Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Thursday (April 3, 2025)


Victims of Malaysia's gas pipeline fire choose clothes donated by the public during a survey at the Temporary Evacuation Centre (PPS) at the Putra Heights Mosque, Subang Jaya, Selangor, April 3, 2025. - Photo: Bernama

Malaysia

* Putra Heights inferno: 48 victims still in hospital

* Putra Heights inferno: About 450 victims still displaced

* Putra Heights inferno: Cash aid to be distributed from Monday, says MB

* Putra Heights inferno: Bread company temporarily halts production

* Putra Heights inferno: Authorities at hand to replace lost documents

* Putra Heights inferno: Selangor Ruler decrees for aid to be distributed to all students affected

* Putra Heights inferno: Snakes, turtles among rescued pets

* Community garden in USJ17 encroaches on gas pipeline land, raises safety concerns

* Putra Heights inferno: 87 houses too badly damaged to be occupied, says Selangor MB

* Putra Heights inferno: 'Home safety first, too early for legal action', says residents association

* PLUS expects over two million vehicles daily during Aidilfitri return travel period

* S'wak's free tertiary education for selected courses a good start, says Premier's chief political secretary

* Cook and jobless man charged with human trafficking

* Putra Heights inferno: Transport Ministry securing vehicles for victims' temporary use, says Loke

* Police investigating Facebook user for defamatory post against PDRM

* Sabah govt launches six-year plan to boost rural economies

* Trump’s tariffs on Asean: Nothing to dread, everything to fear

* Putra Heights inferno: Affected residents allowed to return in stages

* Putra Heights inferno: Cause under investigation, say police

 

 

Singapore

* S$1.45bil nickel scam: Venture capitalist says he was impressed when he first met alleged scammer

* Jail for Singaporean man who forged documents after breaking terms of Yayasan Mendaki study loan

* Australian woman arrested for allegedly stealing perfume while in transit at Changi Airport two years ago

* Jail, fine for five Malaysian scammers who duped at least 70 victims in Singapore of over $164,000

* Match mate: Malayan tigers from Singapore and Taipei Zoo on breeding ‘exchange programme’

* Jail for father who sexually assaulted intellectually disabled daughter in Singapore

* Singapore spared from worst-case scenario on Trump tariffs, but may be hit by global trade slowdown

* Goh Cheng Liang, Li Xiting, Forrest Li top Forbes’ list of richest Singaporeans

* Vivian says he did not ‘like’ FB post offering to relocate Singaporeans to Gaza; Meta investigating

* Singapore mum who abused four-year old daughter in sadistic ways jailed 19 years

* Trump tariffs: Hitting close ally Singapore ‘a surprise’, says ex-senior US trade official

* Singaporean artiste Dasmond Koh recounts experience during Bangkok earthquake

 

 

Indonesia

* Indonesia sends more aid, rescuers to Myanmar

* Indonesian journalist Najwa denies rumours of joining Prabowo administration

* Indonesia's Mt Dukono volcano spews ash as locals warned about air quality

 

 

Thailand

* Top destinations for Songkran: Pattaya leads the way for Thai travellers

* Rescuers intensify efforts as cry for help heard under collapsed Bangkok building

* Thailand has 'strong plan' to handle US tariffs, hopes to negotiate: PM

* Thailand reports 288 aftershocks since Friday’s earthquake in Myanmar

 

 

Philippines

* Philippine President Marcos orders departments to provide legal aid to Pinoys arrested in Qatar

* Trump sets 17% tariff on Philippine goods heading to United States

* China detains three Filipinos for alleged spying as ties fray

* Philippines assures China potential F-16 purchase not intended to harm any nation

* Govt set to bolster Air Force with US F-16 fighter jets

 

 

Vietnam

* Vietnam, Laos boost trade at Savannakhet expo

* Vietnam charm offensive fails to stave off 46% Trump tariff

* Serious bid to reduce trade surplus

 

 

Myanmar

* Head of Myanmar's military government visits Thailand in rare overseas trip

* Myanmar earthquake toll crosses 3,000; heat and rains fuel disease risk

* More bodies detected under rubble

* Junta should widen access for rescuers, say groups

 

 

Cambodia

* Chinese-invested mango processing factory improves livelihoods of rural workers, farmers in Cambodia

* Cambodia tops list of new Trump tariffs, at 49%

 

 

Laos

* Former Lao president Khamtay Siphandone passes away at 102

* Lao Digital Week 2025 kicks off to boost digital transformation

 

 

Brunei

* US imposes 24 per cent reciprocal tariff on Brunei exports

* Raya away from home: Students from Brunei share Sydney celebrations

 

 

Aseanplus

* US-China decoupling: Washington bans diplomats and staff from romance and sex with Chinese

* Bushfire triggers evacuation order in Southeast Perth

* Myanmar quake: SMART removes eight victims as search enters fifth day

* Nepal capital chokes as wildfires rage

* HK actor Lee Lung Kei, 74, proposes to 38YO girlfriend Chris Wong in prison

* Former TVB actress Casper Chan now works as a hawker, sells chicken feet

* Uninhabited islands with only penguins as residents among targets of US tariffs

* Hong Kong government gifts over 20 tons of relief supplies to Myanmar

* Two killed in attack by wild elephants in India's Chhattisgarh

* Trump’s tariff blitz and the global institutional earthquake: Asean’s strategic moment against economic coercion

* South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol won’t appear at April 4 ruling: Legal team

* Hold introduction of additional taxes this year, urges FMM after new US tariffs

* Australia sweats through hottest 12 months in more than 100 years

* The AI Studio Ghibli trend is an insult to art and artists: Comment

* How Malaysia’s data centres became the engine powering China’s AI ambitions

* Do not apply toothpaste, cream or lotion on burns, advises doctor

* Chinese ‘demon teacher’ with 2 million followers hailed as superstar for ‘tough-love’ style

* Gold scales record peak as Trump tariffs fuel safe-haven scramble

* Southeast Asia nations, hit particularly hard by US tariffs, prep for talks with Trump

* Australia PM Albanese falls off stage during election campaign event

* China’s handbag brands make waves in premium market

* Lisa of Blackpink on the challenges of making her debut album 'Alter Ego'

* Stocks slump as trade war stirs recession fear

* Australia PM Albanese says US trade tariff ‘not the act of a friend’

* Singapore’s foreign exchange and money markets are functioning normally, central bank says

* Japanese student gains 32 million views as only one to dig up eight-year-old time capsule

* Amazon's last-minute bid for TikTok comes as a US ban on the platform is set to take effect Saturday

* Bursa Malaysia remains in the red at midday as US tariffs affect markets

* Oil, copper slide as Trump tariffs rattle markets; gold hits record high

* ChatGPT hits 1.2 million daily users in S. Korea amid Ghibli-style AI-generated image trend

* No retaliatory tariffs, M'sia to engage with US instead, says Miti

* China vows retaliation as Trump unleashes ‘bazooka’ US tariffs

* Kim Soo-hyun scandal: Petition to amend statutory rape law follows actor's press conference

* South Korea's acting president calls for talks with US over tariffs

* North Korean IT warriors increasingly target Europe, Google says

* Stocks tank, havens rally as Trump tariffs fan trade war

* Dollar slips as investors seek safe havens after US tariffs

* Search for MH370 postponed to end of 2025

* Glove counters active as tariff shifts boost outlook for Malaysian players

* How do tariffs work? Who pays, who collects and more

* Bursa Malaysia slips on Trump's tariff shock

* Ringgit opens lower as US dollar gains after Trump’s tariff move

* US imposes 24% reciprocal tariff on Malaysia

* Out in full force to prevent violence

* Firework factory blast death toll hits 21

* When religion and politics collide

* Beijing urges firms to comply after Bangkok building collapse

 

 

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