht volatility, policy rate 'robust'
* Don’t empty Bank of Agriculture's coffers for digital wallet scheme, warns Thai central bank
Indonesia
* Indonesian polls panel officially declares Prabowo as next president
* Prabowo vows to fight for all Indonesians, urges unity among political elites
* Mt Ruang eruption damages thousands of houses in North Sulawesi
* Indonesia's central bank delivers surprise rate rise to support rupiah
* Singapore FM Vivian meets Prabowo, congratulates him on election victory
Philippines
* ‘Audio deepfake’ of Marcos ordering military action against China prompts Manila to debunk clip
* Pia Wurtzbach to receive Global Fashion Influencer of the Year award
* Philippines bans deployment of Filipino seafarers on ships transiting Red Sea, Gulf of Aden
* 'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
* First Covid, now heat: Online schooling returns to the Philippines
* Philippines has enough rice stocks: Marcos
Vietnam
* Traditional Vietnamese ceremony honours ancient Hoang Sa flotilla
* Vietnam's economic growth forecast to reach 5.5% in 2024: World Bank
* Vietnam urged to build legal corridor for AI industry
* Latin American buyers looking to Vietnam for goods supply
Cambodia
* Looted Khmer artefacts due to return to Cambodia
* Chinese, Cambodian martial artists present joint performance at famed Angkor
* Cambodia, Laos vow to boost bilateral ties, regional cooperation
Myanmar
* Myanmar junta says troops back in border trade hub of Myawaddy
* Thailand proposes Asean meeting on Myanmar conflict
* Myanmar rebel group withdraws troops from key town on Thai border
Laos
* Laos introduces new system to regulate foreign workers
* Lao health ministry warns of dangerous air pollution
Brunei
* Multiple labour offences uncovered
* Brunei police crack down on Tutong gambling ring
Aseanplus
* China reveals Shenzhou-18 crew will experiment on raising fish in space
* China central bank ex-chairman admits to taking bribes
* N. Korea leader Kim's sister: we will build overwhelming military power
* Trade, TikTok, Taiwan: Blinken faces tough talks in China
* North Korea officials visit Iran in a rare public trip
* S. Korean woman loses US$51k to scam involving deepfake of Elon Musk
* US regulator seeks US$5.3bil fine for Terraform Labs, Do Kwon
* Australia arrests seven teenagers after Sydney bishop stabbing
* Chinese sellers go to TikTok school to reach buyers abroad
* Girl in China dips feet into lake at historic Beijing site, says family is rich so can do as she pleases after warning
* Asian stocks rise on earnings optimism as US data approaches
