A towering, living sculpture floral display of the Madam White Snake exhibit at Gardens by the Bay's Chinese New Year theme in Singapore on Monday, January 17, 2025. - Photo by ROSLAN RAHMAN / AFP
Malaysia:
* Malaysia to rejuvenate Asean Plus Three, EAS to bolster regional cooperation, says Anwar
* 1MDB trial: Tong did warn me about Jho Low, Najib tells court
* Prosecution closes case in senior police officer's murder trial of student
* Malaysia, UK hold first ministerial-led joint economic and trade committee meeting
* Over RM4mil in drugs seized, four arrested in JB raids
* 30 years’ jail, whipping for ex-foreman who killed two-year-old stepson
* Most children from GISB-linked homes returned to families, says Nancy
* Air Force medevacs infant from Tioman for urgent medical treatment
* Two men plead guilty to possessing child sexual abuse and obscene material in Johor
* Malaysia's GDP expected to hit 5.1% in 2024 vs 3.6% in 2023 - DoSM
* Cops bust drug lab, seize RM8mil worth of cocaine, other chemicals
* Malaysia to resume RM90mil bird's nest exports to China following ban lift
* Perlis Customs seize goods, drugs worth over RM13mil
* High Court upholds ex-magistrate's conviction, sentences in bribery case
* Former mayor nabbed under Ops Ragada believed to have links to company benefiting from laundered cash, says IGP
Singapore:
* Jail for Singaporean man who lured around 50 women, teens for photo shoots and filmed intimate videos of them
* Like a diamond in the sky - Skygazers catch glimpse of planet Mars in night sky despite cloud cover
* IMF raises global growth outlook and flags rising economic divergence
* Singaporean actor Mark Lee took beauty supplements to play drag queen again in 'Number 2'
* Malaysia, Singapore collaboration key to JB's economic growth
* World Bank estimates global growth stabilised at 2.7 per cent last year
* Three men charged over unlawful use of Singapore's ICA change of address e-service
* Cabby helping with police probe after taxi ploughs into Chinese temple
* Construction on new jet engine repair facility in Singapore begins as part of S$242mil expansion
* Singapore and India’s ‘natural partnership’ on new trajectory: President Tharman
Indonesia:
* 11 Indonesians arrested in Japan on suspicion of murder
* Indonesia needs US$6bil more in budget to expand free meals programme
* Five bodies found following blaze at Jakarta shopping mall
* ‘No politics’ in meeting with Yogyakarta Sultan, claims Jokowi
* Papua's noken bag, the knotted legacy of resilience and identity
* Indonesia's Mount Ibu on highest alert
* Oil up, heads for 4th weekly gain as U.S. sanctions hit supply
* Asian stocks steady after China GDP beat; bond yields sag
Thailand:
* Thai GDP growth still seen at 2.8% in 2025, planning agency head says; govt says country safe for all tourists
* Thai PM to reassure Chinese tourists on security ahead of Lunar New Year
* China, Thai police jointly arrest 12 suspects in missing people cases
* Thai Interior Minister reveals that he too has been a target of call centre gangs
* Special flights aimed at containing PM2.5 improving air quality
* Isolated heavy rains and flood warning issued for Southern Thailand
* 'The White Lotus' could give Thailand a bigger boost to its tourism this year
* A waste of a beautiful island - Plastic bottles and empty beer cans roll on the sea floor in the waters around Phuket
Philippines:
* Philippines raises ‘serious concern’ over large Chinese ship; hold its own navy drills at disputed area
* Philippine navy holds exercise near disputed shoal amid standoff with China
* Philippines’ President Marcos says now isn’t time to impeach VP Duterte
* Philippines sees no need to hike rice imports
* Trump’s top diplomat pick: China must ‘stop messing around’ with Philippines
* Money laundering charges sought against Guo in the Philippines
* KKR hires Goldman for selling stake in Philippine fintech Maya, sources say
Vietnam:
* Shocker in Vietnam - Doctor accused of murdering pregnant lover, dismembering body to hide affair
* Vietnam's VPBank to take over GPBank in banking system restructure
* Vietnam traffic safety improves significantly two weeks after stricter fines
* Vietnam: Former Cabinet spokesperson tried on graft charges
* Vietnam central bank orders two bank takeovers in system restructure
* Asian currencies rise on softer dollar, stocks mixed
* Vietnam vows to facilitate Russian businesses
Myanmar:
* Myanmar, South China Sea to feature in Asean Foreign Ministers' Retreat in Langkawi
* Myanmar junta says rebel attacks and gas shortages worsen power crisis
* Asean Chair Malaysia vows support for Myanmar's peace pathway
* No sign of missing Chinese model at Thailand-Myanmar border
* Increase in robberies targeting blind masseurs in Myanmar
Cambodia:
* Two Cambodian deminers killed in clearance of anti-tank mine
* Cambodian Foreign Minister to attend Asean foreign ministers' retreat in Malaysia
* New species of gecko found in western Cambodia's karstic hill
* Cambodian woman dies after attack by swarm of hornets
Laos:
* Laos faces severe blood shortage as only five provinces meet donation targets
* Laos' Luang Prabang, said to among the most beautiful spots in the world, targets 2.3 million tourists in 2025
* Laos wind farm set to transmit power to Vietnam next quarter
Brunei:
* A taste of Sabah's famous frozen satay enters Brunei’s market
* Chinese biotechnology supports Brunei's cervical cancer screening
* Brunei jails Indonesian man for attempted voyeurism
AseanPlus:
* Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan,lands in Langkawi for Asean retreat
* Pahang, UAE sign agreement for RM99.8mil grant to protect Malayan Tiger
* Malaysia faces uphill battle in Badminton Asia Mixed Team C'ship
* Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration
* Key suspect detained in Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan stabbing incident, TV channels say
* Superstars Sting, Billie Eilish and Lady Gaga to perform at charity concert for LA fires
* Japan's only sumo grand master to retire
* Panda Watch: Hong Kong’s twin cubs to make public debut after Lunar New Year
* China says population fell for third year in a row in 2024
* Asian traders give mixed reaction as China's economic growth slows
* Duolingo sees a spike in TikTok refugees learning Mandarin as they move to RedNote
* TikTok refugees in US test Xi’s firewall while embracing Chinese
* China's Q4 GDP grows 5.4% y-o-y, beating market forecast
* Bird feathers, blood found in two engines of Jeju Air jet that crashed in South Korea: Source
* Pretend to work: China firm offers office space and lunch for US$4 a day for those hiding jobless status
* North Korea warns of stronger action over South's drills with US, Japan
* Japan YouTuber novelist woos readers with ‘creepy appeal’
* Why Ji Chang-wook remains a K-drama idol to this day
* Hong Kong police arrest advertising man over FC Barcelona match claims
* TikTok CEO expected to attend Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration: reports
* Kim Min-hee expected to give birth to Hong Sang-soo's child in spring
* South Korea investigators to file request to extend President Yoon's detention
* 'It starts now': South Korea's President Yoon defiant as police closed in
* Taiwan carries out first execution in five years, upsetting EU, rights groups
* Pakistan orders inquiry after complaints that airline ad evoked Sept 11 attacks
* First Indian space startups picked for Indo-US defence programme, sources say
* Pakistan court sentences ex-PM Imran Khan to 14 years in land graft case, ARY News reports