Asean news headlines as at 10pm on Tuesday (Sept 24)


Farmers and their families shouting slogans during a protest against what they described as the government's failure to implement agrarian reforms as they commemorate the Indonesian National Farmers' Day in front of the parliament building in Jakarta on Sept 24, 2024. - AFP

Malaysia

* Bukit Aman enhances investigations with DNA testing and digital analysis, says IGP

* Registration of companies linked to GISB may be cancelled for violations, says Armizan

* Penang flood victims receive RM1,500 cash aid per household

* Mahkota polls: Early voting begins, 4,911 to cast ballots

* Ex-babysitter sentenced to 14 months in jail for force-feeding toddler

* Malaysia reiterates strong support for UN aid agency for Palestinians, says Tok Mat

* Bukit Aman rejects claims of inaction on scams, says tighter laws in the pipeline

* Probe seditious talk of Sabah leaving Malaysia, says Umno man

* Dr Roland denies instilling fear about Pfizer vaccine

* LHDN receives over 34 million e-invoices, showing strong support from taxpayers

* Ex-wife, stepbrother claim trial to murdering ehailing driver

* TNB launches Transition Finance Framework, first for an electricity utility in Asean

* J-Kom DG Khairuddin terminated after six months

* AirAsia named world's best budget airline for 15th year running

* KL featured in trailer for Marvel's 'Thunderbolts*'

* Sibu man fined RM45K for running illegal money transfer biz

* IPO scam leaves JB retiree RM1.2mil poorer

Singapore

* Iswaran pleads guilty on first day of trial; prosecution seeks six to seven months’ jail (update)

* Iswaran case: From trial to guilty plea, what might have happened behind the scenes?

* Woman dropped her baby from block of flats before pair found dead: State Coroner

* One person dies after fire in Choa Chu Kang flat, about 150 residents evacuated

* Singapore population crosses six million mark

* Fifty residents evacuated after fire in Redhill HDB block

* Cycling in Singapore is a leisurely and scenic experience

* Blackpink star Lisa to meet fans in Singapore on Nov 11

Thailand

* Thailand postpones ETA entry for foreign tourists

* Over 190,000 Myanmar workers arrested in Thailand's crackdown on illegal labour

* Thailand and Australia celebrate success of free trade agreement

* Insurgents fled to Malaysia after attacking Hala Bala wildlife sanctuary: Military

* Thailand leaps to seventh place in 2024 Global Cybersecurity Index

Indonesia

* Ex-JI members in South-East Asia should abide by dissolution, says terror group’s former chief

* Malaysian referee steals spotlight in Indonesia's El Clasico; Bojan Hodak hails him as one of Asia's best

* Jokowi lands for the first time at new airport in Nusantara

* Jakarta gubernatorial candidates get ballot numbers they wished for

Philippines

* Philippine actor Dustin Yu recalls sexual harassment by policeman at MRT

* Philippines says most Chinese ships in its waters this year at 251

* Alice Guo says she will expose Pogo's ‘most guilty’ in Senate executive session

* Philippines poised for more easing, could match Fed's 50 bps cut: Finance minister

Vietnam

* Vietnam, US firms sign MoUs on energy, AI, data centre: Govt

* Vietnam sets ambitious target of one million car sales in 2030

* Three killed, thousands evacuated in central Vietnam floods

* Vietnam ex-government accountant sentenced to death for theft

Cambodia

* Cambodia's trade with Asean up 11.8% in first eight months of 2024

* Cambodian King unveils Constitutional Monument in capital

Myanmar

* Pope offers refuge to Myanmar's jailed Suu Kyi: Report

* UN Myanmar investigators monitor reports that 'executions may be imminent'

* Myanmar soldiers help clean up after a typhoon that killed more than 380 people

Laos

* US, Laos expand partnership to advance rule of law in Laos

* Asean+3 strengthen economic ties with over US$1 trillion in trade

Brunei

* Brunei Sultan meets with UN secretary-general Guterres, Kosovo president

* Brunei bags 20 medals at Sabah athletics meet

Aseanplus

* Woman in China choked to death after rejecting step-grandfather’s demand for money

* New photos of Shibuya’s iconic dog Hachiko found

* Sri Lanka's new leader appoints cabinet ahead of expected snap polls

* North Korea leader's sister says US is increasing threats with nuclear submarine

* Australian mayor ridiculed for using AI-generated images such as people with multiple limbs

* Letter supposedly by Japanese father of boy fatally stabbed scrubbed by China’s censors

* Murdered South Korean woman found after 16 years encased in cement

* China slams 'lies and smears' after Canadian ex-diplomat alleges torture

* IMF says ready for talks with Sri Lanka's new leftist government

* Small tsunamis hit Japan's Izu Islands after quake

* Retrial verdict on world’s longest serving death row prisoner due in Japanese court on Thursday

* ‘Traumatised’ China rural woman who uses sob story to gain sympathy online exposed as fraud

* In a first, Japan fires flares against Russian military aircraft

* China's Wang Yi urges Japan to deal with boy's fatal stabbing 'calmly'

* Hong Kong’s first transgender singer seeks voice through music

* Korean actress Claudia Kim announces divorce after five years of marriage

* Hong Kong, Shanghai rally on China stimulus on mixed day for markets

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