Asean news headlines as at 10pm on Wednesday (July 10)


A group of Thai workers from three textile factories that they say were closed in 2023 hold banners during a protest calling for unpaid salaries and severance pay amid a wave of factory closures in the country, in Bangkok, Thailand on July 9, 2024. - Reuters

Malaysia

* Bersatu's constitutional amendments contravene Federal Constitution, rules Speaker

* Wanted man high on drugs arrested after 5km high-speed chase in Penang

* Court decision on state govt’s move to ban licence renewal as ‘unconstitutional’ is welcoming, says Numbers Forecast Operators

* Brief flap in Parliament as Loke struggles to breathe during Question Time

* Private medical student admits to having possession of child pornography

* Security guard pleads not guilty to raping disabled teen

* Over RM141mil tax collected from vape

* Elderly woman steals cow after tiff with livestock farmer, distributes meat to villagers

* Allowing rogue 'Bersatu Six' to retain seats against the law, claims Muhyiddin

* Mother of brothers in poisoned crackers case says she cannot bear to look at comatose son

* Eldest of two brothers who ate poisoned crackers dies

* King receives Brunei Sultan's official reply to royal invitation to installation ceremony

* Former appeals court judge Hishamudin Yunus is new Suhakan chairman

* SST collection less than GST owing to smaller scope, says Finance Ministry

* Over RM11bil transferred to EPF Account 3, Finance Ministry reports

* Sg Bakap polls: Pakatan didn't lose voters, it was the low turnout, says Chow

* Fuel smugglers give raiding team the slip in Semporna

* National Service Training Programme 3.0 pilot project will begin next year

* Woman crushed by logs has extensive internal injuries, needs multiple surgeries

* 'Bersatu Six' to retain seats, says Parliament Speaker

Singapore

* Attempt to smuggle 10 replica guns hidden in cargo into Singapore foiled by the authorities

* Malaysia aims to finalise SEZ deal with Singapore in September

* Two months’ jail for Singaporean man who lied to police that his wife injured him and tried to kill their son

* Singapore-headquartered Dyson to axe 1,000 jobs in Britain

* Singapore to stop registration of new diesel cars and taxis from Jan 1, 2025

* Singapore's hell theme park dead serious about afterlife

* Maid who hit, caned intellectually disabled woman in S'pore jailed 10 weeks

Thailand

* Thailand announces new senate, replacing army-appointed lawmakers

* Thai court sets July 24 as next hearing date for case to remove PM

* Armed men attack 4 defence units in Yala, make off with weapons

* Mongkol Surasajja: From activist to Thailand's top Senate president candidate

* Thailand bags rice orders worth over US$77k from the Philippines

* Thailand reduces budget of digital wallet scheme to THB450bil

Indonesia

* Jokowi delays relocation to Nusantara, will move there ‘once the place is ready’

* Indonesia's Jokowi to discuss investment prospects with property tycoon in Abu Dhabi

* Australia sent back migrants to remote island: Indonesia police

* Dozens of houses damaged after quake in Central Java

* Medical school head reinstated after controversial dismissal

* Search resumes after landslide in Indonesia kills 23, leaves dozens missing

* Gibran faces barrage of criticism at Surakarta city council

Philippines

* China claims it allowed medevac in West Philippine Sea; Tarriela says it’s ‘ridiculous’

* Marcos urges fugitive televangelist Quiboloy to show up, face cases

* Mukbang madness: Why do viewers have such major appetites for binge-eating content?

* Catholic bishops seek prayers to calm West Philippine Sea tensions

* Philippine senate probes mayor's alleged ties to Chinese crime and her citizenship

* China says Scarborough Shoal waters 'excellent', dismisses Philippine concerns

Vietnam

* Vietnam, Malaysia promote bilateral trade ties

* Vietnam, Philippines agree to establish a rice industry alliance

* Higher GDP forecasts on robust economic recovery and new growth drivers

* Vietnam, Malaysia promote bilateral trade cooperation

* Parents proposed to have greater autonomy in effort to improve Vietnam birth rates

Cambodia

* Three girls drown in southern Cambodian province: governor

* Puffer fish deaths prompt bans on consumption

* Over 700 species identified in Cambodia's mangroves

* Cambodia-China trade enjoys robust growth in H1 2024

Myanmar

* Myanmar ethnic armed group claims control of town on key highway to China

* Eight, including three students, missing in Myanmar ferry accident

* Clashes around key Myanmar town Lashio enter second week

* Nearly 60 hospitalised after food poisoning in southern Myanmar

* Banking tycoon Pun who courted Singapore's GIC under scrutiny in Myanmar

* Suspect in murder of S. Korean tourist in Thailand extradited from Cambodia

Laos

* Laos to release over 60 million fingerlings in 2024

* Benefits of Laos-China Railway surpassing targets, operator says

* Laos, Singapore broaden ties in education, carbon credit

Brunei

* Brunei, Malaysian ministers hail defence, military ties

* Court in Brunei upholds company’s BND1.27mil claim

* Brunei’s digital milestones highlighted

Aseanplus

* Hugs, smiles and a delicate diplomatic dance as Modi meets Putin

* Kimchi-gate: China-South Korea culinary row breaks out over what to call spicy side dish

* Over the top Ambani wedding to snarl Mumbai traffic

* Cigarette cards catching on among kids in China, but the authorities want to snuff these out

* Shanghai presents cat-friendly night at the museum

* Grammy Museum to rock a K-pop exhibit with BTS and Le Sserafim artefacts

* Tainted cooking oil scandal revives China food safety fears

* Hongkonger, 76, on London-bound Cathay flight injured after hand baggage falls on her head

* Man in China caught smuggling 100 live snakes in trousers

* Pakistan's top spy agency gets legal powers to intercept telephone calls

* How this 'cat detective' finds missing felines in Seoul

* Video games emerge as global ambassadors of China's cultural appeal

* Some Hong Kong restaurants ditching Octopus e-payments to reduce costs amid business slump

* 18 killed in double-decker bus and milk tanker collision in Uttar Pradesh

* Storms trap more than 130 near China’s Tibetan border with Nepal

* More middle-aged, elderly women taking ballet classes in Japan

* Rains pound South Korea causing landslides, bullet trains slowed

* Record 115 countries to attend Hiroshima peace ceremony on Aug 6

* Bangladesh suspends job quotas after student protests

* North Korea balloons, GPS interference raise safety risks for airlines

* Pakistan's top spy agency gets legal powers to intercept telephone calls

* Samsung Elec union in South Korea says it will strike indefinitely

* Lay-offs by China’s top firms in key industries show unemployment biting through economic turmoil

* North Korea-Russia arms trade a global threat, says South Korea President Yoon

* Chinese migrants making perilous trek to US cross Mexican border with risks, dreams

* Indian Supreme Court to hear plea for probe into Hathras stampede by expert committee

* Defeated by AI, a legend in the board game Go warns: Get ready for what’s next

* Korean DJ Ahn Ye-song sentenced to 10 years in jail for deadly drunk driving

* HK superstar Andy Lau nearly falls from 4m-high platform, apologises for risky stunt

* Grammy Museum to rock a K-pop exhibit with BTS and Le Sserafim artefacts

* K-idol Rain says he did not do much preparation for topless scenes in new K-drama

* Oil slips as markets weigh China data, easing supply concerns

* Asian markets mixed after Wall Street records

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