Girls are smeared with coloured powder during Holi celebrations, the Hindu spring festival of colours, in Kolkata on March 14, 2025. - Photo: AFP)
Malaysia:
* Ismail Sabri leaves MACC HQ for Friday prayers, to return at 3.30pm
* Vocational college murder: Accused says he did not see victim assaulted
* Father of five jailed for manslaughter in death of four-year-old stepdaughter
* Cashless crooks target Ramadan bazaar traders with fake QR payments
* Govt calls for proposals for E-ART system in Iskandar Malaysia
* Journalist claims trial to bribery charge
* Smuggling of 83,000 lobster seeds thwarted in Johor
* Aliff Syukri ordered to enter defence on offensive content charges
* Cops gun down three robbers behind spate of house break-ins in Selangor, KL and Negri
* Singer M. Nasir invites fans to celebrate Hari Raya with him via his Cipta Raya concert
* Man, 85, filmed driving against traffic on Second Link assists police probe
* KTMB ETS tickets for Aidilfitri only 20% left
* Sapura Energy under scrutiny: MACC opens two investigation papers
* Federal Court reinstates death penalty for man who killed wife and infant
* Six factories, warehouse at Puchong Industrial Park damaged in fire
* Task force formed to address rising concerns over child beggars in Kota Kinabalu
* Distraught Tuaran mum pleads for safe return of son believed fallen prey to job scam in Myanmar
* Anwar calls for new synergy between Defence Ministry and industry players
* Anwar engages with Defence Ministry staff at Ramadan programme
Singapore:
* Singapore Coast Guard performs two-hour security sweep of tanker after illegal boarding
* Paris-based Singaporean actress Sharon Au flies to Okinawa for 80th birthday of ‘Japanese dad’
* Tencent’s Weixin Pay chases Chinese tourists in Singapore with Sentosa deal
* Senior establishment figures mediated between Kwek Leng Beng and son Sherman at CDL, sources say
* Asia shares steady; gold at record high as trade war ratchets up
* Work permit alterations to ease Singapore’s manpower crunch
* Singapore reports over US$1.2mil lost in scams impersonating officials, institutions
* Former hospital worker who molested male patient in Singapore gets 15 months’ jail
* Opposition politician Kenneth Jeyaretnam issued Pofma order over claim that Singapore Govt uses land sales to boost reserves
* Fake Covid-19 jab trial: Suspended Singaporean doctor recants statements he gave police
Indonesia:
* Oracle said to weigh data center in Indonesia's Batam Island, Bloomberg News reports
* Indonesian fishermen sue US canned tuna firm over claims of forced labour
* Indonesia intensifies manhunt for 26 escaped prisoners
* Regional carriers divided over power bank flight ban
* Bankruptcies, layoffs hit Indonesia: Over 60,000 jobs lost in two months
Thailand:
* Stargazers marvel at 'Blood Moon', rare total lunar eclipse
* Thailand likely to miss tourism target for 2025
* Thailand eyes EU free trade deal by year end amid US tariff risk
* Global displacement to rise by 6.7 million people by end of next year, aid group says
* Turmoil in southern Thailand - Two bomb explosions in Pattani injure nine police officers
* Thailand looks at sustainable human-elephant coexistence in the digital era
* Thai football body to sue former chief over finances
* Thai court accepts petition to revoke foreign pilot employment
Philippines:
* Duterte to face ICC pre-trial in The Hague today/ Philippines' Duterte to have first hearing at ICC on Friday
* Chinese who killed cat in the Philippines to be deported for overstaying
* Where Duterte awaits trial: A look at the ICC detention centre
* Duterte: I’m responsible
* Philippines' Duterte stays away from ICC courtroom at first hearing
Vietnam:
* New passenger terminal at Tan Son Nhat Airport in Vietnam to go into operation from April 30
* Vietnam trade minister meets US trade chief amid tariff fears
* Vietnam incentivises bank acquirers
* Hanoi mini apartment building owner gets 12 years' jail for fire that claimed 56 lives
Myanmar:
* Myanmar troops under armed attack flee across border: Thai military
* UN experts warn of worsening food crisis in Myanmar
* War of words: Myanmar migrants face disinformation in Thailand
* UN's food agency WFP to cut aid for about a million people in Myanmar
Cambodia:
* Study says endangered Asian elephant population in Cambodia is more robust than previously thought
* Century-old Angkor Wat mystery made whole in Cambodia
* Cambodian PM Manet reiterates dedication to sovereignty, peace
Laos:
* Seminar held to commemorate 70 years of Lao party achievements
* US$6.5mil project to restore wetlands and cut flood risks in Vientiane
Brunei:
* Brunei Minister addresses elderly patient abandonment, hospital capacity
AseanPlus:
* Malaysia pushes for stronger Asean-India cooperation under its 2025 chairmanship
* Asean shooting for top four global economy spot
* Immigration nabs four Bangladeshis for suspected fraud
* Nepal community efforts revive red panda population
* Futures rise, Dollar up as US shutdown risk eases
* China deports Japanese tourists over Great Wall buttocks pic
* Ishiba admits handing out gift vouchers to Japan lawmakers
* Trump hits ally Australia with tariffs, sparking alarm over security ties
* Chinese tourist critically injured after leaning out of Sri Lanka train for photos
* US owes ‘big thank you’ over fentanyl crackdown, says Beijing
* Japan: Couple sues university over ‘no married couples’ rule
* Japan eyes tougher regulations on online casinos
* Olympics-Olympians make climate plea to IOC presidential candidates
* As the US backslides, can China claim moral high ground on women’s rights?
* Trump hits ally Australia with tariffs, sparking alarm over security ties
* Ahead of Yoon impeachment ruling, South Korea's acting president calls for calm
* US House Republicans set to introduce bill to block Chinese from student or research visas
* Nepal health ministry mulls virtual meetings, training as US aid freeze saps resources
* How many more eight-year-olds will Bangladesh have to bury?
* Children victimised by social media-linked crimes in Japan down 10.8 per cent
* Chinese scientists create world’s first 3D-printed male sex organ for ED treatment
* Barn owner booked in suspected starvation deaths of 63 cattle in Korea
* Face-to-face with death: Pakistan train hostage survivors recall two days of horror
* How Hong Kong’s property slump is affecting asset values owned by celebrities and tycoons
* Over 50,000 Koreans sign petition against entertainment YouTubers following death of Kim Sae-ron
* Online casinos believed to have been used by more than 3mil in Japan, with influencers driving people to bet
* McDonald’s franchises in Britain told to tackle sexual harassment
* Hong Kong task force to look into gastroenteritis cases on mainland study trips
* Ruling on South Korean president Yoon likely to set record for longest impeachment case
* Festival of joy will infuse enthusiasm, deepen colours of unity: Indian PM Modi greets nation on Holi
* Japanese PM Ishiba apologises for giving out gifts, clouding budget prospects
* Hello again: Actress Vicki Zhao posts photo of herself after more than three years
* Shila Amzah says she needs more time to accept stepmother, said to be a close friend from their school days
* Death toll in Pakistan's train hijacking rises to 31, army says
* South Korea calls for immediate release of three missionaries detained in North Korea following UN report
