Asean news headlines as at 10pm on Thursday (Sept 12)


A resident carries a muddy wedding photo as rescue workers (back right) search through debris of a landslide in the remote mountainous village of Lang Nu, in Lao Cai province on Sept 12, 2024, in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi that hit northern Vietnam. Millions of people across South-East Asia struggled on Sept 12 with flooded homes, power cuts and wrecked infrastructure after the typhoon swept through the region, as the death toll passed 200. - AFP

Malaysia

* Unregistered Negri religious school ordered to close

* Houses of horror: Kids sodomised, burnt, forced to sexually abuse others

* Houses of horror: All 171 suspects remanded seven days, says IGP

* 1MDB only paid US$2.2bil instead of US$3.5bil to Aabar, investigator tells court

* Invest Malaysia 2024 Hong Kong attracts 350 investors with AUM of over US$3 trillion

* Puteri Sarah says Syamsul Yusof's divorce isn't a win for her: 'I've moved on'

* Native land to be returned to locals in Tambisan, Lahad Datu, says Anwar

* Malaysia aims to maintain good relations with all countries, says PM Anwar

* Otter attack forces temporary closure of Tanjung Aru’s Perdana Park

* Unemployed Sungai Petani man jailed, fined for seditious posting on TikTok

* PM’s ex-aide Yusoff Rawther charged with trafficking cannabis

* Felda’s success built on early settlers’ hard work, says Anwar

* Sabah BN-Pakatan cooperation best approach for unity govt, says Zahid

* Infamous ‘Abang Bus’ shows 'love gesture' when being charged in court

* Croc shot dead in Lahad Datu with victim's body still in its jaws

* Teen killed by falling tree on way home from work

* Najib still hospitalised for knee pain, 1MDB trial postponed to Sept 17

Singapore

* ‘Once in a lifetime’: More than 50,000 people gather at National Stadium for Pope Francis’ mass

* Pope marvels at Singapore's skyscrapers and asks that the lowest migrant workers not be forgotten

* Cappuccino, papaya and people: What fuels Pope Francis on his historic 12-day Asia-Pacific tour

* Pope Francis visit: Crowds arrive hours early for papal mass at Singapore National Stadium

* Pope Francis commends Singapore’s inclusiveness, efforts to support the vulnerable

* Passenger on SIA flight removed from plane in HK after allegedly verbally abusing cabin crew

* Man with Vietnamese and American citizenship charged with laundering money linked to scams

* Firefighting operations at Singapore's Loyang data centre spill into second day, blaze linked to lithium-ion batteries

Thailand

* New Thai PM’s reform agenda lacks specifics: Economists

* Over 36,000 families in north, central Thailand still flooded in

* Zoo chief vows action against visitors harassing popular baby hippo

* Coach of Thai cave boys trapped again... by Typhoon Yagi floods

* Flooding in Thailand maroons thousands in northern province

* Flash floods, water runoff warning for 43 Thai provinces

* Narathiwat court seeks to arrest Pheu Thai MP over Tak Bai massacre

Indonesia

* Jet aircraft carrying passengers lands for first time at Nusantara airport

* Indonesia hopes Indian Ocean tsunami can make Asean more resilient

* WHO, BPOM approve mpox vaccine for Indonesia: Health Ministry

* Prabowo consolidates power as presidency looms

* Indonesian leader spends final weeks of his term in unfinished new capital

* Garuda Indonesia unveils MotoGP-themed aircraft

Philippines

* Philippine ex-governor Reyes, accused of radio host Ortega's killing, surrenders

* Ehailing company under Philippine probe for alleged sexual assault of Vietnamese rider

* Philippines stands firm on Sabina Shoal but looks to ease tension with China

* More Quiboloy ‘victims’ break silence – Philippine National Police

* Philippines recovers oil from sunken tanker, avoids disaster

Vietnam

* 197 dead from typhoon Yagi, floods, landslides in Vietnam

* Death-missing toll climbs to 324 as Typhoon Yagi’s aftermath persists

* Parts of Hanoi remain flooded as landslides hit northern Vietnam

* International aid pours in for victims of Typhoon Yagi in Vietnam

Cambodia

* US plans to sanction prominent Cambodians linked to scam factories: Sources

* Vlogging international criminal justice digital optics at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal

* Farmers in Cambodia urged to prioritise local rice varieties as prices surge

Myanmar

* 63 killed, 233 injured in Myanmar's Yangon-Mandalay highway accidents within eight months

* Myanmar residents flee deadly floods in boats and on makeshift rafts

Laos

* Mekong overflows in Luang Prabang, further flooding expected

* Laos to ensure road safety during Asean Summits

Brunei

* Brunei Crown Prince visits Singapore's Sentosa Development Corporation

* Lee Hsien Loong hosts visiting Brunei Crown Prince to dinner, lauds ‘strong’ bilateral partnership

Aseanplus

* Australia threatens fines for social media giants enabling misinformation

* Ex-wife pleads not guilty to murder of “Don Juan of Kishu” in Japan

* Two army officers attacked, woman friend gang-raped in Madhya Pradesh's Indore

* Typhoon Bebinca may approach Japan's Okinawa, Amami over weekend

* China to 'crush' foreign encroachment in South China Sea: military official

* Elon Musk takes jab at Taylor Swift for Kamala Harris endorsement, riling China’s Swifties

* China kindergarten criticised for asking parents to collectively pledge not to behave uncivilly

* South Korea to use all resources to ensure medical services next month amid strike

* China father dies of heart attack after having 23 teeth extracted, 12 implants placed in a day

* ‘Low-desire society’: Japan shelves cash incentive for city women to wed rural men after backlash

* Ex-CIA officer who spied for China gets 10 years in prison - and a lifetime of polygraph tests

* Surfer, defence geek, hardliner: Contenders for Japan PM

* Elon Musk reacts to Taylor Swift endorsing Kamala Harris with 'skin crawlingly creepy' offer

* Unseasonably hot weather continues; Seoul hit by latest tropical night on record

* Cross-border e-commerce shows solid uptrend

* Five more pilgrims die en route to Kedarnath

* North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the sea, South Korea says

* NewJeans sends ultimatum to Hybe to reinstate former Ador CEO Min Hee-jin

* Malaysian brothers Christopher and Frederick Lee nominated for best actor at Taiwan’s Golden Bell Awards

* Asian markets rally with Wall St after US inflation eases further

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