Malaysia
* Cabinet backs amendments to penal, criminal procedure codes for mule account crimes
* Fake passport racket busted with foreigner's arrest in Chow Kit
* Ministry submits report to MACC over audit findings on HRD Corp
* Deadline to submit tax return forms for business taxpayers extended to July 15
* Sg Bakap Polls: Don't resort to provocative tactics, urges Fahmi
* Sg Bakap Polls: probe into alleged sexual harassment of journalist in final stage, says police chief
* Malaysians excited over US tourist named Malaysia
* Cops bust online gambling syndicates recruiting programmers
* Court upholds four Indonesians' prison sentence for human trafficking
* 1MDB, other plaintiffs in US$364mil suit bound by previous court decision, says Rosmah
* Man fined RM1,800 for child labour exploitation
* Miri man arrested with drugs worth RM2.5mil concealed in soap base
* Malaysia-China 50th Anniversary: Retirees cycle over 10,000km to Beijing
* Maqis foils attempt to bring in sacrificial meat from Bangladesh
* 63 illegal immigrants deported from Perak
* Former stockbroker to hang for murdering his parents
* Umno to finalise Nenggiri by-election candidate next week, says Ahmad Zahid
Singapore
* Japanese man sentenced to 17.5 years in prison, and 20 strokes of the cane in Singapore for rape
* Safety lapses found on Dutch dredging boat involved in Singapore oil spill
* Iswaran tries to get prosecution to hand over statements of all its 56 witnesses
* More than 9,800 potential scam victims alerted in joint operation between S'pore police and six banks
* Offshore vessel firm in S'pore fined S$18k after health and financial info of seamen affected in data breach
* SIM cards found in car after Singapore accident help uncover S$200,000 telecoms fraud
* Man arrested for allegedly stealing valuables worth nearly S$6.25m from Cairnhill home in S'pore
* Shopper at Singapore's Ion Orchard hit by falling ceiling panel
Thailand
* Thai army rescues 12 Moroccans from call-centre gangs in Myanmar
* Fried chicken seller goes viral for resemblance to Blackpink’s Lisa
* Thailand's EEC unlocks potential for investors with new incentives
* Thai PM to meet Grand Imam of Al-Azhar in honour of 70 years of diplomatic ties
* Thailand’s visa-free policy sparks a surge in Indian visitors
* ‘Handsome’, ‘omelette’ among new words that can be added to Thai licence plates from July
Indonesia
* Indonesia pledges full support for Malaysia's Asean chairmanship: FM Retno
* Indonesian govt should consider extending property VAT waiver to maintain demand, Colliers says
* Satellite images show deforestation toll of Indonesia mines
* Pope to preside over interfaith meeting in Indonesian mosque during longest, most challenging trip
Philippines
* Nine foreigners, including a Malaysian, found dead and scattered across Pampanga: report
* Philippines turned down US help amid South China Sea tensions: Military chief
* Marcos: Govt pushing to jumpstart P100mil Jolo airport development
* Ex-Philippine leader Duterte and aide accused of steering govt contracts to cronies
* Solicitor General files petition to cancel Alice Guo’s birth certificate
Vietnam
* Hanoi hotels launch promotions to attract tourists
* Massive fire engulfs packaging factory in Vinh Phuc
* Hanoi to go green with electric buses by 2035
* Vietnam seeks railway project tie-up with China
Cambodia
* Whitefly outbreak affects over 20,000 hectares of rice in Prey Veng, Cambodia
* French architect of Paris Peace Agreements passes away
* Large German company exploring opportunities in Cambodia
* Cambodia records rise in landmine, ERW casualties in H1 2024
Myanmar
* Fierce fighting breaks out as militias launch new attacks against regime in Myanmar's civil war
* From Myanmar refugee to Tokyo fashion model and designer for royalty
* Myanmar: Aid groups find 60 bodies in Kyaukme amid clashes
Laos
* Laos, Kazakhstan ink agreement on visa exemptions
* Lao, Thai PMs plan crackdown on drug trade
Brunei
* MoU inked in Brunei to improve road safety, public transportation
* Brunei bank addresses online transaction concerns, reaffirms commitment to security
Aseanplus
* ‘Heading straight towards death’: S. Korean patients urge doctors to end prolonged strike
* Pakistan's Punjab seeks social media ban on security concerns
* China successfully launches new satellite group
* Tokyo Disney Resort sprays visitors with mist as Japan issues heatstroke alerts
* Tornado kills one, injures 79 in China
* Two arrested after 30 students used fake papers to enter top HK business school
* Two Meghalaya coal miners die of poisonous gas in Assam
* China cracks down on money-changing syndicates in Macau
* Chinese AI market optimistic despite scrutiny from West
* VP Harris' ancestral India village tracks her rising prospects in US vote
* Probe: Over 30 students caught falsifying qualifications for HKU admission
* India's Modi congratulates Starmer on UK election win
* Korea, South-East Asia musicians to hold concerts in Busan
* Floods affect over 1.6 million in India's Assam as death toll rises to 46
* Five specially-abled boys of shelter home in Madhya Pradesh dead; 38 hospitalised
* Is xenophobia on Chinese social media teaching real-world hate?
* Gold bars found at Seoul recycling centre returned to owner
* Modi to seek early discharge of Indians from Russian army in Moscow talks
* US Marine nabbed in Okinawa for allegedly groping woman
* China logs 14.64 million inbound trips by foreigners in H1
* HK actress Joyce Chen reveals she secretly gave birth to a daughter 3 years ago
* Jacky Cheung, 62, plays a 40something action hero in new movie. ‘Technology is very advanced nowadays,’ says director
* Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds wear traditional Korean hanbok while promoting 'Deadpool & Wolverine' in Seoul
* Asian markets down as traders eye US jobs report
