Asean news headlines as at 10pm on Thursday (Sept 19)


Military officers of Timor-Leste observing an air defence scale model during the 2024 Bali International Airshow on Sept 19, 2024. The last time Indonesia hosted an international airshow was in 1996. - AP

Malaysia

* King departs for China on four-day state visit

* Queen to speak at World Women Economic & Business Summit 2024

* Anwar calls for state-federal collaboration to modernise land administration

* GISB top management, CEO and wife nabbed

* GISB case: Teacher assistants claim trial to sexual assault of kids

* GISB case: Three arrive at Seremban court to be charged

* Akmal-Teresa halal cert tiff is done, optional certification stays on the menu, says Ahmad Zahid

* Typhoon Pulasan: Malaysians in East China advised to stay vigilant

* Holidaymakers stranded by ferry suspensions, finding other ways to return home

* Kuala Kedah terminal ferry services temporarily suspended until Saturday

* Son of GISB leader allegedly among five remanded for a week after border nab

* Customs Dept seize cars, drugs, liquid nicotine worth RM6.37mil at Westport and Northport raids

* Lorry driver on meth remanded for role in deadly 10-vehicle crash

* Guan Eng lodges police report against corruption trial key witness

* Sabah sees surge in Chinese tourist arrivals, prompting extended flights

* Former investment banker charged with unlicensed fund management, misrepresentation

* A Bangladeshi worker, who never takes sick leave or time off, will return home after 31 years

* Efforts underway to retrieve historical records regarding Malaysia, says Zahid

* Two Myanmar nationals remanded for trying to bribe auxiliary policeman

* Mahkota polls: Muda, Pejuang playing active roles to support Perikatan, says Azmin

Singapore

* Blackface row reignites racism debate in Singapore, stirring outcry for action

* Company director to be jailed 42 weeks for false declarations on unexported liquor in Singapore

* Man nabbed in Thai drug bust arrested in Singapore after being deported

* Taylor Swift ticket scam: Woman hit with more charges, now accused of cheating 82 victims of S$119,000

* Man who slashed brother after he left dental floss on toothbrush and turned off Wi-Fi gets jail

* Singaporean man with ‘anime fantasy’ fetish for girls in school uniform pleads guilty to molesting 11-year-old

* More Sunda pangolins venturing out of Singapore forests, but many wind up dead or in need of rescue

* ‘Clouds on fire’: Harvest Moon bewitches skygazers in Singapore despite thick clouds

* Fans of YouTube live-stream star IShowSpeed gear up to welcome him in Singapore

* More women aged 50 and older in Singapore having babies

Thailand

* Tropical storm Soulik to hit Thailand with heavy rain for five days

* Paetongtarn sets up economic stimulus board to chart country’s course

* Thai herpetology team hunts down python that terrorised elderly woman

* Thai zoo imposes five-minute limit for visitors to see baby hippo star Moo Deng

* Thailand pushing for talks to repair key Myanmar highway

Indonesia

* International airshow returns to Indonesia after 28 years

* 4.9-magnitude earthquake in Indonesia leaves one dead, 82 injured

* Indonesia probes alleged hack of Jokowi, six million taxpayers

* Prabowo wins power to grow Indonesian Cabinet, reward allies

* Malaysia is largest source of visitors to Indonesia: Minister Sandiaga

* House passes 2025 state budget in Indonesia

* Rights group calls on Indonesia to end 'systemic racism' in Papua

Philippines

* Top Philippine envoy says no deal with China on ship pullout

* S$3bil money laundering convicts now accused of human trafficking in the Philippines

* US keeps missile system in Philippines as China tensions rise, tests wartime deployment

* Suspects in beauty queen’s disappearance nabbed in Batangas

* 24 ex-Philippine National Police chiefs under investigation over Alice Guo’s escape

Vietnam

* Vietnam evacuates hundreds, cancels flights as new storm hits

* Ninja Van suspends operations at Vietnam subsidiary as it works to resolve delayed salary payments

* Vietnam province says Trump Organization reps visited, looking at investment opportunities

* Tropical storm to make landfall in central Vietnam late Thursday (Sept 19)

* International community commits to supporting Vietnam in typhoon Yagi's aftermath, US$13mil donated

* Vietnam tycoon Truong My Lan, already sentenced to death, faces trial on new charges

Cambodia

* Controversy over Cambodia’s journalism charter following United Nations criticism

* International Day of Peace: Cambodian PM Manet calls on citizens to fight fake news and social unrest

* Malaysia, Cambodia enable instant cross-border QR payments - Bank Negara

Myanmar

* Over 100 hospitalised after food poisoning from donated meal for flood victims in Myanmar's Naypyidaw

* Myanmar flood death toll climbs to 268: state media

Laos

* Laos strives to end child marriage

* Asean governors mull ways to strengthen city resilience, regional connectivity

* Four South-East Asian countries discuss enhancing regional development

Brunei

* Brunei's retail sales and food & beverage sector decline in Q2 2024

* Special holiday for Brunei schools on Sept 23 to mark 34th Teachers Day

Aseanplus

* China official infamous for keeping 58 staff members as lovers, amassing illegal funds, jailed

* Japanese firms caution staff in China after child stabbed to death

* Japanese boy stabbed near school in China’s Shenzhen dies; tension builds in Japanese community

* Consul ‘saddened’ by death of boy after knife attack; urges China to protect Japanese

* Samsung sues Indian labour union over strike as dispute escalates

* China dad transforms home into toy castle to distract daughter from electronic devices

* South Korean man returns money stolen from temple as a boy with apology letter decades later

* China and Asean must expand beyond traditional trade and promote digital cultural exchange, says Bricap

* What lies on the moon’s mysterious far side? China’s Chang’e-6 samples give first signs

* South Korean police to invest millions to prevent deepfakes

* Crisis-hit Sri Lanka's poor hope new president will change their fortunes

* Government mechanism to contain pupil suicides necessary, says Hong Kong Chief Executive

* Four killed, 14 injured in building collapse in Delhi’s Karol Bagh

* With eyes on economy, Sri Lankans to vote for president in tight election

* Bill proposes stricter limits on work hours for child idols, actors in South Korea

* US study finds China’s tech innovation ‘much stronger’ than previously understood

* Festival season starts with devotees honouring a living goddess

* Odisha postmaster gets four years' jail for defalcating senior citizens’ savings

* Australian police bust drug ring dubbed 'The Commission', seizes cocaine worth US$1bil

* Zoom fatigue? Try some nature in your background, study says

* Coldplay confirm three concerts at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak stadium in April 2025

* Actor Huang Xiaoming confirms relationship with Chinese influencer Ye Ke

* Actress Shu Qi to debut as film director with 'Girl'

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