Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Tuesday (Oct 15, 2024)

Philippine Marine Corps commandant Major-General Arturo Rojas (second left), US Marines exercise representative Colonel Stuart Glenn (left), and Philippine Marine Corps and exercise director Brigadier General Vicente Blanco (right) take part in the opening ceremony of the Kamandag 2024 joint military exercise at the Philippine Marines officers club at Fort Bonifacio in Manila on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. Thousands of US and Filipino marines launched 10 days of military exercises in the northern and western Philippines on Tuesday, October 15, a day after China held huge manoeuvres around Taiwan. Smaller numbers of Australian, British, Japan, and South Korean forces are also taking part in the exercise, while France, Thailand, and Indonesia sent observers. - AFP

Malaysia:

* Floods strike Kuala Lumpur following heavy rainfall / High-intensity squall line brought heavy rain, floods to KL, says MetMalaysia